After three years of work, a new blueprint has been drawn to guide development in a large area of downtown Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Court Square Urban Renewal Plan, which was first created more than 50 years ago, has been updated to encompass a larger area.
New additions are the Worthington Street area where buildings were heavily damaged in a gas explosion in 2012 and the Roderick Ireland Courthouse which the state is considering replacing.
The Springfield City Council is holding public hearing tonight about the new plan.
WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Amanda Pham, Executive Director of the Springfield Redevelopment Authority.