THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, May 10, 2019 Page 15 CLIMATE | FROM PAGE 4 ing upon these diff erent studies,” he said, adding that the 97acre Commercial Triangle was rezoned to promote mixed-use development. Because of the rezoning efforts, Sousa said, the area is now home to the enVision Hotel Boston Everett and the 288unit Pioneer apartment complex. He said the city’s fourth brewery, BearMoose Brewing, is expected to open next month and the former Wood Waste of Boston site is available for development. “It’s a very exciting time to see these things come to fruition,” said Sousa. Regarding traffi c, Transportation Planner Jay Monty said 56 percent of Everett residents currently use cars and 24 percent use public transportation. He said one of the goals of the revitalization project is to have 30 percent of residents driving cars and 30 percent using public transportation with the anticipated expansion of the Silver Line. BSC Group’s Planning Director, Heather Gould, said she is pleased with the project’s overall progress. “This is a plan of action, it’s no longer a study,” she said. Gould also said that an evaluation of the current conditions shows that the Commercial Triangle qualifi es as a slum/blight designation, which would generate additional funding. BSC Group’s Vice President, Jef Fasser, spoke about the overall reasoning for revitalizing an urban area. “The real purpose of the plan is to stimulate economic investment,” he said. However, Fasser also said that such projects are serious and long-term undertakings. “Typically, these plans are 20year plans,” he said.
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