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Environmental Justice, Resiliency & Parks Hearing- Docket #0251- A Hearing to Discuss establishing a Walking City Trail Connecting Urban Green Spaces Across Boston Neighborhoods.
A
Good
morning,
everyone
I
am
calling
this
hearing
to
order
for
the
record.
My
name
is
Kendra
Lara
district,
6
city,
counselor
and
I
am
the
chair
of
the
Boston
City
councils
committee
on
environmental
justice,
resiliency
and
Parks
I'm
joined
this
morning
by
my
colleagues
counselor
at
large
Aaron,
Murphy
and
counselor
for
District
9
Liz
Braden.
This
hearing
is
being
recorded.
It
is
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
forward,
slash
City,
Dash,
Council,
Dash,
TV
and
broadcast
on
Xfinity
channel
8,
RCN
channel
82
and
FiOS
channel
964..
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket
number
zero.
Two
one:
five.
A
In
order
for
a
hearing
to
discuss,
establishing
a
walking
City
Trail
connecting
Urban
green
spaces
across
Boston
neighborhoods.
This
matter
is
co-sponsored
by
counselor
Kenzie,
Bach,
counselor,
Gabriella,
Coletta
and
myself.
We
will
be
taking
public
testimony
at
the
end
of
today's
hearing.
If
you're
here
with
us
in
the
chamber,
please
sign
up
on
the
sheet
near
the
chamber
entrance
and,
if
you're
interested
in
testifying
virtually
please
email,
Shane
pack
at
Shane
dot
pack
p-a-c
at
boston.gov
for
the
link
for
all
testimony.
A
Please
state
your
name
and
neighborhood
or
affiliation,
and
try
to
keep
your
comments
to
two
minutes
joining
us
today.
From
the
mayor's
Administration,
we
have
Reverend
mariama
white
Hammond,
the
chief
of
environment,
energy
and
open
space,
Henry
Santana,
the
director
of
Civic,
organizing
and
commissioner
Ryan
Woods
of
the
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
also
joining
us.
A
But
what
I
often
don't
talk
about
is
why
I
learned
to
have
a
love
of
the
outdoors
and
what
were
the
things
that
were
in
place
that
made
it
possible
for
me
a
little
black
girl
from
Egleston
Square
to
really
feel
at
home
and
welcome
in
parks
and
green
spaces
in
the
city.
The
first
time
that
I
went
on
a
hike,
I
was
climbing
a
4
000
foot,
Mountain
and
I
had
never
been
on
a
mountain
before
and
it
wasn't.
Just
me.
A
I
was
with
a
group
of
15
other
black
and
brown
young
people
from
the
city
of
Boston,
and
we
were
in
the
White
Mountains
of
New
Hampshire
and
the
person
that
brought
us
was
a
black
Elder
who
had
been
mentoring,
a
lot
of
us
and
when
I
decided
that
I
wanted
to
go.
Skiing
and
I
wanted
to
learn
how
to
ski
it
wasn't
of
my
own
volition.
A
It
was
because
I
had
access
to
programs
like
youth,
Enrichment
Services,
who
were
going
into
black
and
brown
neighborhoods
and
bringing
young
black
and
brown
people
to
these
spaces,
where
you
typically
wouldn't
find
us,
and
so
after
generations
of
black
and
brown
people
in
the
city
of
Boston,
really
not
feeling
at
home
in
parks
and
really
not
feeling
connected
to
the
green
spaces
in
their
City.
It
is
not
by
happenstance
that
we
all
of
a
sudden
start
engaging
with
it.
It's
because
we
are
building
infrastructure
to
really
increase
that
access.
A
So
it's
really
exciting
for
me,
as
somebody
who
spends
all
of
their
free
time
on
a
mountain
and
hiking
and
I
know
that
that's
unusual,
you
know
and
I
guess
I,
at
least
in
the
public
cultural
Spectrum.
It
is
an
unusual
thing
to
see,
but
I
really
want
to
Center
this
conversation
on
not
only
creating
a
walking
City
Trail,
making
it
official,
but
as
an
opportunity
for
other
little
black
girls
like
me
to
really
be
connected
and
have
the
infrastructure
to
be
connected
and
enjoy
their
green
spaces
in
the
city.
A
So
thank
you
to
Miles
Howard
for
all
of
your
work
and
everybody
at
the
walking
City
Trail,
and
thank
you
to
all
of
you
for
joining
us
today.
To
have
this
conversation
I'd
also
like
to
acknowledge
my
Council
colleague,
counselor
Liz
braiding,
for
any
opening
comments.
At
the
moment,
counselor
braiding
you
have
the
floor.
B
Thank
you,
councilor
Lara,
Madam,
chair
I'm,
really
delighted
to
be
here
for
this
conversation.
This
morning,
I
I
had
the
I
had
the
incredible
privilege
of
growing
up
in
the
country,
deep
in
the
countryside
and
I'm
very
at
home,
in
in
green
spaces
and
woodlands
and
fields
and
meadows,
and
even
though
I've
lived
in
an
urban
setting
since
I
was
a
teenager.
B
I
do
miss
that
that
exposure
to
Nature
and
I
think
it's
vitally
important,
as
for
our
spiritual
and
physical
well-being,
to
have
that
access
and
as
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
the
conversation
this
morning,
as
the
district
council
for
Allison,
Brighton
I
think
one
of
the
issues
we
challenge
we're
challenged
with
is
that
we
don't
have
a
whole
lot
of
walking
trails
and
our
access
to
the
river
is
blocked
by
the
the
highway
and
it
makes
it
difficult
just
to
to
get
there
from
here.
So
I'm.
B
Looking
forward
to
the
conversation
I
know
it's
very
much
focused
on
you
know,
maybe
more
other
neighborhoods,
but
I'm
consciously
just
thinking
about
how
this
might
apply.
Thinking
about
expanding
the
the
walking
trails
to
see
how
that
might
work
by
connecting
Alston
Brighton
all
that
being
said,
we
are
out
there
on
this
little
spur
away
from
the
main
part
of
the
city.
So
it's
just
I'm
trying
to
get
my
my
head
around
how
this
how
this
might
extend
out
into
Alston
Brighton
as
well,
so
really
welcome.
A
C
You
thank
you
for
being
here,
I'm,
looking
forward
to
this
conversation
and
as
an
at-large
City
councilor
I
always
want
to
find
ways
to
connect
all
of
our
neighborhoods
as
I
go
around
the
city
and
stop
in
and
all
the
different
neighborhoods
there's
lots
of
things
in
common,
but
then
there's
also
lots
of
things
missing
in
different
neighborhoods.
But
I
also
know
growing
up
here
in
the
city
in
living
here
for
53
years
that
we
don't
need
to
leave
the
city
limits
to
find
green
spaces.
C
There
are,
there
are
natural
spaces
where
we
could
connect
more
paths,
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
that
conversation
about
how
do
we
connect
neighborhoods
and
make
it
more
accessible
and
keeping
in
mind
also
that
it's
not
always
the
dog
walker
or
you
know
that
Runner.
It's
also.
You
know
it
could
be
my
80
year
old
Aunt,
who
wants
to
go
out
for
a
walk.
I
know
growing
up
the
southeast
Expressway
cut
my
neighborhood
off
from
what
we
could
Now
call
Pope,
John,
Paul,
Park
and
growing
up.
C
A
D
Floor,
thank
you
so
much
Madam,
chair
and
I'm
delighted
to
be
here
today
when
I
first
saw
the
walking
City,
Trail
I
I
had
come
out
and
was
designed
by
Miles
Howard
I
recruited
a
friend
to
go.
Do
it
with
me
so
I
had
just
finished
doing
the
whole
Trail
when
counselor
Lara
reached
out
to
say
hey.
Do
you
want
to
join
us
for
a
group
walk
of
the
trail
through
your
district
and
so
I've?
D
I
I
could
probably
see
more
constituents
by
just
like,
following
the
line
of
Fitzgerald
Park
to
the
fence,
to
the
Esplanade
onwards,
to
thorough
path
across
my
many
neighborhoods
than
in
any
other
way
and
I
think
it
just.
We
all
felt
in
covid
the
huge
Oasis
that
these
are
and
I'm
really
interested
in
this
question
of
like
how
do
we
make
them
better
known
to
people
and
how
do
we
like
improve
access
and
improve
also
just
perceived
access?
D
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
public
land
where
people
who
live
right
around
it
kind
of
like
the
fact
that
it's
a
well-kept,
secret
and
I
respect
that
position,
but
I
think
that
for
us
as
the
custodians
of
the
public
land,
it's
our
job
to
make
sure
that
a
large
and
diverse
public
is
aware
of
and
able
to
use
them.
I
think
about
this
in
the
state
in
regard
to
public
beaches,
but
I
think
about
it
in
the
city
of
Boston.
D
Just
like
you
know,
these
lands
that
we
hold
and
Trust
for
all
the
residents
of
the
city
of
Boston
and
and
I'll
just
say
that
I
think
for
me,
The
Walking,
City
Trail
was
an
enormous
education
about
other
sections
of
the
city
and
their
green
spaces
and
granted
it's
not
my
district
but
I'm
a
city
counselor.
So
if
I
don't
know
about
these,
like
amazing
spaces
out
in
other
parts
of
the
city,
then
there's
like
a
pretty
good
chance
that
we're
not
doing
a
great
job
getting
the
word
out
to
others.
D
Well
aware
that
there's
lots
of
complexities
around
signage
in
the
city,
both
in
terms
of
like
kind
of
BTD,
pwds
jurisdiction
over
that
and
then
obviously
in
our
historic
parks.
There
are
historic
standards
and
all
that,
but
I,
just
I
think
where
there's
a
will
there's
a
way
and
there
should
be
a
way
for
us
to
kind
of
have
way
markers
for
people
along
a
trail
like
this
and
I.
D
Think
that,
as
the
City
approaches,
you
know
big
anniversaries
and
I
think
in
particular
of
2030
the
400th
of
the
city
of
Boston,
you
know
Finding
ways,
organized
ways
that
we
can
kind
of
like
send
people
out
through
all
of
our
neighborhoods.
To
really
appreciate
the
Treasures
of
the
city
should
be
like
a
Civic
objective
that
we
share,
so
I
really
want
to
thank
miles.
D
A
You
thank
you
so
much
counselor
blog
before
I
turned
the
floor
over
to
our
panelist
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
we
also
have
John
borders.
The
fourth,
which
is
the
mayor's
new
director
of
Tourism
sports
and
entertainment
sitting
in
on
the
hearing,
just
wanted
to
welcome
you
and
thank
you
for
coming
to
listen
and
I
will
now
turn
the
floor
to
our
Administration
panel.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
being
here
with
us.
E
F
In
what
order
you
have
the
floor,
she's,
so
I'm
I'm
just
grateful
to
be
here,
I'm
glad
to
hear
I
mean
we
are
mostly
here
to
listen.
We
understand
this
as
a
community
initiated
idea
and
that
folks
have
already
done
some
of
the
work
to
get
it
started,
and
so
we're
here
to
understand
the
way
that
we
can
partner
and
if
there
are,
as
if
there's
data.
G
G
Maybe
you
know
spaces
that
are
out
of
the
ordinary
that
people
can
go
to
and
explore
that
maybe
just
outside
of
their
neighborhood
or
even
exploring
Franklin
Park,
all
520
plus
acres
of
it.
You
may
think
you
know
Franklin
Park,
and
then
you
go
into
another
nook
and
cranny
that
you
never
knew
existed.
So
these
hikes
are
mostly
not
on
paved
Pathways,
necessarily
it's
more
cross-country-ish
style
walking
through
these
trails
and
these
wooded
areas
going
to
some
of
our
Urban
Wilds.
G
We
have
30
Urban
Wilds
throughout
the
city,
but
as
a
way
that
a
lot
of
people
don't
understand
that
the
city
of
Boston
parks
department
specifically,
is
over
332
properties
throughout
the
city
and
I,
say
properties,
because
it's
golf
courses,
it's
Urban,
Wilds,
it's
Town
squares,
it's
more
than
just
parks
and
playgrounds,
but
one
thing
I
do
with
my
children.
Is
we're
constantly
going
around
to
new
playgrounds?
G
My
children's
favorite
playground
is
in
Jamaica
Plain,
so
we
go
to
Wachusett
Street
all
the
time
to
Parkman
playground,
because
that
is
their
favorite
playground
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
go
to
so
find
these
new
ways
to
explore,
and
then,
when
you're
in
these
communities,
you're,
not
just
you
know,
being
one
with
nature
and
exploring
you're.
Also
finding
these
new
neighborhoods
new
small
businesses,
new
business
districts,
new
places
to
get
food,
you
know
in
these
neighborhoods.
So
it's
you
know
opening
up
more
than
just
walking
these
trails.
G
It's
making
these
connections
and
as
Council
Bach
alluded
to
during
the
pandemic.
Parks
were
the
one
place
that
were
open
to
everybody.
They're
the
one
place
that
everyone
was
able
to
celebrate
their
birthday
parties
distant,
you
know,
have
social
distance
between
them,
but
also
find
those
way
to
have
those
Civic
relationships
and
collaborations
people
met
in
these
pathways
on
these
Trails
throughout
the
city,
so
finding
ways
to
connect
with
the
trail,
we're
also
on
some
of
our
projects.
Looking
at
way.
G
Finding
so
and
I
thought
Back
Bay
fence
project
right
now
as
part
of
the
pathways
we're
looking
at
doing
wayfinding
signage
thanks
to
the
ENC
for
also
pushing
that
throughout
the
years
to
have
way
finding
signage
everyone
you're
in
there
everyone's
like.
How
do
you
get
to
Fenway
Park?
You
know
finding
the
ways,
but
letting
people
know
the
directions
and
putting
more
of
that
directional
signage
in
our
Parks
I
think
will
be
helpful.
So,
as
the
chief
said
we're
here
to
listen,
we're
excited
to
expand
on
our
hike,
Boston
program
and
find
new
ways.
H
Good
morning
Madam
chair,
City,
councilors,
Advocates
and
members
of
the
public,
my
name
is
Henry
Santana
I'm,
director
of
the
mayor's
office
of
Civic,
organizing
I'm,
just
really
really
happy
to
be
here
about
a
couple
of
weeks
ago.
Maybe
a
month
now,
I
had
the
honor
of
meeting
with
welcome
to
the
city
of
Advocates
and
miles
and
Matthew,
and
they
walked
me
through
kind
of
like
the
whole
journey
that
they've
gone
through.
H
I,
explained
kind
of
you
know
the
office
and
this
new
office,
and
you
know
we
have
different
initiatives
in
the
Civic
pyro
pledge
the
city
hall
to
Gold
truck
and
then
also
our
beloved
love
your
blog
program,
and
in
that
conversation
you
know.
We,
we
discussed
future
collaborations
between
my
office
and
their
working
group
for
different
Civic
engagement
projects.
So
I'm
just
really
happy
to
be
here,
like
both
Chief
styles
were
here,
we're
here
to
listen
and
just
looking
forward
to
the
work
that
will
follow
this.
Thank
you.
A
A
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
this
important
discussion
into
the
into
my
colleagues
that
know
how
important
our
parks
in
our
open
space
play.
