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From YouTube: Workshop #2 Presentation
Description
A recording of an online meeting regarding the Franklin Park Action Plan from the second community workshop.
A
I
am
going
to
get
started
again:
I'm
Liza,
Meyer
I'm,
the
chief
landscape,
architect
of
the
city
of
Boston
parks
department.
This
is
our
second
meeting
today
on
the
Franklin
Park
action
plan
and
both
of
these
meetings
have
had
the
same
content.
So
if
you
attend
it
at
noon
today,
you're
going
to
hear
the
same
thing
tonight
and
you're
welcome
to
stay,
but
just
know
that
that's
the
case,
as
you
can
see,
this
is
going
to
be
a
little
different
from
our
last
public
meeting.
A
It
will
be
an
online
presentation
by
the
project
team,
with
opport
unities
for
feedback
through
polls
as
well
as
question
and
answer
so
throughout
the
presentation.
If
you
have
any
questions
or
comments,
please
type
them
into
the
Q&A
box,
which
is
located.
You
can
see
it
at
the
bottom
of
your
Zoom
screen.
You
can
put
your
questions
in
at
any
point
and
we'll
answer
them
as
we
go
or
we'll
save
them
for
a
direct
Q&A.
At
the
end,
both
are
options
for
those
of
you
who
are
on
the
phone.
You
can
text.
A
Your
questions
to
the
phone
number
I
gave
you
a
minute
ago.
It's
617
779
2237,
and
we
know
that
this
style
of
meeting
can
feel
limiting,
which
is
why
we
have
also
planned
a
series
of
engagements
throughout
the
month
to
share
this
information
in
Greater
detail
and
hear
feedback
opportunities
for
discussions,
different
Zoom
meetings,
where
we
can
all
see
each
other
and
and
talk
in
in
more
of
a
shared
conversation
as
well
as
some
online
interactions.
So
we'll
cover
more
information
about
those
different
engagements
over
the
course
of
the
presentation
tonight.
A
But
I
wanted
people
to
be
aware
that
this
is
not
the
only
time
you
will
have
a
chance
to
engage
with
us
in
the
coming
weeks.
We
want
to
make
sure
everybody
knows
that
this
meeting
is
being
recorded
and
it
will
be
available
on
the
project
website
in
a
couple
of
days.
The
project
website
is
Franklin,
Park
action
plan.com.
A
So
if
you
know
someone
who
wasn't
able
to
attend
today,
please
let
them
know
that
it'll
be
post
posted
up
there
shortly
and
lastly,
before
we
jump
into
the
meeting
content,
I
want
to
flag
that
this
meeting
is
available
in
four
different
languages.
So
call-in
information
is
on
the
screen
here
and
I'll
introduce
each
interpreter,
who
will
then
introduce
themselves
and
provide
the
call-in
number
verbally
for
those
who
cannot
see
this
Zoom
screen.
So
let's
just
take
a
minute
to
do
that
and
we
can
start
with
Terren
Moran
the
Spanish.
D
E
E
E
F
G
A
Thank
you
and
I
want
to
just
make
sure
that,
for
those
of
you
who
are
on
the
phone
and
wanted
the
phone
number
number
that
you
could
text,
questions
to
that
number
again
is
617,
779,
2237
and
we'll
repeat
it
again.
If,
if
you
just
missed
it,
but
thank
you
for
everyone's
patience
as
we
shared
all
of
that
introductory
information,
and
now
we
can
dive
in
so
welcome
to
the
Franklin
Park
action
plan.
A
Second,
public
Workshop,
while
we
wish
we
were
together
in
the
park,
we're
so
grateful
that
you
were
able
to
join
us
here
this
way
tonight
and
we
hope
to
have
a
productive
meeting,
share
a
lot
of
information
and
get
started
towards
the
next
phase
of
the
project.
So,
first
we're
going
to
hear
from
commissioner
Ryan.
H
Woods,
thank
you
Liza
and
thank
you
everybody
for
joining
us.
It's
really
helpful
that
you're
adding
stuff
into
the
chat
we're
still
trying
to
learn
the
best
ways
to
engage
with
people,
whether
it's
signs
you
saw
on
the
park
social
media,
if
you
saw
it
on
Instagram,
Facebook
or
Twitter
flyers
or
emails
from
the
Coalition
and
ENC
and
Arborway
or
if
it
was
in
the
local
newspaper.
I.
Think
the
JP
newspaper
had
some
stuff
today.
So
it's
great
and
the
more
feedback
you
can
give
us.
H
This
will
help
us
as
we
engage
on
this
project
and
future
projects.
For
those
that
don't
know
me,
my
name
is
Ryan.
Woods
and
I
have
the
pleasure
of
serving
as
the
City
of
Austin
Parks.
Commissioner,
as
we've
seen
throughout
this
pandemic,
Franklin
Park
continues
to
be
an
active
space,
Boston's
largest
park,
and
it's
a
place
for
Play
Celebration
Place
for
health
and
well-being,
community
space
for
Gatherings,
especially
now
with
social
distancing,
giving
us
all
enough
space
to
spread
out
our
six
feet.
H
It's
a
place
for
respit
relaxation
and
there's
plenty
of
trails,
Pathways
and
Wilderness
to
explore
it's
a
place
where
thousands
recently
came
together
to
support
black
lives
and
much
needed
change.
It's
an
important
time
for
all
of
us
to
re-evaluate
this
beloved
space
make
sure
it
continues
to
be
a
place
for
those
of
us
to
come
together
and
be
heard.
We
want
to
hear
all
your
voices
feedback
and
the
the
support
that
we're
getting
from
you
and
your
ambition
and
willingness
to
engage
in
this
community
process
is
very
encouraging.
