Under the direction of the Urban Land Institute’s Boston/New England District Council, the Central Square Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) convened in Lynn, Massachusetts on December 2, 2014, bringing together stakeholders, community leaders, and a panel of planning, design, engineering, and development professionals for a day- long session focused on identifying the issues, constraints, and opportunities presented by Central Square and the surrounding area. The report that follows, which summarizes the TAP recommendations, comprises five chapters.