You
know
in
our
city
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
team
from
the
mayor's
office
as
well
may
Wu's
office
for
the
important
work
they're
doing
one
thing
and
and
I
I'm
proud
to
share
the
Boston
common
with
my
good
friend
and
quality
Council
counselor
Bach
as
well.
I
I
spend
a
lot
of
time
as,
as
you
might
know,
you
know
a
pox,
especially
on
in
youth
sports
after
the
new
sports
in
my
community,
but
I
want
to
ask
the
this
team
here.
As
we
approach
the
budget
season,
I
want
the
the
parks
team
and
in
the
mayor's
team,
to
come
down
to
us
with
a
plan
that
works
where
our
parks
are
always
clean
and
I,
see
the
people
I
see
the
parks,
department
staff
and
they
do
a
tremendous
job.
They
work
hard,
they're
professional.
I
They
bring
out
the
best
in
the
city,
but
I
also
know
that
we
don't
we
don't
have
enough
of
them.
We
don't
have
enough
staff
in
in
our
parks,
department,
I
wish.
We
had
more
and
I'm
sure
you
wish
you
had
more
too,
but
what
it
what
our
job
is
in
the
Boston
city
council
is
to
advocate
for
more
resources
and
that's
what
I'm
I'm
going
to
do
advocate
for
more
resources,
because
I
know
the
importance
and
the
important
Royal
parks
and
open
space
play
in
our
community.
I
I
But
I
want
to
see
how
we
how
we
ensure
that
the
public
God
and
the
Boston
Common
Transportation
wise
is
accessible
to
seniors
in
Chinatown.
How
can
we
get
them
to
the
wonderful
Boston,
Public
Garden,
Boston,
Public
God,
and
we
just
can't
say:
well,
it's
it's
up
the
road
a
little
bit
and
you
know
navigate
the
traffic.
It's
not
safe.
I
It's
not
safe
for
our
seniors,
so
I
I
would
like
a
short-term
plan
and
I
would
like
a
long-term
plan
on
how
we're
going
to
make
this
more
accessible
to
seniors
in
their
practically
all
Chinese
Chinese,
seniors
I
want
to
make
sure
that
Park
is
accessible
to
them.
So
that's
that's
the
homework
I'm
assigning
to
commissioner
Woods
in
in
the
outstanding
Parks
team.
F
I
Thank
you,
yeah,
that's
a
that's
an
important
accomplishment
for
the
community
and,
as
you
know,
Chinatown
would
be
even
read
it
in
the
newspaper
when
I
was
with
mayor
wool
city
council
moved
several
several
years
ago
with
the
United
concerned,
scientists
in
the
in
Chinatown.
They
stated
for
the
next
to
a
study
that
Chinatown
had
the
highest
asthma
rate
of
any
neighborhood
in
in
Massachusetts.
One
of
the
reasons
is
is
lack
of
open
space,
and
you
know
we
need
to
again.
I
We
need
to
connect
the
community
with
the
doubt,
with
the
Boston
common
with
the
public,
God
and
I
know
that
funding
will
help.
My
colleagues
were
close
with
the
mayor's
office
on.
That
was
a
1.8
million
that
we
were
awarded
for
for
Chinatown,
but
we
also,
as
you
know,
have
tremendous
public
health
issues
as
well.
So
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
giving
me
an
extra
couple
minutes
to
to
speak.
Thank
you.
A
Absolutely
president
Flynn,
thank
you
so
much
and
thank
you
for
the
panelists,
so
we're
just
going
to
start
right
away
with
our
first
round
of
questions,
because
I
know,
chief,
that
you
have
a
hard
stop
at
11.
I
we're
gonna,
do
five
minutes
round
of
question
it'll,
be
me
and
my
co-sponsor
and
then
we'll
go
in
order
of
arrival
for
the
next
counselors
and
if
folks
need
an
extra
couple
of
minutes,
I
will
give
you
an
extra
two
minutes
so
I'm
gonna
turn
my
timer
on
I'm
really
excited
to
have
this
conversation.
A
So
foreign
part
of
what
was
really
incredible
about
The
Walking
City
Trail
was
the
Civic
engagement,
part
of
it.
We
were
joined
by
folks
and
at
many
different
neighborhoods.
We
were
joined
by
counselors
and
we
were
traversing
through
their
districts
and
a
lot
of
counselors
were
like
hey.
The
walking
City
Trail
is
actually
bringing
us
this
way,
but
there's
this
really
cool
Park
that
nobody
knows
about
or
this
public
garden
this
way,
and
so
a
lot
of
the
feedback
that
we
gave.
A
Who's
walking
a
marathon
in
every
neighborhood
he's
doing
26
miles
in
every
neighborhood
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
so
there's
so
much
opportunity
here
to
involve
a
community.
So
can
you
share
a
little
bit
more
director
Santana
about
how
you
envision?
If
we
took
on
something
like
this,
in
addition
to
just
adding
the
signage
on
there,
how
you
envision
kind
of
more
Community
process
around
building
these
connectors
between
our
parks.
H
Yes,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Councilor
Madam,
chair
yeah,
like
you
mentioned,
and
like
I
mentioned
earlier,
when
I
met
with
The
Advocates,
we
discussed
a
future
collaboration,
and
I
can
speak
more
more
to
that
so
with
the
walking
City
Trail
and
then
our
program
and
our
initiative
in
love,
your
block,
where
we
encourage
residents
to
identify
different
areas
in
their
neighborhood
that
they
want
to
clean
up
and
we
mobilize
and
they
mobilize
more
volunteers,
to
do
so.
H
We
think
that
there's
an
opportunity
here
to
really
connect
to
Watkins
City
Trail,
where
we
can
still
do
kind
of
the
love,
your
blog
system,
but
then
also
add
a
component
of
adding
a
trail
between
neighborhoods,
which
will
encourage
then
other
residents
from
different
neighborhoods
to
then
clean
up
in
other
neighborhoods,
while
walking
in
between.
So
that
was
a
little
bit
of
the
conversation
that
I
had
with
my
with
Miles
and
with
Matthew.
That
was
our
early
conversations.
But
what
looking
forward
to
the
future
collaborations
for
that
future.
A
Conversations
no
thank
you.
That's
incredible.
We
actually
had
somebody
on
the
Walking
City
Trail,
a
constituent
from
JP
who
brought
trash
pickup
materials
and
walked
the
entire
trail
with
us
and
picked
up
trash
the
entire
way,
and
that
was
that
was
his
purpose.
He
was
like
yeah
I'm
excited
to
come
and
like
hang
out
with
people,
but
I
figured
if
we're
going
to
be
walking
in
the
Parks.
Why
not?
A
He
brought
a
bucket
and
a
little
tool
to
pick
up
trash
and
he
picked
up
four
or
five
buckets
of
trash
and
just
you
know,
threw
them
in
the
trash
cans
in
the
Parks
and
just
kept
going
and
I.
Think
that
that
you
know,
like
people
are
joining
the
trail
and
also
wanting
to
give
back
and
show
some
love
to
our
parts
in
our
neighborhoods.
A
G
We
have
a
programming
Division
and
what
we
do
is,
depending
on
the
park,
sometimes
we'll
be
led
by
a
park.
Ranger
sometimes
it'll
be
led
by
one
of
our
foreman
in
the
urban
Wilds
division,
so
sometimes
they
have
Specialists,
but
there
is
a
programming
division
that
organizes
all
of
the
programs
that
we
do
across
the
city,
including
hike
Boston,
and
these
fun
walks
that
people
have
done.
It's
really
what
people
want
to
bring
to
them.
G
Somebody
brought
binoculars
to
one
and
it
turned
into
like
a
bird
watch
and
we
were
learning
about
birds
during
the
whole
walk
like
in
Sarah's
here
I
know:
Sarah
goes
on
many
of
our
hike,
Bots
and
walks.
The
road
I
don't
know
if
she's
missed
one
yet
going
through
them.
So
it's
really
what
people
want
to
bring
to
it
and
every
walk
is
different.
F
One
other
thing,
I
think
worth
mentioning
is
that
we've
been
working
really
hard
with
the
park
rangers
to
get
them
to
full
capacity,
because
we've
often
had
them
at
up
to
nine
open
positions,
and
it's
it's.
It
has
meant
that
just
staying
on
top
of
events-
and
you
know
some
of
the
work
that
they
need
to
do
in
terms
of
park,
rules
and
and
other
kinds
of
patrolling
is
all
we
can
do
so.
F
The
park
rangers
have
a
rich
history
of
doing
programming,
but
because
there
we
have
not
had
them
fully
staffed
for
quite
a
while
that
part
of
their
mission
has
suffered
a
bit,
so
there
have
been
new
ranges
added
another
class,
and
so
once
we
get
to
full
in
terms
of
the
full
in
terms
of
their
Staffing,
that's
also
going
to
make
a
difference.
Of
course
they
would
also.
The
budget
process
is
a
political
process.
F
I
try
to
stay
out
of
The
Fray,
but
what
I'll
just
say
is:
if
we
had
more
money,
we
have
a
long
list
of
places
we
would
spend
them,
I
spend
it,
and
some
of
it
would
be
growing
our
Park
Rangers
program
and
also
people's
ability
to
access
our
horses.
Not
sometimes
people
want
to
ask
them
when
they're
working.
We
want
to
try
to
create
some
opportunity
to
be
able
to
connect
with
them
and.
A
F
F
But
we
we
allows
us
to
retain
them,
and
we
I
will
say
this,
though
you
have
people
in
there
who
have
archeology
degrees,
and
you
know,
have
done
significant
work
in
ecology
and
they
are
not
compensated
at
the
level
we
think
would
be
adequate
to
people
keep
the
kind
of
people
who
are
excited
not
just
to
tell
people
the
park
rules.
That's
a
part
of
the
work.
We
do
need
people
to
know
the
park
rules.
We
also
need
to
remind
people.
Well,
you
might
love
your
dog
off
leash.
F
Other
people,
don't
necessarily
love
your
dog
athletes
and
are
afraid.
So
there
are
some
things
that
they
need
to
do
in
terms
of
enforcement
that
we
need
them
to
do,
but
many
of
them
have
a
huge
background
in
equestrian
background
or
can
teach
people
to
fish
and
a
lot
of
those
things
are
often
getting
short
Thrift.
Sorry,
because
we
just
don't
have
enough
capacity
and
we
are
not
necessarily
paying
people
enough
to
keep
them.
Thank.
A
G
A
F
Not
sure
that
our
list
is
exhaustive,
so
there's
some
that
we
have
direct
contact
with
so
like
with
the
harbor
walk.
We
have
a
board
seat
on
Boston
Harbor
now,
and
so
then
we
have
input
on
the
Harbor
walk.
We
have
two
seats
on
the
Freedom
Trail,
which
I
think
one
of
our
seats
is
because
of
historic
preservation
and
the
other
seat
is
because
of
Park,
so
the
black
Heritage
Trail
we've
actually
been
negotiating
with
them
about
some
of
the
work
we're
doing
around
lifting
up
the
history
of
enslaved
people
in
Boston.
F
So
there's
there
are
a
number
of
trails
where
we
actually
have
some
sort
of
direct
input
and
connection,
and
one
other
thing
worth
noting
is
that
the
Boston
Harbor
Islands
are
in
many
instances.
We
are
partial
owners
of
a
number
of
those
islands
and
making
sure
that
Boston
residents
are
getting
full
access
to
those
islands.
F
F
Long
Island
was
only
after
Camp.
Harborview
really
came
into
place
that
I
started,
knowing
people
who
were
accessing
it,
and
so
I
just
I
think
it's
just
worth
noting
that
there
are
other
areas
right
close
to
to
Boston
that
I,
don't
even
think
our
residents
know
how
to
get
to
them
or
that
the
City
of
Austin
in
some
instances
of
partial
Steward
of
those
islands,
along
with
the
state
and
federal
government.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
and
so
what
do
you
think
is
the
one
of
the
things
that
we
noticed
at
the
walking
City
Trail
is
that
there
were
a
lot
of
people
coming
from
other
cities
there.
It
wasn't
just
people
from
Boston
who
wanted
to
go
to
the
Boston
City
Trail.
There
were
people
who
were
coming
from
Somerville
from
Cambridge
I.
A
You
know
I'm
talking
like
sometimes
when
people
are
taking
the
train
an
hour
in
to
come
on
the
Walking
City
Trail,
because
they
just
wanted
to
get
more
familiar
with
our
parks
and
kind
of
explore
the
city.
And
so
what
do
you
think
is
kind
of
like
the
The
Tourist
and
the
economic
draw
of
the
trails
that
we
currently
already
have
I.
F
Mean
I
say
we
don't
have
any
way
of
sort
of
knowing
that,
in
terms
of
our
ability
to
sort
of
calculate
those
numbers,
I
think
it's
amazing.
If
people
want
to
act
to
be
honest
with
you,
people
come
to
access
or
Parks
from
the
surrounding
area.
Quite
a
bit
yeah.
We
are
one
of
the
only
places,
particularly
our
fields
that
are
free,
and
so
people
are
leaving
Brookline
to
come
to
Boston
people
that,
like
you
know,
all
you
have
to
do
is
have
one
Boston
member
on
your
team
and
anyway.
F
So
we
do
know
that
there's
heavy
usage
of
our
parks
by
really
the
surrounding
region,
but
we
don't
have
hard
numbers
to
be
able
to
calculate
that
and
I'm
for
most
of
what
I
know.
Anecdotally
are
local
residents
and
residents
and
and
sort
of
like
the
immediate
region,
Cambridge
Somerville
book
line,
I
I,
don't
have
any
awareness
of
and
I
think
the
question
would.
How
would
we
even
be
in
begin
to
sort
of
get
that
is
people
from
out
of
town
that
are
coming
to
visit?
F
Boston
I,
don't
know
how
they
would
find
out
about
that
because
most
of
what
we
do
in
terms
of
Outreach
is
you
know
laser
focused
right
now
on
residents.
How
are
we
getting
residents
out
to
the
parks
if,
if
there
was
a
desire
for
us
to
do
more
than
that,
I
think
we'd
have
to
figure
out
how
we
make
that
work
and,
as
has
been
said,
we
we
don't
even
have
one
employee
for
each
property
that
we
have
so
I
think
we
want
city
of
awesome
residents
to
use
them.
G
Of
course,
there
is
30
push
carts,
I
should
say
so.
There's
an
economic
impact,
for
example
in
Boston
Common,
that
small
businesses
are
out
there,
as
people
are
doing
these
Trails,
such
as
the
Freedom
Trail
or
if
they're
visiting
the
new
MLK
Embrace
that
they're
out
there
so
you're
seeing
that
impact-
and
everyone
comes
to
Boston
and
I'm,
saying
this
cognizant
with
two
councils
that
represent
the
Boston
Common
America's
first
Park,
that
everyone
come
and
say:
hey,
we
did
the
Freedom
Trail.
We
went
to
Boston
Common.
G
Right
through
the
gym
so
trying
to
get
people
more
aware
that
Boston
comma
is
there,
it
is
America's.
First
Park
everyone
should
visit
it.
Everyone
should
visit
the
first
Botanical
Garden
in
the
country,
the
public
garden,
but
there's
a
lot
more
to
it.
