Community Planning

Through its Community Development roles and responsibilities, the Department of Planning & Community Development works in close partnership with municipal departments and a wide range of local, regional, and federal stakeholders to identify and address needs, assets, priority investments, and shared community goals. This may include projects relating to economic development, public facilities, community centers, public service, housing rehabilitation, homeowner assistance, code enforcement, infrastructure, and public health.

Revere Workforce Development Plan

In Summer of 2021, the City and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council released the Revere Workforce Development Plan, a municipal workforce development plan.

Funded fully by a District Local Technical Assistance grant, this process and plan was completed during the Covid-19 pandemic and builds on the goals and findings of the Next Stop Revere Master Plan completed in early 2020. For more information, please contact Megan Ragab, Community Development Program Manager.

Click here to view or download the full plan report. (13 MB, PDF)

City of Revere Traffic Calming Policy

The City of Revere is committed to providing safe and slow streets for all its road users, including bicyclists, motorists, pedestrians, and people with disabilities. Traffic Calming is a key tool the city is using to achieve this goal.

Traffic Calming measures are defined as the combination of measures that reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle use, alter driver behavior, and improve conditions for non-motorized street users. Traffic calming consists of physical design and other measures put in place on existing roads to reduce vehicle speeds and improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

Traffic Calming Measures provide many benefits that include:

• Reducing vehicle speeds and increased driver attentiveness
• Reducing dangerous driving behaviors, reducing the frequency and severity of collisions
• Improving safety for pedestrians, people with disabilities, bicyclist, strollers and users of public transit
• Reducing the need for police enforcement
• Enhancing the street environment
• Preserving neighborhood character and livability
• Increasing access for all modes of transportation
• Reducing cut-through motor vehicle traffic

The City of Revere’s new Traffic Calming Policy looks to create a clear, data-driven process to develop Traffic Calming strategies throughout the city. The policy includes a list of potential calming strategies, and overview of the approvals process, and a petition that must be submitted in order to initiate your traffic calming strategy.

Read more about the approvals process here. You can download a Traffic Calming Petition here.

If you have any questions about the policy, please contact Julie Demauro.

When you are ready to submit a petition, please contact your Ward Councillor.

Revere Municipal Aggregation Plan

Revere Power Choice

Revere Power Choice is in development! A group electricity buying program for residents and businesses, Revere Power Choice will use the purchasing power of our community to provide:

Stable electricity prices
New electricity choices
Consumer protections

When the program launches, you will see a change in the price that is used to calculate the electricity supply charge on your National Grid electric bill, but National Grid will continue to deliver your electricity and handle billing without interruption.

While Revere Power Choice will not be able to guarantee lower prices compared with National Grid’s electricity supply prices, the City will work toward providing prices that are competitive and stable.

In launching Revere Power Choice, Revere will join nearly 200 other Massachusetts communities with similar programs.

Public comments are welcome!

Before launching the program, the City must develop an Aggregation Plan and submit it to state regulators for review and approval. To ensure the public has an opportunity to be a part of developing this program, the City made its draft Aggregation Plan available for review and comment before beginning that regulatory review process.

The draft Aggregation Plan is available below.

Download the draft Aggregation Plan
Obtain a hard copy of the Aggregation Plan at the Department of Planning and Community Development Mezzanine (Floor M), Revere City Hall, 281 Broadway, Revere, MA.

Revere residents and business owners are encouraged to review the Plan and submit written comments:

· Via email: Abderezak Azib aazib@revere.org

· Via US mail: Department of Planning and Community Development, Revere City Hall, 281 Broadway, Revere, MA 02151

Comments sent by mail must be received (not postmarked) by the end of the comment period in order to be addressed.

For additional information about Revere Power Choice, please visit the program website at ReverePowerChoice.com.