Wayland Planning Board schedules Feb. 13 forum on Route 20 redevelopment vision

WAYLAND -- December 12, 2023, Wayland Planning Board unveils Route 20 redevelopment vision, sets Feb. 13 public forum. The board reviewed a three-phase concept from BETA Group landscape architect Randy Collins that would narrow travel lanes, add on-street parking, push two- to two-and-a-half-story mixed-use buildings to the sidewalk and connect Route 20 to Town Hall and the rail trail. Member Dan Hill called for larger buildings and less parking, "I think the parking is a waste of space", while Chair Anette Lewis rejected dedicated bike lanes on Route 20 over truck-traffic safety. The board also agreed to ask town counsel whether roughly $30,000 in developer holdback funds can finance a peer-review engineer for the chronically flooded Whittemore Place subdivision, withdrew its Launcher Way zoning appeal without prejudice as untimely, and conceded it still has not identified a 25-acre parcel to meet the Jan. 15 MBTA Communities zoning deadline.