People
should
get
into
our
neighborhood
and
see
some
of
these
new
trails
where
you
can
wander
around
and
find
all
these
new
nooks
and
crannies
and
all
these
new
things
that
are
there
and
that's
what
we
have
to
do.
G
A
A
A
Not
obviously
you
know
not
at
every
intersection,
but
we
want
to
see
what
is
possible
in
terms
of
making
it
visible
and
accessible
to
people,
because
my
hope
is
that
if
someone
is
at
a
city
park-
and
they
see
a
sign-
that's
like
you're
on
the
Walking,
City
Trail
and
maybe
there's
a
QR
code
on
it.
That
they'll
be
like
what
is
the
walking
City
Trail
and
scan
it,
and
even
if
they're,
not
walking
the
city
to
the
trail.
A
That
day,
that
is
growing
awareness,
but
also
wayfinding
for
people
who
are
on
the
Walking
City
Trail.
And
so
what
is
the
process?
I
know
that
you
know
here.
We
have
to
have
the
conversation
about
where
the
walking
City
Trail
is
in
city
of
Boston
places,
and
so
what
would
be
the
process
in
the
locations
where
we're
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
get
some
sort
of
signage
for
the
walking
City
Trail.
F
So
we
are
an
entity
you
should
be
talking
to,
but
we
are
definitely
not
the
only
or
even
maybe
the
main
entity
should
be
into
I
think
having
some
conversation
with
public
works
and
streets
about
what
it
would
look
like
to
have
that
signage,
more
ubiquitous,
I
think.
The
other
thing
is
that
there
are
some
parks.
My
understanding
is
on
the
Walking
City
trail
that
are
not
actually
Boston
Parks
and
Rec
Department
Parks
their
DCR.
F
G
Think
it's
important
to
having
signs
that
match.
So
everybody
knows
the
brand
when
it's
walking.
So
if
you're
walking
through
some
Landmark
parks,
for
example,
Landmark
Parks
have
certain
restrictions
and
what
colors
the
signage
can
be,
the
font
style
the
lettering
so
making
sure
that
we
check
all
those
boxes.
So
if
we
have
the
same
signage
throughout,
it
can
go
into
Franklin
Park
because
it
meets
the
landmarks
regulations
as.
F
F
Parkways
and
things
like
that,
so
I
think
we'd
really
need
to
be
talking
with
our
counterparts
of
the
state
just
to
make
sure
we
can
all
get
on
the
same
page,
because
you
these
are
things
that
I
never
knew
and
then
I've
learned
in
this
role.
Like
oh
wait,
that's,
but
that's
right
there
you
know,
like
you
know,
a
lot
of
people,
don't
know
that
the
MLK
Boulevard
is
is
a
State,
Parkway
right
and
so
I
was
I
thought
we
could
do
some
things
around
trees
and
they
were
like.
F
Actually
you
don't
own
that
right,
so
I
just
think
that
getting
the
requisite
state
folks
at
the
table
at
the
beginning,
so
we
can
all
get
to
agreements.
We
don't
have
this
place
where
we've
moved
all
the
way
along,
and
then
we
find
these
six
or
seven
places.
Now
we
like
we're
trying
to
get
them
on
the
other
side,
because
there
is
a
new
Administration
there's
a
lot
of
shuffling
that's
happening.
I
think
we
are
very
soon
going
to
have
even
deeper
levels
of
partnership
than
we've
ever
had
before.
F
A
D
Thank
you
so
much
Madam,
chair
and
yeah
I
have
a
couple
of
questions.
So
one
one
was
I
was
curious
about
the
parks
Department's
own
approach
on
signage,
particularly
when
I
was
actually
walking
the
trail.
The
you're,
this
beautiful
sign
in
Sharon
Woods,
Urban
Wilds.
That
kind
of
like
lays
out
a
map
and
says
this
is
an
urban
wild
you're
in
and
you
can
kind
of
Orient
yourself
and
there's
some
really
nice,
Pathways
and
and
I
was
thinking
and
obviously
that's
quite
different
from
some
of
the
other
Urban
Wilds.
D
But
I'm
kind
of
curious
like
what
the
process
was
for
deciding
to
make
that
sign
in
Sharon
Woods
and
whether
there's
like
whether
there's
any
kind
of
like
schedule
for
like
this
is
the
timeline
on
which
we
would
like
to
have
like
these
orienting.
You
know
signs
in
places
like
this
I
just
wanted,
commissioner,
if
you
could
speak
to
that,
a
little
more
sure.
G
I
think
we
had
Capital
funding
for
that
project
and
there
was
some
you
know-
mitigation
funds
that
came
in
so
over
the
years.
It's
obvious
that
a
lot
of
our
Urban
rounds
have
been
underfunded.
The
only
cleanups
they
got
was
when
there
was
a
community
cleanup
done
by
you,
know
a
corporate
organization
or
city
or
somebody
that
came
in
thanks
to
the
council.
G
Support
they'll
now
be
going
to
a
staff
of
four
with
under
Paul
Sutton
as
a
director,
and
they
have
Nick
who's
a
a
gardener
and
then
there's
another
four
person
and
a
laborer
coming
in
one
was
just
made
an
offer
two
weeks
ago.
So
staff
is
adding
and
we'll
see
more
capacity
to
make
those
Trails
more
well
known
and
more
defined
versus
where
people
should
walk
versus.
G
What
is
an
animal
Trail,
as
you
mentioned,
but
I
think
it
all
came
down
to
funding
and
that
there
was
Capital
funding
in
there,
that
we
were
able
to
have
a
designer
come
on
board
and
make
those
designs
for
us,
and
you
know,
order
the
signage.
So
if
we
get
funding
for
some
of
the
other
29
Urban
Wilds
that
we
have
in
the
city,
I
think
you'll
start
to
see
a
lot
more
of
those.
That's.
D
G
Parks
world
we
do
and
we've
gone
through
a
couple,
signage
studies,
because
the
trick
is,
we
always
have
one
standard
sign
and
it's
hard
because
one
standard
sign
across
332
parks.
Some
rules
are
different
and
more
applicable
in
some
neighborhoods
than
others.
So
what
are
those
six
rules
that
could
fit
in
the
six
spaces
that
are
on
the
side?
Is
it
the
no
author?
No
unauthorized
Vehicles?
Is
it
no
alcohol
in
some
parks,
it
should
say
no
grilling,
because
a
lot
of
people
bring
their
grills
and
dump
the
hot
coals.
G
But
that
may
not
happen
in
other
neighborhood.
So
it's
trying
to
curtail
what
the
right
rules
are
to
each
neighborhood
and
have
it
instead
of
a
wall
of
signage.
We
don't
want
it
to
be.
Like
you
know,
it's
at
a
point
where
it
could
be
that
you
could
walk
in.
We
should
say
these
are
the
things
you
can
do
in
a
park
because
it
would
be
easier
than
putting
50
signs.
G
This
is
what
you
can't
do
in
a
park,
so
really
to
try
to
find
those
main
ones
and
educate
instead
of
having
signage
walls
and
have
it
look
consistently.
If
you
go
through
some
of
our
Parks
we've
gone
from
shades
of
lime,
green
to
Kelly
Green
on
all
of
our
signage,
so
trying
to
standardize
that
as
we
do,
Capital
Renovations
throughout
the
park
system
got.
D
It
yeah
no
I
was
just
thinking
about
the
fact
that,
like
I,
mean
I
would
love
to
see
what
I
liked
about
the
Sharon
Woods
sign
was
that
it
was
actually
like
it
was,
was
a
map.
You
know
it
was
kind
of
like
an
orienting
thing
and
I
would
love
to
see
us
have
more
of
that
and
I
actually
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
emerald
necklace
Conservancy,
because
when
I
came
in
obviously
we're
having
a
lot
of
conversations
about
how
to
kind
of
help
with
both
wayfinding
and
just
informing
people
about.
D
G
Yes
and
I
think
Sharon
Woods
is
an
example,
and
that
would
be
something
that
we'd
follow
in
our
Urban
wild
I.
Don't
necessarily
think
some
of
the
signs
in
our
parks
and
playgrounds
would
match
that,
but
I
think
having
a
standardized
signs
for
urban
Wilds
versus
standardized.
You
know,
with
more
maps
versus
you
know,
park
rules
signs
some
of
our
Urban
Parks.
G
D
Yeah
no
I
think
that
would
be
awesome
and
I
would
just
say:
I
mean
I,
think
the
idea
of
of
like
having
physical,
signage
but
then
also
counselor
reference
like
a
QR
code
like
something
that
allows
things
to
be
dynamic
without
needing
to
reprint
signs
like
all
the
time
is
important,
because
we
know
that
Capital
scale
on
which
we
operate
sometimes
and
I.
Think,
like
I,
mean
I
I
was
really
struck.
The
walking
City
Trail
was
my
introduction
to
all
Trails
an
app
which
I
think
in
the
hiking
World.
D
Everyone
already
knows,
but
it
was.
It
was
great
and
really
neat
to
be
able
to
like
follow
this
virtual
thing,
but
it
made
me
think
both
about
how
that's
great
for
Access
and
also
how,
if
you
didn't,
have
a
smartphone
that
you'd
fully
charged
up
like
you'd
be
totally
lost
for
that
being
the
way
that
you
were
following
something
so
figuring
out
like
in
this
era.
How
do
we
do
kind
of
mixed
media
stuff,
like
the
signage
that
we
ended
up
with?
D
I
guess
one
would
just
be
yeah,
obviously
I'm
very
familiar
with
a
lot
of
the
landmark
areas
that
the
stuff
goes
through,
so
I
think
I
think
you
know
planning
ahead.
It
should
be
easy
to
come
up
with
things
such
that
we
can
have
signage,
that's
in
our
Landmark
parks
and
that's
not
a
surprise
that
we're
trying
to
coordinate
those
things
I
think
again,
there's
a
Synergy.
We've
already
been
talking
about
wayfinding
in
the
fence.
It's
something
that
you
know.
We
asked
the
Red
Sox
to
be
supportive
of,
like
you
know,
I.
D
Think
that
there's
an
opportunity
to
think
about,
especially
with
the
pathways
project,
as
you
guys,
as
you
guys
get
closer
to
the
and
thank
you
for
the
great
Community
process.
You've
been
running
on
that
as
you
get
closer
to
the
implementation
of
that.
How
can
we
also
have
that
signage
conversation
and
make
sure
that
we're
kind
of
doing
everything
at
once,
yeah
and
then
my
my
only
other
note
was
just
well
I
guess
actually
a
quick
question
on
that.
What
do
you
think
is
the
timeline
for
implementation
of
fence
pathways.
G
D
D
C
I
think
the
residents
of
Bay
Village
have
easier
access
to
the
Boston
common
in
the
public
garden
and
there's
pocket.
Parks
I
found
one
walking
through
the
North
End
there's
some
beautiful
pocket
parks
that
apply
much
smaller
North
End
has
a
few,
but
going
off
of
the
signage
conversation,
logos,
branding,
they're,
important,
right
and
I.
Think
of
the
trustees,
reservations,
I'm,
a
member,
and
you
always
know
when
you're
in
one
it
has
that
nice
T.
They
have.
C
Here,
it's
not
very
welcoming
and
then
also
making
sure
you're
giving
them
the
information
they
need
to
be
safe
or
like
know
where
they're
going
or
I'm
not
sure
like
what
is
the
purpose
of
the
signage
I
think
is
very
important
to
make
sure
like
we're
getting
what
we
want
on
it
and
I
think
also.
The
QR
codes
are
amazing.
We
lost
College
a
few
years
back,
did
in
partnership
with
Cedar
Grove
Cemetery
a
lot
of
work
on
looking
up
all
of
the
Civil
War
veterans
buried
there
and
there
are
QR
codes
there.
C
So
if
you
walk
through
the
cemetery
and
you
can
scan
the
QR
codes
on
the
Rave
sites,
you
you
learn
about
all
of
these
war
heroes.
So
QR
codes
are
a
great
way
to
you
know,
add
extra
information
and
I
know.
As
the
chair
of
veteran
services
I
go
to
many
of
these
the
hero
square
dedications
that
now
the
new
plaques
have
QR
codes.
C
C
So
just
think
that
you
know
that
conversation
is
important
to
continue
about
like
what
is
our
purpose
of
the
signage
I
I
assume
everyone
agrees
that
we
want
it
to
be
welcoming,
but
also
informative
and
I'm
near
many
of
the
parks.
Also,
like
you
mentioned
Ryan
Woods,
where
you
know,
maybe
they
are
barbecuing,
but
is
it
does
it
need
to
be
on
the
sign
that
says
you
can't
like?
How
else
can
we
just
manage
what
people
do
when
they
go
to
the
parks?
Just
getting
them
there
I
think
is
one
of
our
biggest
challenges.
C
Also,
how
do
we
get
people
out
into
the
parks
and
join
them,
and
then
there's
also
the
issue
about
feeling
safe
right,
I
know
that
there
was
funding
in
Chinatown
for
lighting
and
I
know,
like
you
mentioned,
Chief
about
different
parks
and
different
Parkways.
It's
state
funding,
it's
city
funding
and
you
know
that
gets
a
little
complicated,
but
in
some
ways
it
may
be
easier
because
we
could
use
two
sources
of
funding
city
and
state
funding,
but
lighting
at
the
park
so
that
all
residents
feel
safe
is
important.
C
I
know
when
we
had
the
hearing
on
Clifford
Park,
you
are
putting
lots
of
resources
that
then
have
to
be
pulled
from
other
places
to
accommodate
needs
that
come
up
in
the
city,
so
making
sure
we're
supporting
you
fully
to
have
enough
staff
and
then
supporting.
How
do
we
get
that
staff
filled
because
that's
always
been
the
issue
these
last
few
years,
the
funding's
there,
but
then
we
may
not
have
the
bodies
to
fill
the
funding.
So
continuing
that
conversation
is
important
and
I
would
a
couple
other
notes.
C
I
have
no
real
questions,
but
I
would
you
mentioned
Franklin
Park
I've
gone
on
several
different
walks,
some
with
the
guy,
so
I
got
to
see,
places
I
had
never
known,
but
also
often
when
I
go
to
Franklin
Park
I
go
and
I
would
recommend
everyone
to
go
up
to
the
old
Zoo.
That's
like
over
near
White
Stadium
near
the
back
entrance
to
the
zoo.
It's
a
wonderful
place
to
walk
in
Franklin,
Park
and
the
bear.
C
You
know
cages
are
all
still
up
and
there
was
the
opening
scene
to
one
of
our
famous
movies,
but
it's
a
great
spot
to
go
and
if
there
is
a
path
and
there's
stairs
and
it's
just
great
and
if
you
look
up
the
old
photos,
it's
kind
of
cool
to
see
like
oh,
this
is
what
it
looked
like,
and
here
we
are,
and
most
of
that
structure
is
still
there.
But
lastly,
our
office
has
has
gone
on
several
of
those
park.
C
Ranger
walks-
and
you
mentioned
how
they're
highly
skilled
and
I
would
just
like
to
agree
with
you
there
that
the
information
we
learned
was
pretty
amazing
that
they
come
with
a
lot
of
love
and
knowledge
of
nature
in
our
parks,
and
it's
so
important
that
we
make
sure
we're
you
know
paying
them
for
that
value
that
they
add
to
the
city.
