Abington Community Report Card

KEY:			Add New	Add New
STRONG	FAIR	NEEDS IMPROVEMENT/ NOT ACCESSIBLE

	ABINGTON
	1. TRANSPORTATION
	a. Public Transit	BAT - Rt. 123, 3 Stops
	b. Highway Access	25 min West to Rt. 24 (Exits 35 & 33) or East to Rt. 3 (Exit 35) / Routes 18, 123, 58, 139 in Town
	c1. Rail - (Commuter)	1 Mile from CBD (Abington Station)
	c2. Rail - (Freight)	NO
	2. INFRASTRUCTURE
	a. Sewer	97% Coverage
	b. Water (Municipal)	YES
	c. Gas	National Grid
	d. Fiber/ Broad	Verizon (98.8%), Fiber Xfinity (99.3%), Cable Earth Link (96.8%), Fiber
Add New	3. MARKETING/ENGAGEMENT
	a. EDC / IDC / RDA	NO
	b. Branding	NO
	c. ED Website	NO
	d. Business Assoc	NO
	4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT		Add New
	a. ED Planner / Town Planner	Town Planner
	b. PDS Inventory	South Coast Rail - PDA (2010)
	c. Brownfield Inventory	NO
	d. Master Plan	Master Plan 2019
	e. ED Plan	ED 2019
Add New	5. DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES		Add New
	a. Business Incentives (TIF-STA)	ETA
	b. Zoning Supporting ED	Limited
	c. Expedited Permitting	NO
N/A	ED SAT REPORT: N/A		N/A

RECOMMENDATIONS CRITICAL TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Town Planner/ Economic Development Planner

Consider the hire of a Town Planner with community & economic development experience to initiate the development and implementation of a local economic development program.

Economic Development Website

Consider establishing an Economic Development page on towns official website. Content on page to be populated with Town’s vision for economic development, contact information, services & resources, demographic information & economic development indicators, various studies, reports, project and meetings. Initiate page and build content overtime.

Master Plan

Consider updating the community’s Comprehensive Plan or Master Plan generally 5-7 yr life span. Those communities that do not have a plan should consider developing one. A Master Plan is a blueprint or vision on how a community wants to proceed with managing and planning for growth and development under zoning, land use, housing, environment, open space, economic development, transportation, and capital facilities etc.