LOWELL New housing in Lowell is moving away from a car-centric transportation model, local developer Peter Marlowe said in building documents for his apartment and affordable housing project planned for the densely populated and high-traffic West Sixth St. corridor of the city’s Centralville neighborhood. His project received conditional approval from the Planning Board during its Monday night meeting.
LOWELL The Planning Board unanimously approved a large-scale project to develop the former Saint Louis Elementary School and parish campus located in the heart of the lower Centralville neighborhood during its Jan. 4 meeting at City Hall.
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LOWELL, Mass. - In honor of Earth Day, UMass Lowell and the city of Lowell today awarded the first round of $50,000 in sustainability grants to five projects.
The grants are the latest initiative by the leaders of the Green Community Partnership to support efforts to implement and grow sustainable operations around the region.
The alliance to provide leadership, resources and expertise for sustainability initiatives throughout greater Lowell was launched in January 2020. Led by UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney and Lowell City Manager Eileen Donoghue, the partnership includes the Green Community Commission, which is co-chaired by philanthropist Nancy Donahue and includes leaders from business, community and environmental organizations. The founding of the partnership i