So
that's
all
chair,
thank
you
and
thank
you
again
for
being
here.
C
K
B
This
is
really
interesting.
One
question
I
had
was
really
just
the
the
jurisdictional
questions.
I
know,
I've
had
a
brief
conversation
with
you
folks
about
thinking
about
a
walking
trail
in
in
also
Brighton,
that
would
connect
to
Green
spaces,
and
we
have
we
have
DCR.
We
have
state-owned,
we
have
privately
owned,
we've
institutionally
owned.
B
If
we
link
them
all
together,
we'd
have
a
lovely
walking
trail,
but
how
have
you
had
these
challenges
in
other
parts
of
the
city
or
you
think
this
is
in
the
in
relation
to
this
city,
walking,
trail
and
and
other
ways
around
it,
like
I,
think
we
have
to
go
to
these
institutions
and
ask
them
directly
but
and
then,
and
just
the
intersection
with
City
owned
land
and
DCR
like
how?
How
do
we
navigate
that
space.
G
Yeah
I
think
one
thing
I
always
keep
in
mind
is
one
of
my
predecessors
pointed
out
to
me.
You
know
think
of
a
young
kid
that
goes
into
a
park
with
a
soccer
ball.
They
don't
that's
the
park
to
them.
They
don't
know
that
it
has
a
DCR
Park,
a
city
of
Boston
Park,
a
Boston
College
owned
Park,
whoever
it
is
that
is
the
park,
and
that's
something
that
we
have
to
strive
to
do
a
better
job.
Trying
to
make
that
connection.
G
So
people
don't
have
to
worry
or
wonder
who
owns
this
or
who's
in
charge
of
that
and
having
those
contacts
in
place.
I
know
GCI
is
in
the
process
of
bringing
a
brand
new
leadership
a
new
commissioner,
so
we're
excited
to
meet
whoever
that
may
be
and
work
with
them
on
those
collaborations,
as
we've
started
just
with
DCR
Park,
specifically
because
people
call
in
and
with
the
state
they
don't
have
a
three-in-one
process.
G
So
all
of
any
park
concern
or
complaint
that
comes
in
goes
to
the
Boston
parks
department,
whether
we
own
it
or
not,
and
trying
to
find
the
right
contacts
to
make
sure
that
constituent
gets
whatever
service
they
needed
at
least
seen
or
addressed
as
best
as
we
can.
So,
we've
made
a
lot
of
connections
more
so
we
have
in
the
past.
B
Just
you
know:
I'm,
just
imagining
I
have
I
have
drawn
out
a
trail
from
Reservoir
the
whole
way
to
Smith
Park
Park.
Here
it
goes
in
and
out
and
running
around
and
the
contiguous
connections
or
the
you
know,
walking
on
city
streets
to
get
from
A
to
B
and
I.
Just
don't
know
in
terms
of
how
we
navigate
that
as
well.
Again,
that's
where
we
were
talking
about
it.
It
has
to
be
a
collaborative
process
with
public
works
and
streets
and
all
like
tell
me
a
little
bit
about
how
that
works.
G
Yeah
I
think
this
is
something
that
yasha's
really
pushed
on,
whether
it's
walking
trails,
biking
trails,
trying
to
make
these
connections
and
make
sure
there's
these
safe
routes.
So
when
you
do
have
to
cross
streets,
there
are
crosswalks.
There
are
intersections.
I
can
tell
you
like
just
at
the
Back
Bay
fence,
the
other
day,
I
parked
at
440,
Park,
Drive
and
just
trying
to
get
across
the
street.
G
You
have
to
go
on
six
different
crosswalks,
just
instead
of
just
doing
one
simple
walk
across
the
street
just
to
get
over
there
so
trying
to
alert
those
agencies
of
where
those
deficiencies
are.
So
we
can
try
to
make
better
connections,
because
if
we
want
people
to
walk
these
Trails,
we
want
them
to
feel
safe
and
comfortable
doing
that,
and
we
have
to
make
it
easy
for
people
to
do
that
and
not
have
to
say
we're
totally
avoiding
by
The
Back
Bay
fence.
G
B
Think
it's
getting
navigating
those
some
of
those
really
busy
intersections.
We've
got
Cleveland
Circle,
for
example,
it's
a
nightmare
and
then
also
just
thinking
about
the
connectivity,
but
the
ability
to
the
wayfinding
piece
again.
We've
already
talked
about
signage,
but
having
a
sort
of
consistent
way
to
find
find
your
way
for
me
to
be
without
getting
lost
and
then
also
I'm
thinking.
B
You
know,
in
parts
of
our
neighborhood
very
densely
populated
we
actually
the
nearest
park
for
residences
in
another
jurisdiction,
that's
in
Brookline
like
going
over
to
Summit
or
some
would
have,
or
whatever
it's
it's
connecting
with
our
local
municipalities
as
well,
to
make
it
expand
or
reach
a
little
to
get
to
some
of
the
high
points.
So
you
can
see
the
whole
city
and
beautiful
so
I
think
it's
certainly.
B
I
You
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I,
want
to
say
again
say
thank
you
to
Henry
and
to
and
to
Ryan
for
the
professional
work
that
you
and
your
teams
have
been
doing
in
this
city.
So
we're
fortunate
to
have
such
a
wonderful
and
dedicated
professional,
City,
Workforce
I,
think
one
of
my
colleagues
I
think
was
Council.
Braden
mentioned
you
know,
connecting
residents
to
the
park,
but
also
making
sure
that
the
surrounding
area
is
safe
for
them.
You
know
pedestrian
safety,
wise
I
highlighted
certainly
the
Boston
common
area.
I
Certainly
the
Boston
Public
God
in
the
area,
but
one
area
of
concern
also
is
the
is
the
mokwe
park
in.
As
you
know,
Commissioners
spend
a
lot
of
time
over
there,
as
well
in
the
summer,
in
the
winter,
surrounded
by
two
public
housing
development
developments,
Mariana
McCormick
in
Old
Colony
in
Lynch.
I
Yeah,
thank
you.
Ryan
I
also
was
talking
to
Pete
Schultz
about
a
week
ago,
I
guess
from
the
South
End
Baseball,
and
they
traditionally
play
their
baseball
at
Peters,
Park,
wonderful
Park.
But
can
you
give
me
a
quick
rundown
on
on
what
is
happening
at
Peters
park
right
now
in
terms
of
the
baseball
field.
G
Sure
so,
there's
some
Capital
funding
to
do
a
renovation
to
the
field.
It
gets
very
poor
drainage,
so
oftentimes
after
you
know
a
severe
weather
storm
it's
flooded
for
days
and
we
can't
bring
our
equipment
on
there
to
maintain
the
fields
because
we'll
do
more
damage
and
it's
great
that
South
End
has
this
money
in
there.
They
also
have
money
to
do
over
Ramsey
Parks
field,
so
we're
trying
to
stagger
that
to
make
sure
that
both
of
these
baseball
facilities
don't
get
taken
offline
at
the
same
time
as
well
as
this
card
or
over
there.
G
So
we're
making
sure
that,
as
we
do
that
renovation,
the
trouble
is
to
Grass
only
grows
in
the
fall
in
the
spring,
so
being
able
to
do
these
Renovations
we're
limited
to
during
the
playing
season.
So
we
can
do
stuff.
You
know
spring
summer
and
fall
on
our
Renovations
and
that's
during
playing
time.
So
we
will
have
to
take
a
season
offline
at
Peters,
but
we'll
make
sure
that
we
have
Carter
and
Ramsey
up
and
running.
So
the
teams
don't
miss
a
beat
and
still
have
their
playing
time
could.
I
We
could
we
chalk
offline
with
Pete
and
some
of
the
South
End
Baseball
people
and
just
come
up
with
the
plan.
That's
that's
going
to
work
for
them.
That's
going
to
work
for
the
parks
department.
They
asked
me
what
my
suggestions
were
and
I
told
them.
I
would
get
back
to
them,
but
what's
some
information?
Okay,
I
just
don't
want
and,
as
you
know,
commissioner,
have
been
very
good
to
the
most
a
lot
of
the
kids.
There
are
from
The
Villa
Victoria,
there's
kids
there
from
Cathedral
public
housing
development.
I
And
let
me
let
me
ask
my
final
question:
when,
when
people
are
at
the
park
traditionally
playing
sports
or
the
seniors
of
walking,
what
are
we
doing
in
terms
of
allowing
them
access
to
you
know
drinking
water
where
access
they
have
the
ability
to
get
to
use
the
restroom
I
often
do
get
calls
about
some
of
those
types
of
types
of
issues,
and
sometimes
sometimes
we
we
do
have
facilities
and
we
do
have
access
to
water.
But
is
there
something
that
we
are
looking
at
in
terms
of
short-term
and
long-term
sure.
G
Access
to
water
at
all
of
our
Parks
is
crucial
to
us,
so
all
of
our
designs
are
going
in
with
water
bottle
filling
stations
that
also
usually
have
the
dog
bowl
attached
and
it
has
a
drinking
fountain.
So
a
multi-purpose
Fountain.
It's
also
for
cooling
aspects,
we're
trying
to
bring
in
every
time
we
do
a
renovation
to
a
playground,
more
cooling
elements,
whether
it
be
a
water
table
or
a
splash
pad.
Just
to,
as
you
know,
climate
changes,
we
need
to
add
more
cooling
to
our
Parks,
so
we're
certainly
doing
that
in
terms
of
bathrooms.
G
The
challenge
is:
we
have
five
facilities
that
have
full-on
Plumbing
throughout
our
Parks
out
of
332,
so
the
majority
of
them
are
used
with
porta
potties,
and
currently
we
are
not
funded
to
provide
porta
potties
to
every
single
bathroom
to
every
single
Park
throughout
the
city.
So
what
usually
happens
is
any
League
that
pulls
permits?
Has
they
bring
in
their
own
porta
potties
to
use?
Usually
they
put
locks
on
them,
because
sometimes,
when
you
leave
porta
potties
unattended,
you
come
across
some
negative
activity.
G
Some
things
discarded
that
might
be
left
overnight
in
these
porta
potties,
so
rightfully
so
some
of
these
leagues
for
the
safety
of
their
youth
lock
them
up,
but
it
does
create
during
the
day,
if
somebody's
there
just
looking
for
a
facility
I'm
trying
to
find
a
nearby
business
that
would
let
them
in
or
if
you're,
in
a
district
that
has
a
hotel
or
something
like
that,
trying
to
find
it.
But
currently
we
only
have
Plumbing
in
five
of
our
parks
for
full-on
bathroom
Services,
okay,.
I
A
You,
president
Flynn
I,
have
a
couple
of
more
questions
that
maybe
might
be
comments
counselor
about.
Do
you
have
another
round
of
questions
so
it'll
just
be
me
and
then
we'll
move
on
to
the
community
panel.
Okay,
beautiful
so-
and
this
is
for
director
Santana.
Is
there
any
Civic,
organizing
programming
that
you
currently
do
with
young
people
in
your
office?.
H
A
These
Rangers,
who
really
understand
kind
of
the
Ecology
of
our
parks
and
we're
going
to
go
through
the
walking
City
Trail,
and
then
young
people
get
to
not
only
learn
about
the
ecosystems
in
their
neighborhoods
but
get
connected
to
their
parks,
and
maybe
that
ignites
something
in
them
that
wants
that
you
know,
brings
them
to
now
apply
to
power
core.
And
now
we
have
young
people
in
power
core
who
will
become.
A
I'm,
just
like
oh
I,
know
that
I
definitely
didn't
know
where
all
the
parks
in
my
neighborhood
were
all
those
kind
of
things
and
how
much
young
people
and
students
would
really
appreciate
to
kind
of
see
their
City
through
that
lens
and
what
that
might
encourage
them
to
do
in
the
future
and
then
the
other
eye.
The
other
idea,
which
is
less
of
a
of
a
question,
is
also
this
idea
of
having
like
a
main
streets
walking
trail,
which
is
like
specifically
around
small
businesses.
A
I,
say
that,
because
I
have
four
main
streets,
just
in
my
district,
we
have
West
Roxbury
main
streets.
We
have
Center
South
Main
Streets
that
goes
down
into
three
squares
main
streets
and
then,
if
you
go
up,
Columbus
you're
in
Eggleston,
Square,
main
streets
and
when
I
think
about
kind
of
like
traversing,
my
district,
all
of
those
neighborhoods
are
so
incredibly
different,
but
they're.
A
A
It
might
be
in
another
hearing,
probably
now
we'll
probably
kind
of
meet
with
your
department
separately
and
bring
in
public
warts
on
the
streets
cabinet.
To
talk
about
what
we
can
do
here
and
I'll
I
think
we're
going
to
need
some
analysis
about
what
parts
of
the
walking
City
Trail
are
city
of
Boston
and
what
parts
of
DCR.
So
we
can
kind
of
see
where
we're
targeting
to
what
and
so
we'll
definitely
work
on
that.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here
we're
going
to
move
on
to
our
next
second
panel.
H
A
D
No,
no
and
it's
fine,
it's
well
we're
transitioning
panels.
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
think
that
my
office
could
also
be
helpful
on
that
front.
In
our
district
we,
my
fantastic
Chief
of
Staff
Kennedy
Avery,
has
become
at
this
point,
extremely
familiar
with
which
sections
of
the
roadway
and
Parkway
belong
to
US
versus
DCR,
so
and
I'm
sure
that
other
District
Council
offices
may
have
similar
familiarity
with
those
boundary
lines.
A
Thank
you
so
much
councilor
buck
and
thank
you
to
our
panelists.
So
I
want
to
turn
the
floor
to
our
second
panel.
We
have
Mr
miles
Howard,
who
is
a
journalist
and
the
creator
of
the
walking
City
Trail.
We
have
Bob
Siegel,
who
is
the
chair
of
the
San
Francisco
Crosstown
Trail
Coalition.
We
were
very
lucky
during
our
October
walks
of
the
walking
City
trail
with
mothers
out
front
that
that
Mr
Bob
Siegel
actually
had
some
business
in
town
and
actually
came
on
the
Walking
City
trail
with
us.
A
We
have
Patrick
McGuire,
who
is
a
consultant
and
also
walking
a
marathon
in
every
neighborhood.
Currently
Maxine
Hunter
is
with
us
virtually
who's.
A
community
organizer
for
mothers
out
front
and
mothers
out
front
served
for
our
co-host
for
our
October
walks
and
Karen
Moni
brodeck.
If
I
am
pronouncing
that
correctly,
okay
beautiful,
who
is
from
the
emerald,
necklace,
conservancy
and
also
former
San
Francisco
Crosstown
Trail
Coalition
member.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
with
us
today.
We're
really
excited.
Do
you
have
a
specific
order
in
which
you're
speaking
today.
A
L
You,
my
name,
is
Miles
Howard
I
am
a
journalist
and
author
and
the
founder
of
the
walking
City
Trail
and
before
I
begin
I'd
like
to
just
thank
counselor,
Laura
councilor,
Bach,
counselor
Coletta
for
co-sponsoring
this
hearing
and
bringing
all
of
us
here
today
to
talk
about
the
power
of
urban
trail.
