PAWCATUCK REVITALIZATION STRATEGIES

Team: Aniket Shahane, Ed Mitchell and Keith Krumwiede, faculty associates

The Village of Pawcatuck, one of four recognized villages in Stonington, CT, grew up on the western bank of the Pawcatuck River, which forms the state boundary between Connecticut and Rhode Island, directly across from Westerly, RI. The village has retained its traditional industrial economic base, but is also home to marinas supporting an active sport fishing industry and a variety of retail and arts venues. Working in collaboration with AMS Consulting and Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates, the YUDW performed a cross-disciplinary development study for Pawcatuck, beginning with a series of informal workshops and presentations, and culminating in the production of a comprehensive report and town-center plan. This plan will serve as a framework for development whose primary goals are to establish the relationship between downtown Pawcatuck and its waterfront, to reinforce the neighborhood structure of the downtown area, and to reclaim (and rehabilitate) the city ’s aging industrial fabric for newer and better uses.