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iVanasse Hangen Brustlin,Inc. Site Inventory the"Southern Section"The Northern Section extends from the Forth first phase of the planning process,VHB compiled an Minuteman Bikeway north to the Burlington town Iine.The extensive inventory database forth e area,working with the Task Southern Section extends from the Battle Road south to the Force.The inventory covered natural and cultural resources.The Cambridge Reservoir/Lincoln Street. inventory was used to inform the site analysis and planning/ design recommendations.The following is a summary of findings. Land Use and Zoning Land Use in the Greenway Project Area and surrounding proper- ties is presented in Figure 4.Land Use within the Project Area was looked at to determine the potential users and potential conflicts of land use with the Greenway plan.Land use information was compiled using mapping information from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Geographic Information System(MassGIS),through a review of current aerial photography,and field reconnaissance. Residential uses are indicated in shades of beige,industrial and commercial uses are indicated in red and purple,and the green areas on the map represent the Open Spaces/Conservation lands, which are discussed in the following section. The entire eastern boundary of the Project Areas is bound by the Interstate gS/Route 128.Immediately beyond the highway, development is primarily residential,with the exception of the Pine Meadows Golf Course and the Meagherville and Turning Mill Pond Conservation Areas. There is minimal development within the Southern Section of the Project Area.The Minuteman Regional High School,the Cranberry Hill business development and the Minuteman Research Park are concentrated in an area located to the south of Marrett Road. There is low density residential development along Lincoln Street. The majority of the land in the Southern Section is part of the Cambridge Water Department(CWD)land and the Cranberry Hill Conservation Area.Land to the west of the Southern Section of the Project Area is minimally developed with residential proper- ties on large lots located almost entirely within the Town of Lincoln.The CWD land extends to the west of the Project Area into Lincoln. Residential development within the Central Section of the Project Area includes neighborhoods accessed from Wood Street lying both to the east and west of the power line.Residential develop- ment also occurs outside of the Central Section of the Project Area adjacent to the west of the Katandin Woods area,namely along Wood Street,Bates Road,Springdale Road,and Conestoga 6 West Lexington Greenway Master Plan