Making
here
in
Boston,
so
Boston
has
historically
been
called
America's,
walking,
City
and
rightfully
so,
our
sidewalks
and
our
public
transit
networks.
L
We
had
stay-at-home
orders,
travel
restrictions
that
basically
forced
us
to
Cobble
together
our
own
getaways
and
Adventures
right
here
with
the
resources
that
we
have
in
our
shared
backyard.
Long
walks
across
parks
and
city
streets
really
became
a
tonic
for
me
and
many
others
during
that
first
year
and
have
you
know
proven
such
since
then
so
about
a
year
ago,
a
little
little
over
a
year
ago,
I
read
about
something
in
a
story
in
National
Geographic.
That
really
seemed
to
lean
into
this
idea
of
using
these
resources:
the
crosstown
Trail.
L
This
is
a
17-Mile
hiking
route
across
some
of
the
most
immersive
Canyons
forests
and
Coastal
cliffs
in
San
Francisco,
but
it
wasn't
just
the
green
spaces
along
the
crosstown
trail.
That
really
intrigued
me.
It
was
how
the
trail
Builders
working
at
a
Grassroots
level
and
from
within
the
city,
had
chosen
paths,
streets
and
public
transit
stations
to
connect
this
epic
urban
trail
that
can
be
hiked
in
pieces
or
in
one
big
day,
depending
on
what
you're
feeling
and
so
exactly
one
year
ago,
on
this
actual
date,
I
went
out
and
threw
hike.
L
The
crosstown
trail
and
I
experienced
dimensions
of
San
Francisco
that
I
had
never
imagined
before
stuff.
That
made
me
really
eager
to
come
back
and
poke
around
even
more
in
the
future
and
as
I
was
waiting
for
my
red-eye
flight
back
home
at
SFO.
There
was
just
one
question
that
kept
percolating
in
my
mind,
and
that
was
what
would
this
new
model
of
urban
trail
making
look
like
if
we
tried
it
here
in
Boston.
L
So
today,
only
one
year
later,
Boston
now
has
the
walking
City
Trail.
It
runs
27
miles
from
the
Neponset
River
to
Bunker
Hill,
it's
widely
accessible
via
the
MBTA,
and
it
was
scouted
and
mapped
last
spring.
Not
a
single
shovel
was
picked
up
to
create
this
Trail.
It
takes
pre-existing
paths
and
streets
to
yield
an
immersive
hiking
route
that
can
show
you
many
sides
of
Boston
maps
and
trail
directions
are
available
for
free
online,
and
this
is
all
that
visitors
really
need
at
the
moment
to
walk
across
nearly
30
green
spaces
and
17
Boston
neighborhoods.
L
L
Here,
thanks
to
councilor
Lara
and
mothers
out
front
I
had
the
privilege
of
co-leading
several
short
Community
hikes
along
the
walking
City
Trail
last
summer,
and
people
came
to
these
hikes
with
terrific
ideas
for
how
the
trail
could
be
expanded
to
include
even
more
interesting,
green
spaces
and
streets
changes
that
have
since
been
implemented
on
the
to
the
trail.
Since
those
hikes
you
know
this
was
really
the
point
when
The
Walking
City
Trail
went
from
being
a
speculative
project
to
an
ensemble
Endeavor.
L
You
know
really
embraced
by
members
of
the
communities
through
which
the
trail
passes,
but
these
hikes
have
also
brought
residents
and
visitors
from
many
different
neighborhoods
together
for
a
journey
that
often
felt
more
like
a
roving
conversation
which
touched
on
more
than
just
the
green
spaces.
We
were
hiking
through
as
we
hiked
past
public,
our
local
restaurants
and
shops,
and
endangered,
affordable
housing.
These
became
fixtures
of
our
conversations.
L
Something
really
magical
happens
when
you
put
people
on
a
trail
together,
whether
you're
in
the
city
or
in
the
back
country,
whether
everyone
came
as
a
group
or
if
they
crossed
paths
and
I
think
in
a
city
is
historically
segregated
by
race
and
income
as
Boston.
Anything
that
Sparks
cross-pollination
between
our
neighborhoods
is
worth
digging
into.
L
The
words
I
heard
most
often
on
those
hikes,
were
I
had
no
idea.
This
place
existed
today.
Hundreds
of
walking,
City
Trail
explorers
have
found
the
trail
online
through
social
media
or
word
of
mouth,
but
with
physical
signs
posted
along
the
trail,
showing
people
where
they
stand
on
a
27-mile
public
artery
of
greenery
and
streets.
The
walking
City
Trail
could
be
enjoyed
by
so
many
more
residents
and
visitors.
What
we've
created
here
in
less
than
a
year,
I'll
I'll,
wrap
myself
up
here.
L
So
you
know
what
we've
really
built
here:
isn't
just
a
singular
Trail,
but
also
a
model
for
urban
trail
making
that
encourages
Community
participation
and
requires
minimal
resources.
You
know
this,
this
isn't
the
big
dig:
it's
not
even
creating
a
new
park,
it's
just
a
scalable
low-cost
tool
that
Boston
could
pick
up
and
use
to
connect
more
neighborhoods
with
more
trails,
and
we
can
do
this
one
in
one
way
by
creating
a
new
role
to
support
the
growth
of
more
urban
Trails
for
all
abilities
across
the
city.
L
Boston
can
really
be
a
Trailblazer
among
cities
and
create
a
height
Viking
Network
that
really
Bridges
every
neighborhood
and
there's
a
precedent.
Here
we
have
the
freedom
trail,
we
have
the
Boston
Harbor
walk.
You
know,
trails
that
have
already
shown
us
the
draw
of
these
things
and
building
a
network
of
trails
like
the
wct
shaped
by
Boston
community
members
can
highlight
the
connections
that
do
exist
between
our
neighborhoods
and
establish
new
connections
for
a
more
accessible
City.
L
You
know
Urban
Trails
can
be
a
path
to
getting
more
of
us
involved
in
the
conversations
that
you
know
in
processes
that
determine
how
Boston
can
equitably
distribute
resources
like
trees,
grass,
water
access,
Transit
stops
pedestrian
facilities
and
maps
of
the
cityscape.
So
you
know
I'm
just
really
grateful
that
we
can
all
be
here
today,
diving
into
this
conversation
about
how
Urban
Trails
can
move
Boston
toward
becoming
a
city
where
every
person
can
play
a
role
in
shaping
these
decisions.
L
M
M
M
I'm
going
to
show
a
couple
of
maps,
I've
been
very,
very
fortunate
again
I'm,
president
of
the
emerald
necklace
Conservancy,
which
is
a
1100
acre
Park
system
here
in
Boston,
under
the
jurisdiction
of,
as
you
guys
have
been
hearing
multiple
agencies,
that's
the
name
of
the
game.
That's
the
that's
the
challenge
before
us,
but
the
opportunity
I
believe
so.
M
The
emerald
necklace
brings
together
supports
works
with
the
public
partners
that
that
support
and
manage
the
Emerald
necklace
Parks,
stretching
from
Charles
gate
to
Franklin
Park,
that's
DCR,
city
of
Boston
parks,
department
and
Brookline
parks
department,
but
more
and
more
massdot
MBTA.
All
of
those
folks
and
again
we
don't
care
who
owns
the
property.
The
public
doesn't
care
who
owns
the
property,
the
public
needs
access,
wants
access
and
I'm
very
excited
about
the
work
that
Miles
and
so
many
folks
have
done.
I
wanted
to
give
a
couple
of
images.
A
M
M
I
I
started
my
career
I'm
trained
as
an
architect
in
the
city
planner
at
the
city
of
New,
York
parks,
department,
the
city
of
San,
Francisco
parks,
department
and
Boston
has
an
amazing
set
of
Park
systems.
They
are.
They
are
not
all
connected
as
much
as
they
could
be,
but
I
I,
I
joke
that
Boston
has
great
bones:
the
emerald
necklace,
the
Waterfront
Parks,
the
Southwest
Corridor,
which
is
an
amazing
story
of
community.
M
You
know
Community
making
the
space
they
need
and
and
fighting
for
a
space
that
that
was
taken
away
and
then
restored
in
a
different
way.
Anyway,
there's
all
of
these
opportunities
and
I
feel
like
it's
really
exciting.
To
think
about
the
example,
the
San
Francisco
example,
which
inspired
miles
I,
was
lucky
enough
that
worked
for
the
city
of
San
Francisco.
M
When
we
were,
you
know
developing
this
idea,
and
it
was
really
an
idea
and
I
wanted
to
show
you
guys
the
the
very
first
image
of
this
of
this
map,
because
I
think
it's
important
to
see
that
it
was
not
a
specific
alignment.
It
was
literally
just
like
a
red
smoosh
across
the
map
that,
like
maybe,
would
be
somewhere
around
here
like
maybe
this
is
these
are
where
most
of
the
big
parks
are.
Is
there
a
way
to
do
this
and
that
now
has
become
an
official
alignment?
M
So
if,
if
you
can
go
to
the
next
slide,
I'm
sorry
I
don't
know
who's
driving
things.
No,
yes,
that's
exactly
what
you
should
do
great
great,
then
you
can
see
that
it
did
sort
of
find
a
perfect
alignment.
You
know
a
more
specific
alignment,
but
it
was
something
that
was
you
know,
worked
on
in
pieces.
I
worked
on
the
section
between
between
Glen
Canyon
Park
and
the
section
of
McLaren
Park,
but
everyone
you
know,
and
it
goes
through
a
lot
of
different
jurisdictions.
M
That
is
kind
of
the
name
of
the
game
and
it's
exciting
to
know
how
far
it's
it's
come
today
in
terms
of
fruition.
But
it's
also
not
just
this
Trail.
It
has
all
these
other
networks
and
I.
Think
that's
really
an
important
thing.
That's
come
up
today
that
it
really
can't
just
be
one
Trail.
Maybe
there's
one,
you
know
one
primary
line
for
people
to
get
through,
but
it
actually
needs
to
connect
to
a
greater
Network.
If
you
can
go
to
the
next
slide.
M
I
just
want
to
again
mention
that
you
know
this
is
the
an
image
of
the
emerald
necklace
and
the
Southwest
quarter,
which
is
in
a
lighter,
a
lighter
green,
but
we
have
all
of
these
systems
that
are
not
perfectly
connected
today
and
I.
Look
forward
to
all
these
ways
that
this
can
bring
us
further
into
an
alignment
as
we're
all
thinking
about
this.
M
He
is
he.
He
established
his
practice
here
and
he
said
that
no
work
should
come
before
the
Boston
work.
We
have
these
amazing
systems.
How
can
we
improve
them?
How
can
we
make
them
more
welcoming
to
people
I
wanted
to
mention
and
just
give
a
shout
out,
like
maybe
the
fifth
shout
out
today
to
Sarah
Freeman,
the
chair
of
the
emerald
necklace
access
committee,
a
member
of
our
board
and
just
general
Community
hero
who
has
been
been
advocating
for
these
kind
of
access
improvements
for
many
years?
M
There,
in
fact,
are
a
few
Crossing
signals
and
pedestrian
crosswalks
in
and
around
the
emerald
necklace
that
Sarah
Freeman
personally
thought
to
bring
there,
but
we
shouldn't
have
to
have
a
Sarah
Freeman.
Every
block
and
I'm
really
excited
that
that
miles
can
help.
You
know
and
others
the
parks
department
and
here
can
help
bring
that
to
fruition.
M
One
of
the
the
things
that
the
last
thing
I
want
to
mention,
and
it's
come
up
a
couple
of
times
if
you
can
go
to
the
next
slide
into
public
restrooms.
As
former
chair
of
a
restroom
task
force
in
San
Francisco,
you
know
those
kinds
of
amenities
along
any
sort
of
a
trail
that
we're
talking
about
restrooms
water
fountains.
Even
somewhere,
you
can
buy
a
cup
of
coffee.
M
People
have
diabetes,
they
need
sugar,
like
all
these
sort
of
just
the
basics
of
supporting
people
and
their
families
as
really
important,
as
we
think
about
how
to
do
this
and
those
kinds
of
facilities.
The
water
and
the
restrooms
are
expensive
and
we
have
a
tendency
in
not
just
Boston
and
every
city
to
not
fun
parks
and
environmental
resources
at
the
level
that
they
should
be
so
I'm
really
glad
that
you're
bringing
the
attention
to
this
today,
counselor
Laura
and
others,
because
we
we
want
to
see
investment
increase
in
in
our
parks.
M
And
that
means
you
know
continuing
to
invest
in
the
Park's
budgets,
not
realizing
that
they're,
not
just
Parks.
They
are
Transportation,
they
are
access,
their
health,
their
mental
and
physical
health
and
I'm.
So
glad
to
be
able
to
be
part
of
this.
This
group
that
that
is
working
towards
that
I
think
I'm
almost
done
because
I
know
I'm
near
time.
So
next
slide.
M
You
cannot
walk
without
sort
of
walking
over
a
gangplank
of
an
overpass
over
a
Mass
Pike
from
the
Back
Bay
fins
up
to
the
Esplanade,
and
so
there
is
a
project
in
our
midst
with
DOT
to
make
bike
and
pedestrian
access
here,
and
so
it
would
improve
the
alignment
at
that
point,
but
we
have
you
know
miles
and
miles
of
water
line
that
we
can
connect
to
and
the
park
system
if
we,
if
we
work
on
some
of
these,
these
breaks
and
so
I'm
very
excited
to
that.
You
guys
are
bringing
attention
to
that.
M
The
last
thing
I
wanted
to
mention
is
that
signage
is
wonderful.
If
you
can
go
to
the
next.
The
next
slide.
Signage
is
wonderful,
but
I
think
these
digital
tools
are
really
important
and
the
emerald
necklace
Conservancy
does
have
a
wayfinding
app
that
we
have
we
developed
a
few
years
ago.
When
we
continue.
We
are
happy
to
add
any
tours
onto
that,
because
we
already
have
to
pay
the
license,
so
we
might
as
well
get
full
value
out
of
it.
M
So
there's
you
know
certainly
that
opportunity,
but,
as
we
think
about
planning
for
Trails,
we
have
to
think
about
language.
We
have
to
think
about
sighted
individuals
and
unsighted
individuals.
How
are
we
going
and
I?
Don't
think
that
all
the
all
the
best
tools
are
developed
yet
to
do
this,
so
how
do
we
try
and
knowing
that,
of
course
not
not.
Everyone
is
an
English
speaker.
We
have
different
languages
and
we
have
different
physical
abilities.
So
how
do
we
make
sure
that
these
kinds
of
opportunities
are
available
to
everyone?
Thank
you.
Thank.
N
N
The
Boston
Public
Garden
in
full
bloom
in
the
spring
is
absolutely
gorgeous
strolling
along
the
banks
of
the
Charles,
the
emerald
necklace,
Harbor
walk
and
the
Freedom
Trail
are
invigorating,
immersive
and
informative,
but
there's
so
much
more
to
Boston
that
we
should
be
proud
of
showcase
and
make
it
easy
and
accessible
for
residents
and
visitors
alike
to
discover
and
enjoy.
Despite
living
in
the
Boston
area
for
more
than
50
years,
I'm
embarrassed
to
say
that
I
don't
know
our
city
nearly
as
well
as
I
should
so
I
decided
to
do
something
about
it.
N
On
August
16,
2022
I
launched
an
adventure
of
Discovery
called
Walking
Boston,
a
marathon
in
every
Boston
Neighborhood.
Each
official
walk
is
a
minimum
of
a
half
marathon
to
date.
I've
walked
more
than
120
my
21
miles
in
easty,
Hyde,
Park,
JP
and
most
recently,
the
south
end.
The
distances
are
verified
using
map,
my
walk,
the
map,
I
Walk
application
and
all
Trails
the
same
app
used
to
map
and
provide
GPS
guidance
for
walking
City
Trail.
N
The
number
one
stated
objective
when
I
launched
walking
Boston
was
to
explore
and
show
off
Boston's
neighborhoods
by
walking
deep
into
every
one
of
them
discovering
hidden
gems
and
the
real
heart
and
soul
of
our
city
after
each
walk,
I
share
pictures
and
videos.
In
chronological
order
of
the
journey,
I've
posted
more
than
1900
of
them
from
the
four
neighborhoods
I've
covered
and
they're
accessible
to
everyone.
N
N
Together.
There
were
some
things
that
Danielle
discovered
and
it's
her
own
backyard
in
her
District,
and
she
was
delighted
to
to
admit
that
and
and
validate
why
we
were
out
on
the
streets
exploring,
and
that
was
a
Friday
where
the
Liaisons
are
out
in
the
field
standing
in
the
middle
of
Forest
Hill,
Cemetery
mid-morning,
surrounded
by
gorgeous
foliage
as
the
church
bells
chimed
ten
times
from
Forsyth
chapel
and
capturing
that
moment
on
video
walking
13.48
miles
with
Hyde
Park
resident
Matt
McDonald
a
reporter
for
Boston
Neighborhood
newspaper
the
bulletin.
N
N
We
all
know
about
the
variety
of
physical
and
emotional
benefits
to
walking,
there's
also
so
much
potential
opportunity
through
the
exploration
and
Discovery
while
walking
whether
it
be
Solace,
Community,
Adventure,
Beauty,
inspiration
or
Enlightenment.
We're
seeking
the
fresh
air
and
perspective
can
literally
change
our
lives.
It
absolutely
has
changed
mine,
walking,
City,
Trail,
encapsulates
and
enhances
everything.
I
have
described
above
I
walk
section
one
through
Mattapan,
Hyde,
Park
and
Roslindale
alone.
N
I
love
the
experience
and
the
discovery
of
hidden
gems
and
Relics,
like
the
original
t,
logo
on
an
old,
abandoned
Orange,
Line,
trolley
and
I
really
appreciated
the
ease
of
mapping
and
navigation
with
the
all
Trails
application
experiencing
walking.
City
Trail
is
an
invitation
to
see
parts
of
Boston.
Lots
of
people
don't
even
know
exist.
Imagine
someone
stating
that
they
know
Cape
Cod.
Without
ever
having
visited
the
tremendous
Oceanside
outer
beaches
and
cliffs
of
the
National
Seashore
from
Orleans
to
p-town
the
curated
walking
City
Trail
guides
us
to
places.
N
We
need
to
see
to
truly
know
Boston
our
people,
our
history
and
our
community.
More
fully
I
also
joined
miles,
Max
Kendra
and
a
very
interesting,
informative
fun
group
of
people
covering
section
two
part,
one
of
walking
City
Trail
in
October
that
included
fascinating
parts
of
the
Arboretum
murals,
inspiration
and
architecture.
They
had
never
seen
before
in
my
life,
I
strongly
believe
in
and
support
walking,
City
Trail
and
this
Initiative
for
the
city
of
Boston
to
recognize
and
embrace
it
by
providing
Trail
signs
to
make
it
more
approachable
and
accessible
for
everyone.
N
Investing
in
Walking,
City
Trail
and
the
proposed
urban
trail
role
in
the
parts
department
are
tremendous
ways
to
leverage
the
existing
resources
and
beauty
of
our
Parks
paths.
Woods,
neighborhoods
and
roads
less
traveled
miles,
Howard
and
volunteer
community
members
have
literally
walked
the
walk
to
create
essentially
a
guided
tour
for
all
of
us
and
everyone
visiting
Boston
to
experience
and
enjoy
walking.
City,
Trail
and
future
Urban
paths
will
enhance
not
only
Boston's
image
but
learning
in
education,
our
economy,
our
communities
and
the
mental,
physical
and
social
health
of
our
residents.
N
A
J
Thank
you,
hi
I'm,
Max,
Hunter
I've
lived
in
Boston
for
45
years
and
currently
I
live
in
West
Roxbury,
before
I
retired
I
taught
math
and
science
middle
school
students.
Now
I
spend
most
of
my
time
as
a
volunteer
with
mothers
out
funds
and
National
Organization
that
is
working
to
ensure
that
all
children
will
have
access
Fair
access
to
a
healthy
environment
and
a
livable
climate.
The
four
chapters
of
mothers
out
front
in
Boston
will
please
be
co-sponsor
of
councilman
Laura.
The
walkable
City
trip
last
fall.
J
Members
of
mothers
out
front
Boston
know
the
importance
of
protecting
and
expanding
Boston's
green
spaces
and
tree
cover
not
only
are
trees
and
green
spaces
essential
to
purifying
the
air.
Equestrian
carbon
filtering
and
folding
water,
locally
trees
and
green
spaces
are
critical
to
the
health
of
our
families.
The
walking
City
Trail
is
designed
to
lead
participants
through
nature.
Whenever
possible.
J
J
During
covid,
everyone
seemed
to
Crave
and
appreciate
Urban,
wilds
and
parts.
Even
more.
My
husband
and
I
set
a
goal
to
walk
every
Park.
We
could
reach
without
a
car,
but
the
walking
City
Tour
helped
us
find
even
more
great
places,
places
like
Sharon
Woods
and
that
part
of
a
Mission
Hill
were
this
amazing
view
places
we
had
missed
on
our
own.
When
we
get
out
of
cars
and
walk
through
neighborhoods,
we
have
more
authentic
interest
in
multi-sensory
experiences.
J
We
make
people,
we
ask
for
directions,
we
look
into
places,
we
have
coffee
for
lunch
and
we
discover
connections
between
neighborhoods
that
are
often
invisible
through
windows.
We
notice
that
some
communities
seem
to
have
benefited
from
long-term
Investments
and
some
communities
have
not.
When
you
were
walking
you
have.
You
really
have
time
to
notice
things
and
connect
the
dots
during
group
walks.
Last
call
I
met
people
from
across
the
city
who
are
now
Twitter.
J
Friends,
I
learned
bits
of
Boston
history
from
people
who
have
lived
here
longer
than
I
have
and
I
had
an
opportunity
to
talk
with
people
younger
and
older
than
me
from
across
the
city.
A
few
signs
would
really
help
me
visit
parts
of
the
trail
I
first
traveled
with
a
group
miles
has
been
thoughtful
about
not
taking
the
trail
across
private
property,
but
a
few
well-placed
signs
would
help
me
and
probably
others
do
feel
more
confident
about
heading
off
on
the
sidewalk
and
down
a
less
familiar
path.
J
The
idea
of
the
walking
City
Trail
really
caught
people's
imagination.
Last
fall
WBZ
radio
host
Nicole
Davis
reached
out
to
us
to
set
up
an
interview
so
that
others
can
learn
about
The,
Walking,
City
Trail
and
about
mothers
out
front
I.
Think
this
level
of
Interest
really
shows
that
people
like
the
idea
of
exploring
Urban,
neighborhoods
and
discovering
hidden
gems
I,
know
my
son
and
his
friends
avoid
cities
they
consider
car
bound
and
they
seek
out
cities
that
reward
exploration
by
foot
or
by
bike.
I.
J
Think
the
well-promoted
and
well-supported
walking
City
Trail
will
help
Boston
be
seen
as
a
fun
accessible
and
rewarding
place
to
explore
and
that
perception
will
benefit
Boston's
neighborhoods
businesses
and
residents.
One
could
imagine
a
whole
network
of
urban
trade
skills
to
Showcase
even
more
of
our
City's
parks
and
neighborhoods.
So
I.
Thank
you
for
providing
this
opportunity
to
for
me
to
share
my
positive
experience
with
The
Walking,
City,
Trail
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
questions.
A
O
I
am
honored
to
be
part
of
the
panel
today
and
I'm
very
pleased
that
the
walking
city
council
is
considering
taking
vigorous
steps
to
support
the
walking
City
Trail
in
June
of
last
year.
One
of
the
members
of
the
crosstown
Trail
Coalition
sent
me
a
link
to
an
article
you'd
come
upon
about
a
new
Trail
in
Boston
that
had
been
created
by
Miles
Howard,
who
had
been
inspired
by
the
walk
on
the
San
Francisco
Crosstown
Trail
I
read
the
article
then
visited
the
walking
City
website.
O
During
my
days
on
the
trail,
I
learned
how
wonderfully
the
walking
City
Trail
winds
across
Scenic
Boston,
connecting
neighborhoods
to
open
spaces
and
available
to
all
via
public
transit.
At
one
time,
I
thought
San
Francisco
was
the
walking
City
I
have
changed
my
mind.
There
are
at
least
two
and
within
each
of
them
is
an
instant
urban
trail,
and
why
is
it
instant
first
because
the
trail
already
exists.
It
is
entirely
public,
but
it's
hidden
below
the
asphalt
streets,
the
cement,
sidewalks,
the
dirt
trails
and
park
paths.
O
It
doesn't
take
bureaucrat
bureaucracies
to
finance
it
or
Engineers
to
design
it.
One
only
has
to
locate
where
it
is
hidden
below
the
urban
infrastructure,
bring
it
to
the
surface
and
publicize
it
to
make
available
to
all
those
who
have
shoes.
It
is
also
instant
because
it
takes
virtually
no
money
to
create
it.
O
O
Some
people
walk
at
one
section
at
a
time.
Others,
like
the
challenge
of
doing
the
whole
17
miles
in
one
day
during
covert
parents
were
on
the
trail
with
their
children.
One
day
in
the
early
very
early
days
of
covet
I
met
a
doctor
on
the
trail
who
had
walked
the
entire
Trail
for
14
straight
days
to
recover
from
the
PTSD
she
had
brought
back
to
San
Francisco.
After
a
month,
volunteering
in
the
Bronx
Hospital
performing
intubations
groups
of
friends
celebrate
birthdays
on
a
tourist
visit,
San
Francisco
just
to
do
the
trail,
locals
love
it.
O
When
users
pass
through
commercial
districts,
they
stopped
for
lunch
or
coffee
or
buy
deli
sandwiches
and
maybe
down
a
celebratory
beer.
At
the
end
of
their
day,
it
seems
that
so
many
of
the
people
I
know
or
meet
have
walked
on
all
are
part
of
the
crosstown
Trail.
The
trail
has
been
honored
by
the
National
Geographic
applauded
by
the
New
York
Times
included
in
the
Lonely
Planet.
Even
the
South
Korean
Airlines
requested
photos
of
the
crosstown
Trail
to
be
used
in
its
magazine.
One
never
knows
where
or
when
the
crosstown
Trail
will.
O
K
A
Great,
so
we're
gonna
go
councilor
buck
and
I
are
going
to
go
into
our
questions
for
our
community
panel
and
I'm,
going
to
start
and
so
Miles.
What
are
some
of
the
things
that
you've
learned
on
the
Walking
City
Trail
in
terms
of
interventions
that
we
can
employ
to
connect
these
green
spaces?
Part
of
what
we
did
on
the
Walking
City
Trail
was
really
get
people
to
point
out
what
things
we
could
do
to
really
make
these
green
spaces
more
connected
infrastructure-wise.
L
Yeah
so
I
think
that,
as
Bob
just
said
in
his
testimony,
you
know
a
lot
of
trails
in
Boston
already
exist
when
we
think
about
dirt
paths.
Street
walks
and
I
think
that
the
first
step
of
increasing
access
to
these
spaces
is
finding
more
ways
to
put
them
on
The
Radars
of
bostonians
and
Boston
visitors
in
general.
This
could
be
the
construction
of
physical
signage,
showing
you
know.
You
are
X
miles
from
these
Parks
heading
in
this
direction.
These
resources
heading
in
another
Direction.
L
L
Outdoors
and
so
I
think
that
those
are
a
few
of
the
immediate
examples
that
come
to
mind
right
there.
You
know
it
says
it's
a
essentially
a
process
of
highlighting
the
fact
that
these
connections
that
are
walkable
do
exist
and
then
looking
at
the
places
where
there
are
Frac
there
are
fissures.
Ultimately,
yeah.
A
A
We
were
able
to
use
it
on
our
break,
and
so
just
thinking
about
that
level
of
accessibility
as
well
Karen.
Thank
you
so
much
for
all
of
your
work,
not
just
in
San
Francisco,
but
here,
and
so
you
have
a
lot
of
experience
working
in
Green,
Space
and
kind
of
trying
to
navigate
all
these
different
jurisdictions,
and
so
I
would
love
to
hear
a
little
bit
about
like
what
you've
learned
and
what
advice
you
would
give
us
as
we
are.
A
M
Is
such
a
great
question?
I,
don't
know
how
long
we
got
oh
anyway,
I
mean
I
think
this
is
the
these
are
my
opinions
based
purely
and
I
I've
been
very
fortunate.
I've
gotten
to
work
for
some
wonderful
Park
systems
and
and
I'm
in
Boston
has
again
amazing
Park
systems
that
have
you
know,
pieces
of
this
and
everybody
everybody
by
the
way.
Even
if
the
cross
downtown
might
look
perfect,
it
ain't,
you
know
they
all
of
them.
Have
things
they're
always
trying
to
do
things
change.
M
We
want
to
add
more
amenities.
So
this
is
not.
You
know.
This
is
all
a
work
in
progress.
That's
what
our
cities
are,
but
I
will
say
that
in
my
experience,
public
servants
and
all
these
agencies
all
want
to
do
the
right
thing.
I
think
everybody
wants
to
do
this.
It's
that
we
that
often
people
don't
have
the
tools
to
to
always
Flex,
or
you
know,
there's
different
guidelines
and
just
sort
of
bringing
those
things
together.
It's
not
something
that
usually
individual
agencies
are
set
up
to
do.
So.
M
How
do
you
find
you
know
the
glue
between
them?
I
remember
once
trying
to
put
a
bike
path
behind
a
sewage
treatment
plant
in
New
York,
and
there
were
a
lot
of
terrorism
concerns
and
they
were
you
know
they.
There
probably
was
some
real
concern,
a
little
piece
of
real
concern
there,
but
it
was
I
think
it
kind
of
just
people
didn't
want
to
see
people
bicycling
kind
of
behind
the
building.
You
know
it
was
just
sort
of
you
know,
general.
Just
not.
You
know
some
of
those
those
challenges.
M
So
often
it
does
take
I
think
you
know
things
you're
doing
going
to
actually
walk
the
site.
Ask
questions
finding
ways
to
sort
of
listen
to.
You
know
the
concerns
of
you
know
different
agency
folks
and
trying
to
find
places
they
might
come
together,
not
necessarily
being
fixated
on
one
precise
alignment.
M
Maybe
you
know
there's
an
opportunity
here
or
there
to
to
shift
if
there's
more
opportunity,
one
way
or
another
I
think
bringing
volunteer
resources,
and
sometimes
an
outside
group
that
sort
of
knits
them
together
can
be
a
good
good
practice.
There's
so
many
things
to
say
are
there?
Are
there
other
specific
things
I
could
I
could
I?
Could
no
I
guess.
A
You
know
we
we've
been
having
this
conversation
around
the
difficulty
trying
to
navigate
as
the
city
and
our
relationship
with
DCR
and,
like
Chief
white
Hammond,
said
there
is
going
to
be
a
lot
of
transition
in
power
that
hopefully
will
make
it
so
that
we
have
a
much
tatter
relationship.
But
things
like
you
know,
my
son's
school
is
a
block
away
from
like
one
of
the
DCR
roadways,
that's
massive
and
the
light.
A
There
is
just
short
enough
on
time
where,
if
you
live
in
West,
Roxbury
and
you're,
trying
to
cross
over
to
get
to
the
school,
the
kids
can't
get
across
the
four
lanes
right
and
so
trying
to
get
somebody
at
DCR
to
be
like
hey.
Is
there
any
way
that
you
can
increase
the
time
on
that?
Like
exactly?
And
so
you
know,
there
were
Parts
on
Anakin
Parkway,
for
example,
where
we
were
like.
We
need
a
crosswalk.
A
There
needs
to
be
a
crosswalk
here,
so
people
can
get
from
this
park
to
the
Stony
Brook
reservation,
and
then
we
were
like.
Oh,
this
is
a
DCR
Road
and
so
for
me,
I'm
also
a
new
counselor,
and
so
as
someone
who
has
had
experience
kind
of
wrangling,
all
of
these
different
agencies,
both
state
and
city
I,
just
wanted
to
see
if
you
had
any
gems
to
offer.
M
Us
well,
the
the
other
thing
is
we
do
the
emerald
necklace.
We
have
an
access
committee
meeting
that
Sarah
Freeman,
who
was
here
and
I,
think
it's
going
to
make
comments
later,
every
every
two
months
and
we're
very
fortunate
Charlotte
Fleetwood
from
the
city
of
Boston
comes.
We
have
folks
from
BTD
that
you
know
other
folks
that
come
DCR
trans
expectation,
planner,
sometimes
comes
so
having
a
sort
of
a
regular
meeting
with
the
different.
The
different
parties
and
I
would
love
to
help.
M
You
know
bring
those
things
together,
because
it's
wonderful
again
I
think
people
do
want
to
do
the
right
thing.
It's
about
resources
and
time
and
being
in
Focus,
you
know
and
being
able
to
follow
up
and
and
say
well,
two
week
months
ago
we
talked
about
that.
You
know.
What's
What's,
you
know,
what's
the
progress
that's
been
made
and
how
can
we,
you
know,
figure
out
how
to
remove
a
barrier
in
someone's
path
that
could
help
them
with
that?
M
M
They
do
they
do
and
I
guess,
I'll
I'll
just
add
putting
something
in
a
on
a
drawing
is
great
too.
That
helps
because
it
focuses
people
even
if
they
go
well.
That's
crazy!
That's
not
gonna
work.
At
least
you
have
it
down,
and
then
people
can
talk
about
specifics.
Having
a
concept
sometimes
without
visuals
can
be
hard,
so
I
think
it's
great
how
far
miles,
and
so
many
community
members
have
gotten
with
you
know
and
and
your
team,
with
putting
down
that
concept
and
sort
of
explaining
the
way
we
could.
M
H
A
The
way
that
you
talk
about
your
experience,
walking
these
marathons
in
these
neighborhoods
and
from
an
activation
standpoint,
I'm
curious.
If
you
have
any
advice
on
how
we
you
just
you
just
seem
so
after
you've
experienced
these
neighborhoods
I
can
I
can
see
the
increased
level
of
investment
in
them,
because
you
have
now
kind
of
like
gone
through
the
streets
and
gotten
really
intimate
with
each
of
the
neighborhoods.
Do
you
have
any
advice
to
us
in
terms
of
like
activating
and
getting
people
like?
N
Being
open
to
opportunity
being
open
to
opportunity
that
you
don't
even
know
is
out
there,
sometimes
things
happen
on
the
road
where
you
run
into
someone
and
you
learn
something
from
them
just
by
listening
the
whole
idea
of
the
neighborhood
Liaisons
and
the
the
the
Fridays
in
the
field,
Friday
field
Fridays.
That
made
me
change
my
schedule.
N
A
A
It
was
my
first
time
when
we
went
to
the
walking
City
trailer
I
had
never
made
it
up
to
the
top
of
the
hill,
and
so
I
think
that
we've
all
had
that
experience
and
when
we're
thinking
about
activating
it
just
really
pulling
in
people
into
kind
of
the
community
experience
that
comes
out
of
it.
So
I'm
really
grateful
and.
N
A
J
I
I
was
interested
in
your
comments
about
involving
local
main
streets
districts,
I,
think
that
makes
a
lot
of
sense
and
they
have
good
Community
connections,
I,
think
doing
these
Trails
locally
and
focusing
and
giving
people
from
the
community
an
opportunity
to
get
together
and
do
a
short
section
of
the
trail
and
really
learning
about
the
resources
in
their
neighborhoods.
I
cannot
believe
how
many
people
in
West
Roxbury
have
never
been
to
Allendale
Woods.
J
It's
a
huge
resource
that
we
have
here
so
there's
just
so
much
that's
not
known,
because
people
just
haven't
presented
it
in
an
interesting
way
that
invites
people
to
come
and
experience
it
out
of
their
cars
and
I.
Think
that's
a
big
part
of
it
is
encouraging
people
to
walk
it.
So
I
think
there's
lots
of
opportunity
here.
A
Thank
you
so
much
Maxine
and
I
just
want
to
shout
out
Allendale
Farms,
whose
workers
have
unionized
recently
so
shout
out
to
West
Roxbury
and
their.
The
leadership
has
really
taken
made
the
choice
to
to
make
sure
that
they're
negotiating
in
good
faith.
So
that's
been
really
exciting
for
me
to
be
working
with.
D
D
Obviously,
what
we're
trying
to
do
here
is
put
this
on
the
agenda
for
everybody
recognizing
what
Chief,
what
Hammond
said,
which
is
that
you
know
there's
the
parks
world,
but
there's
a
bunch
of
other
City,
Department
worlds,
and
so
I
feel
like
for
those
of
us
who,
as
counselors,
really
want
to
support
building
this
up
and
making
it
official,
as
it
were
like
what.
What
feel
like
the
kind
of
immediate
to
do's.
L
Well,
I
think
that
the
first
step
is
arriving
at
the
idea
of
how
we
want
to
increase
visibility
for
something
like
the
walking
City
Trail,
and
you
know
possibly
more
urban
trails
in
Boston,
whether
it's
physical
signage
campaigns
and
going
from
there
and
I
think
we've
really
delved
into
this
nicely
in
the
hearing.
Thus
far
I
think
the
next
step
becomes
identifying
the
requisite
bodies
that
would
have
to
be
at
the
table
and
making
decisions
about
how
signs
are
installed,
what
they
contain
and
having
those
conversations
throughout
the
year
ahead.
L
L
This.
This
Trail
has
always
been
a
proof
of
concept
of
what
this
could
look
like
in
one
example-
and
you
know
the
idea
of
connecting
additional
Boston,
neighborhoods
and
green
spaces
which
the
walking
City
Trail
it
was
not
able
to
visit.
You
know
this
partly
because
we
we
wanted
to
keep
the
mileage
under
30
and,
if
you
had
a
trail
visiting
every
part
of
Boston
you'd
be
looking
at
a
hike
of
at
least
50
miles,
if
not
more
so.
L
L
D
Great
thank
you
for
that
answer.
I
I
think
that
me
figuring
out
how
to
make
the
walking
City
Trail
a
little
more
visible
and
then
to
kind
of
like
bring
more
people
on.
It
feels
to
me
like
a
key
piece
of
moving
to
the
next
phase
of
the
question,
because
I
I
feel
like
what
I've
seen
is
that
people
like
people
know
how
to
activate
their
neighborhood
networks.
They
know
the
places
that
they
love
in
their
neighborhood
that
they
would
want
to
share.
So
I
feel
like
that
piece.
D
D
You
know
people
want
to
feel
like
they're
they're
spending
their
effort
in
pursuit
of
something
that
will
actually
go
somewhere
and
so
to
me
it
Feels
Like,
Us
figuring
out
also
The
Kinks,
because
I
mean,
let's,
let's
be
honest,
the
complexities
of
of
interagency
consent
to
signage
are
are
not
insubstantial
and
so
I
think
that,
like
getting
everybody
to
actually
do
it
and
being
like
Oh,
it
happened
for
the
walking
City
Trail,
it
can
be
done.
I
think
would
be
really
encouraging
for
folks
who,
like
I,
mean
I
thought
was
great.
D
The
counselor
Braden
was
here
talking
about
the
sort
of
Trail
she'd
love
to
see
in
Austin,
Brighton
and
I,
really
like
the
idea
of
it
expanding
that
way.
But
it
feels
to
me
like
some
of
this,
like
what
would
it
even
look
like
for
the
city
to
be
at
the
table
here
and
making
this
happen?
We
can
best
pilot
through
focusing
on
this
one
I.
L
Couldn't
agree
more
and
I
think
that
very
well
may
be
the
task
for
this
year.
Possibly
you
know
last
year
was
essentially
launching
what
some
might
call
the
beta
version
of
The
Walking,
City
Trail,
inviting
you
know
the
first
waves
of
users
to
come
out
and
test
it
and
offer
ideas
for
how
it
could
be
improved.
Now,
maybe
we
have
the
chance
to
do
that
at
a
larger
level
this
year,
with
more
participation
from
City
leadership
too,
and
I
think
that
that
could
be
the
doorway
to
figuring
out.
L
How
do
you
replicate
this
in
more
parts
of
Boston
and
to
your
point
about
how
many
residents
here
are
already
in
the
process
of
using
and
activating
these
green
spaces
and
streets?
I.
Think
that's
such
a
great
point,
because
thinking
back
to
my
own,
you
know
evolution
of
thought
when
it
comes
to
Urban.
L
Some
people
have
even
said
that
realizing
how
easy
it
can
be
to
you
know,
connect
to
these
areas
on
foot
has
inspired
them
to
think
about
other
modes
of
Mobility
like
using
the
tea
to
get
from
certain
neighborhoods
to
another
or
biking,
so
so
I
think
that's
I.
I,
think
that
perhaps
that
could
be
the
agenda
for
this
year
is,
you
know,
is
bringing
more
people
onto
the
trail,
and
you
know
really
broadcasting
this
idea
of
urban
trail
building
with
more.
You
know,
parties
involved
ultimately.
D
H
M
M
You
know
at
each
each
department
if
there
should
be
an
outside,
not
I,
don't
have
an
answer
for
this
I'm
just
posing
a
bunch
of
questions
yeah.
If
there
should
be
an
outside
organization,
you
know
again,
I
think
the
Conservancy
we'd
love
to
help
I'm
sure
there
are
other
organizations
that
would
also
like
to
participate,
and
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
I
wonder
about
and
I
and
I
don't
know.
M
The
answer
is
you
know
not
to
make
not
necessarily
to
try
and
get
the
perfect
sign
before
you
put
up
some
sign,
or
you
know,
because
you're
right
getting
three
I'm
still
trying
to
get
three
public
agencies
to
agree
on
a
type
of
signage
for
the
emerald
necklace,
because
I
would
like
right
now.
I
have
three
or
sometimes
zero,
but
so
it
would
be
really
great
to
do
that,
and
that
is
hard.
So
you
know
I.
M
There
was
a
part
of
me,
that's
like
well,
maybe
community
members
should
just
like
print
out
like
here's.
Here's
a
point
in
the
walking
City
learn
more
about
it.
You
know
and
do
something.
That's
very
very
you
know
basic
and
then
that
gets
built
on
and
just
because
I
think
we
have
a
real
tendency
to
want
to
make
something
perfect,
and
it's
never
going
to
be
perfect.
It's
always
going
to
need
Evolution.
So
may.
O
Yes,
the
the
thing
is
these
Trails
we're
different
cities
and
we
we're
we.
We
did
it
differently
out
here,
because
we
were
kind
of
a
renegade
group
and
we're
trying
to
avoid
getting
involved
in
the
bureaucracy.
So
that's
why
we
didn't
sign
it
originally.
That's
why
this
whole
instant
urban
trail
developed
because
we
figured
if
we
waited
until
it
got
signed.
We'd
have
to
wait.
Three.
Four
years
before
we
went
through
the
Golden
Gate
National
Recreation
Area,
we
went
through
the
Presidio
trust
area.
We
went
through
all
the
city
parks.
O
We
went
through
candlesticks,
State
Park,
open
spam.
We
had,
we
would
have
had
to
get
permission
for
signage
from
all
these
areas
and
they
all
have
their
different
requirements.
So
we
were
very
open
when
I,
attended
meetings
and
I
said
I
didn't
ask
for
permission
from
any
of
these
agencies.
I
just
got
on
their
schedule
and
say:
look.
This
is
what
we're
doing
we'd
like
to
let
you
know
this
is
where
the
trail
is
going
and
everyone
said
wow,
that's
fantastic.
How
are
you
doing
and
say?
L
O
You
I
think
it's
great
that
the
city
of
Boston
is
behind
us
so
early.
You
know
you're
way
ahead
of
what
we
did
and
you're
thinking
about
creating
signage
I.
Don't
know
you
know
it's
difficult
to
do.
This
I
I
was
involved
with
signage
for
the
Bay
Area
Ridge
Trail
that
works
with
their
it's
550,
Mile
Trail,
working
with
signage
and
70
different
districts.
O
Everyone
has
their
own
requirements,
we
made
a
logo
and
we
have
stickers
and
we
put
a
few
stickers
on
places
where
we
thought
where
people
seem
to
be
getting
lost,
but
people
love
it
with
signage
of
people,
love
it
more.
You'll
get
so
I'd,
be
pleased
to
answer
any
question
I'm
in
touch
with
Miles
all
the
time,
and
we
talk
a
lot
about
velocity
and
instant
urban
trail,
so
I'm
available.
Thank.
D
Just
think
you
know.
Obviously,
in
the
city
just
in
general,
particularly
with
Transportation
projects,
we've
moved
more
towards
this
mode
of
just
like
throw
out
a
trial
and
hey.
If
it's
like
a
bunch
of
orange,
you
know
like
overturned
trash
cans,
instead
of
being
like
a
permanent
thing.
That's
fine,
because
what
we're
trying
to
figure
out
is
what
what
people
will
do
right.
D
A
few
months
later,
I
think
my
experience
has
been
that
there's
no
faster
way
to
get
review
from
public
agencies
than
to
propose
something
that
they
don't
like
and
so
I
think
that
saying,
like
Okay,
we
looked
at
the
trail.
Here
are
the
nodes
where
we
would
love
to
put
up
signs.
This
is
the
kind
of
information
we're
thinking
about
having
them
on
them.
Here's
a
mock-up!
It's
not
it's,
not
that
it's
about.
L
L
People
come
first,
ultimately,
and
because
we
were
heading
into
summer,
with
only
about
a
few
months,
I
decided
to
take
the
route
of
putting
a
proof
of
concept
out
there
for
people
to
weigh
in
on
ultimately,
and
maybe
find
people
through
offering
this
tangible
sense
of
what
was
possible
right
here
and
I
could
certainly
see
the
utility
of
doing
this.
With
this
signage
project
that
we
had
been
discussing
prior
and
which
is
certainly
not
off
the
table
entirely
without
saying
too
much
an
installation
team
is
ready,
but.
B
E
N
B
N
N
Eight
thousand
so
then
I
because
as
it
stands,
just
doing
the
the
marathon
in
every
neighborhood,
that's
large
enough
is
going
to
take
me
about
two
years
and
I
I
was
walking
in
Hyde
Park
and
I.
I
have
the
physical
map
from
the
city
that
I
use
and
I
like
to
use
that
to
get
oriented,
sometimes
just
globally
oriented
as
to
where
I'm
at
and
a
gentleman
was
walking
by
walking
his
dog
in
the
neighborhood,
and
he
said
you
need
some
help.
N
I
said
yeah
I
do,
and
he
pointed
out
a
couple
of
things
in
the
neighborhood
that
I
didn't
have
on
my
radar,
and
he
told
me
that
Dorchester
has
four
zip
codes.
Is
that
accurate?
And
if
the
square
footage
is
pretty
close,
Equity
equal
in
terms
of
square
footage
per
zip
code,
then
then
I'll
do
a
half
marathon
in
each
zip
code,
so
in
in
total,
two
marathons
covering
Dorchester
because
square
footage,
Wise
It's
the
biggest
neighborhood.
So.
N
And
doing,
and
it's
a
lot
of
fun
and
I've
tied
in
make
a
wish:
Massachusetts
Rhode,
Island
and
stride
for
stride,
another
non-profit
so
by
we
talk
about
raising
the
visibility
of
walking,
City,
Trail
and
mothers
out
front
and
there's
so
much
Civic
engagement.
That
can
be
part
of
these
projects
that
on
so
many
levels,
so
many
people
benefit
and
I
love.
D
D
Walking
is
one
of
the
best
ways
to
do
that,
and
and
I
always
say
that
you
know
I
feel
like
Boston,
because
Boston
was
built
before
the
Advent
of
the
car.
It
really
is
actually
built
at
like
a
very
human
scale
like
the
The
Walking
human
person
is
the
scale
that
the
city
was
constructed
for
and
I
think
there's
I
think
that's
actually
one
of
the
city's
like
real,
enduring
charms
and
and
and
features,
and
so
to
me
anything
that
we
capitalize
on
on
that
front.
N
And
our
identity
absolutely-
and
there
are
so
many
Charming
things
that,
having
a
literally
a
map
to
go
out
and
follow.
Even
if
you
do
a
a
couple
of
miles
of
the
trail
when
it's
been
curated
as
as
miles
has
been
so
good
about
opening
it
up
to
community
suggestions
for
people
that
are
more
experienced
than
he
is
because
they've
lived
and
worked
in
those
neighborhoods.
N
They'll
say:
let's
include
this
by
and
we're
not
sacrificing
the
Integrity
of
the
trail,
we're
actually
enhancing
it
by
involving
the
people
that
know
more
about
it
than
we
do.
But
that's
a
matter
of
not
being
too
egotistical
that
you
can't
improve
things
because,
including
the
community
and
having
and
demonstrating
success
by
by
being
a
little
bit
vulnerable
to
opportunity
and
Improvement
makes
all
the
difference
in
the
world
and
that's
part
of
the
reason
that
I
have
embraced
this.
So
much
it's
just
it's
it's
wonderful
on
so
many
levels.
A
Thank
you
so
much
counselor
Bach
and
thank
you
to
all
of
the
panelists
for
being
here
with
us
today.
At
this
moment
we
are
going
to
be
transitioning
into
taking
public
testimony.
So
if
you're
here
with
us
in
the
chamber,
I
would
like
you
to
please
sign
up
on
the
sheet.
I
have
everybody
here
in
front
of
me
and
if
you're
interested
in
testifying
virtually
please
email,
Shane,
s-h-a-n-e,
dot
pack
p-a-c
at
boston.gov
gov
for
the
link
for
all
testimony.
A
Please
state
your
name
and
your
neighborhood
or
affiliation,
and
please
keep
your
comments
to
two
minutes.
I
wanna
take
a
moment
to
say
that
before
we
move
to
public
testimony,
I
think
between
here
and
online,
we
probably
have
about
four
people
who
are
given
public
testimony,
but
miles
has
sent
us
132
pages
of
support
letters
tweets
and
highlights
from
people
asking
us
to
sign
the
walking
City
Trail
that
will
be
available
to
everyone
and
all
the
counselors
for
the
public
record.
So
I
just
wanted
to
shout
that
out
as
well.
A
So
thank
you
all
so
much
for
being
here,
we
are
going
to
move
on
to
public
testimony.
First,
up
is
Brett
cook
Brett
cook.
Are
you
here
with
us
perfect?
Please
come
down
here
to
the
microphone
on
the
left.
It
is
on
and
as
soon
as
you're
ready,
please
state
your
name
and
neighborhood
and
I
will
start
your
timer.
E
Q
Q
Yes,
my
name
is
Brett
cook
and
I'm.
An
out-of-towner
I
live
in
Winchester
Massachusetts
and
have
been
an
avid
if
not
particularly
accomplished
hiker.
Most
of
my
life
I
live
right
near
the
Middlesex
Fells
Reservation,
so
those
gorgeous
bucolic
Trails
have
been
very
familiar
to
me.
For
the
30
years,
we've
lived
in
Winchester.
Q
Whole
notion
of
urban
trails
was
relatively
new
to
Newt
the
pandemic.
When
we
were
all
so
restricted
is
to
particularly
at
the
beginning,
we
would
go
out
to
the
Fells
and
it
would
be
like
take
a
number.
There
were
so
many
people
who
really
wanted
to
be
out
and
about
and
getting
fresh
air,
and
that
kind
of
led
me
to
be
more
Curious,
both
through
previous
travels,
to
places
like
Montreal,
where
there
were
fabulous
bike,
trails
and
and
just
the
parks
seemed
to
be
so
well
used,
I
started
to
think.
Q
So
this
summer
I
participated
in
a
couple
of
short
section
hikes
on
the
Walking
City
Trail
and,
as
other
people
have
expressed
far
more
eloquently
than
I.
Can
there
was
this
wonderful
element
of
community
meeting
strangers,
some
of
them
older
than
me,
believe
it
or
not
parents
with
kids
and
strollers
all
coming
from
different
areas,
but
because
we
were
sharing
this
guided
hike,
we
started
communicating
with
each
other,
and
I
too
was
led
into
parts
of
Boston
that
I
I
like
to
think
I'm
quite
familiar
with
Boston,
but
it's
so
many
wonderful
new
discoveries.
Q
Q
They
want
to
walk
it's
it's
a
form
of
exercise
that
we
can
participate
in
almost
our
entire
lives
and
what
better
way
to
explore
a
place
than
to
be
on
a
trail
and
if
you're
lucky
enough
to
strike
up
a
conversation
with
somebody
that
will
generally
be
a
very
positive
experience
and
I.
Just
think
you
know.
Q
K
K
K
You
know
you
see
this
around
the
state
periodically
that,
where
you
know,
company
has
adopted
an
area
but
I
think
like
residents,
could
really
adopt
an
area
a
section
of
the
trail
even
extended
into
Parkway
areas
where
there's
a
lot
of
trash
littering
that
the
city
and
the
state
can't
keep
up
with
that
people
could
maintain
clean
and
be
involved
in
and
I
just
like
to
put
in
a
plug
for
including
that
at
some
point.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
P
Yes,
hi
good
timing,
I
just
got
home,
so
I'm,
Sarah
Freeman
from
JP
and
I
strongly
support
the
walking
City
Trail.
It's
an
excellent
addition
to
the
many
existing
trails
in
Boston.
It's
Unique,
because
it
goes
through
17
neighborhoods
27
miles
and
really
connects
the
entire
practically
the
entire
city
and
I
think
there
could
be
some
spurs
to
the
areas
that
aren't
covered
in
the
future.
But,
starting
with
what
we
have
Urban
trails
are
so
important
for
physical
health,
mental
health,
environmental
health
and
the
walking
City.
P
As
a
former
marathon
runner,
I've
experienced
the
benefits
of
getting
Outdoors
breathing
deeply,
having
a
chance
to
be
away
from
screens
and
desks
and
just
really
get
those
benefits
of
Nature
and
interacting
with
people.
If
you
choose
to
I
worked
in
public
health
for
40
years
and
the
project
that
I
was
on
primarily
focused
on
the
benefits
of
physical
activity
and
I
got
a
kick
out
of
one
article
about
our
study,
where
they
quoted
advice
for
a
longer
life
exercise,
exercise
and
quit
smoking.
P
So
I
thought
that
was
cool.
Let's
see,
I'll
try
to
be
brief.
Just
in
closing,
as
counselor
box
said,
the
signage
can
help
because
your
phone
isn't
always
in
good
working
order
or
it
might
be
raining
or
it
might
be,
sunny
and
hard
to
see
and
paper
maps
you
can
lose
them.
Tear
them
get
wet,
so
occasional
signage
for
direction.
Impaired
people
like
me
would
be
a
confidence
Builder
to
go
out
and
explore.
P
A
E
R
R
R
Some
unexpected
things
happen,
but
fun
unexpected
things,
and
that
is
something
that,
like
you
experience
when
you're
out
and
you're,
just
with
a
random
group
of
people
that
you
don't
know,
you
know
you
never
know
what's
gonna
happen
and
we
experience
some
unexpected
things
and
it
was
you
know,
being
out
in
the
fresh
air.
You
know
getting
some
exercise
and
you
know
getting
to
know
each
other
and
having
fun
and
that's
something
that
really
could
be
a
great
thing
for
everyone.
I
mean
I'm,
born
and
raised
in
the
Greater
Boston
area.
R
For
my
entire
life
and
I
experienced
some
things
that
I
had
never
you
know
been
to
in
my
life.
You
know
just
you
know
you
live
here
and
you're
like
I'll.
Do
it
someday
and
then
you
don't,
but
this
experience
got
me
out
to
do
those
things.
So
the
way
I've
been
thinking
about
The,
Walking,
City
Trail
is
Taurus.
R
We
get
a
lot
of
Tourism
during
the
summer
months
and
people
know
the
Freedom,
Trail
I
know
that
was
mentioned
earlier,
and
this
could
be
another
thing
that
Taurus
could
get
involved
in
and
see
other
parts
of
what
Boston
has
to
offer
than
just
going
to
Faneuil
Hall
or
just
going
to
the
North
End.
They
can
experience
other
parts
of
the
city
and
you
know
there's
other
businesses
they
can
support
in
these
areas.
R
You
know
a
lot
of
Summer
Camps
like
to
know
free
or
inexpensive
things
that
you
know
they
can
do
with
kids
and
this
I
think
this
would
be
a
great
opportunity
for
kids
to
experience
these
things
that
they
haven't
before
so
I.
Think
it's
all
around
win-winford,
everybody
and
I
think
you
know
I'm
loving
the
broad
support
for
it,
because
I
would
love
to
you
know
complete
it
myself.
You
know
and
do
the
whole
thing
and
with
groups
of
people
who
feel
confident
in
doing
it
so
I'm
happy
to
support
this
walking.
City
Trail.
A
E
Sure
I'm
Matthew,
Brody
I
am
a
resident
of
Boston
and
I.
Currently
live
downtown
I
have
been
on
I,
think
I
might
hold
the
distinction
of
being
the
only
person
who's
been
on
all
of
the
group
hikes
with
both
miles
and
Council
Lara.
It's
actually
how
I
met
councilor
in
councilor
back
as
well
as
consequent,
who
co-sponsored
I,
won't
in
the
interest
of
time.
E
I,
won't,
say,
sort
of
all
the
reasons
why
I
think
the
walking
Center
is
great
and
should
be
supported,
but
I
did
want
to
sort
of
highlight
two
things
that
maybe
haven't
been
emphasized
as
much
one
is
that
urban
hiking
really
isn't
just
Parks
I
think.
Obviously
the
Green
Space
importance
is
is
a
big
piece
of
this
that
we're
talking
about,
but
I.
E
You
know,
restaurants
and
small
businesses
and
I
think
there's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
really
be
thinking
about
how
we
emphasize
that
in
this
kind
of
Trail
development
that
you
know
there's
more
about
the
Equity
of
access
and
the
places
that
we're
bringing
people
and
the
the
kinds
of
things
that
we're
sort
of
highlighting
in
the
neighborhoods
than
just
the
green
spaces
as
much
as
that
is
an
important
piece
of
it.
The
other
thing
that
I
really
wanted
to
emphasize
is
that
this
is
kind
of
a
process
right.
E
This
is
one
Trail,
that's
27
miles
through
the
through
Boston
that
currently
connect
17
neighborhoods,
but
really
a
lot
of
what
I
think
Miles
was
getting
at
that.
He
and
I
have
been
talking
about
a
lot
in
in
sort
of
the
evolution
of
the
trail
is
how
we
can
sort
of
take
this
idea
of
Community
Driven
kind
of
collaborative
process
around
Trail
development
in
Boston
and
extend
that
to
a
network
that
really
does
go
through
the
whole
city,
because
we
we
know
that
one
Trail
is
never
going
to
be
able
to
really
do
that.
E
But
this
idea
of
how
we
sort
of
approach
it
can
right.
We
can
do
this
in
other
neighborhoods.
We
can
connect.
You
know
to
the
point
the
councilman
made
earlier:
Alston
Brighton
right,
Dorchester
other
neighborhoods,
that
the
trail
doesn't
sort
of
currently
pass
through
and
I.
Think
the
the
last
thing
I
want
to
say
is:
you
know,
part
of
why
I
say
I'm,
a
resident
of
Boston
Who,
currently
lives
downtown
is
because
sorry
I'll
wrap
up
the
I.
Think.
E
As
someone
who
sort
of
you
know
just
in
the
area
that
happens
to
be
kind
of
adjacent
to
where
I
live
and
really
being
interested
in
going
to
things
in
other
neighborhoods
exploring
other
areas
getting
to
know,
people
I
mean
through
the
group
hikes
alone,
I've
come
to
know
hundreds
of
community
members,
so
I
think
there's
just
opportunity
to
be
thinking
about
this
in
a
broader
way,
in
the
way
that
it
engages
people
I'll,
leave
it
at
that
time.
Sorry,
thank
you.
Thank.
A
A
I
really
appreciate
spending
time
with
them
and
having
them
here
in
the
space.
I
think
that
that
is
all
the
public
testimony
that
we
have
for
today.
We
are
going
to
continue
this
work
in
this
committee
and
offline
with
the
administration.
So
with
that
said,
this
hearing
of
the
environmental
justice,
resiliency
and
Parks
committee
is
adjourned.
Thank
you.