H
We
have
some
exciting
new
news
at
the
city
with
larger
initiatives
that
have
just
happened
to
advance,
not
only
this
project
but
future
projects.
Mayor
Walsh
appointed
last
week,
a
new
cabinet
level
position
of
a
chief
of
equity
and
inclusion
in
Dr,
Carolyn
Crockett,
we're
very
excited
to
have
Carolyn
with
us
at
the
city
and
look
forward
to
working
with
her
team
engagement,
not
only
on
this
project
but
all
of
our
future
projects.
H
This
action
plan
for
Franklin
Park
is
very
exciting
because
there's
money
behind
it
from
the
sale
of
win
Square,
$28
million
is
going
to
U
be
put
into
Franklin
Park,
specifically,
23
million
of
that
is
capital
funds
for
capital
projects,
and
5
million
was
put
aside
in
an
endowment
which
will
help
with
maintenance
and
teaming
up
with
the
Franklin
Park
Coalition
on
programming
in
perpetuity
for
this
park.
So
that
will
be
an
annual
interest
that
we
will
get
off
of
that
$5
million.
That
will
continue
to
go
into
the
park.
H
Even
when
the
capital
money
is
all
spent
out.
We're
excited
about
a
new
website.
There's
increased
engagement
opportunities.
There's
now
going
to
be
many
polls,
there's
opportunities
to
sh,
share
feedback
and
we're
very
impressed
so
far
to
have
over
6,000
people
take
place
in
the
survey
to
date
to
help
us
with
this,
the
design
team
is
working
together
to
collaborate.
H
Everything
we've
heard
from
the
first
community
meeting
when
we
were
in
person
at
the
golf
course
and
all
the
surveys
and
we're
breaking
it
down
into
themes
such
as
history,
Community,
Connection
and
ecology.
So,
there's
opportunities
for
residents
to
engage
in
the
entire
project
and
process
or
if
you
have
a
particular
area
of
Interest,
whether
it
be
the
history,
ecology,
Community
Etc,
you
can
focus
in
on
that
one
specific
area
if
you'd
like
to
this
will
form
our
goals
of
the
action
plan,
which
will
in
turn
give
us
some
action
steps
to
move
forward.
H
Two
more
exciting
things
that
I
wanted
to
mention
this
summer.
It's
very
tough,
getting
youth
to
be
outside
and
to
work.
But
excuse
me,
the
mayor
was
able
to
add
a
blue
shirts
program.
That
is
a
program
similar
to
if
you're
familiar
in
the
late
80s
in
early
990s,
there
was
some
a
program
called
the
red
shirts
where
youth
are
outside
helping
to
clean
up
spaces
and
vacant
lots,
and
this
year
so
far
we
have
over
75
Youth
and
they're
still
adding
every
day
to
join.
H
In
on
this
program,
we
have
30
youth,
specifically
in
Franklin
Park
that
are
walking
around
cleaning
up
picking
weeds,
doing
extra
activities
in
the
park.
So
we're
really
excited
to
have
them
with
us
this
summer
and
in
this
past
budget.
That
was
just
recently
approved
we're
going
to
be
adding
a
second
shift
for
maintenance,
so
this
means
we
will
be
able
to
have
at
least
a
crew
of
four
to
five
maintenance
employees
that
will
be
working
from
1
to
900
p.m.
on
Wednesday
through
Sundays.
H
So
our
normal
shifts
of
7:
to
3
will
be
augmented
and
we'll
have
extra
hands
in
the
park
to
help
whether
it's
emptying
trash
barrels,
responding
to
emergencies
and
they'll,
be
located
right
here
in
Franklin
Park,
so
they
can
respond
to
issues
in
Franklin,
Park,
West,
rockberry
or
issues
that
are
more
in
the
central
area
of
Boston.
Instead
of
having
to
wait
for
a
crew
to
come
on
the
next
morning,
so
we're
very
exciting
to
see
that
starting
coming
up
this
winter.
H
A
Presentation,
thank
you
very
much,
commissioner
I
made
a
mistake
earlier
and
I
need
to
correct
it
now
and
gave
everybody
the
wrong
phone
number
to
reach.
If
you
want
to
text
any
responses
or
ask
questions
if
you're
on
the
phone,
so
the
correct
number
is
617:
799
2237,
my
apologies
again
and
we'll
still
read
it
out,
I'm,
going
to
turn
this
right
over
to
John
K
from
the
project
team
to
take
us
to
through
the
agenda
and
into
the
presentation
tonight.
I
J
Yeah
thanks
John,
so
you
might
have
noticed
if
you'd
attended
earlier
meetings
that
this
project
was.
This
process
was
called
the
Franklin
Park
master
plan
and
we've
changed
the
name
to
the
Franklin
Park
action
plan,
and
this
is
primarily
to
acknowledge
that
you
know
we're
going
to
be
taking
action
on
the
information
that
we
get
and
the
input
that
we
get
from
the
community
and
that
that
action
is
backed
by
$28
million.
As
commissioner
Woods
mentioned,
of
investment
in
Franklin.
J
I
During
this
time.
Every
time
we
visited
the
park,
which
has
been
quite
a
bit
these
past
months,
in
particular,
we've
seen
the
park
at
its
best
a
place
to
get
outside,
to
convene
with
friends
and
Neighbors
at
a
safe
distance,
a
place
to
protest,
as
commissioner
Ryan
said,
and
express
our
your
beliefs
and
to
get
some
physical
and
mental
relief
from
the
challenges
in
the
world
today.
I
At
the
same
time,
due
to
coid,
we've
had
to
adjust
the
timing
and
approach
slightly
and
today
we're
wrapping
up
the
fact
finding
phase
and
moving
into
the
testing
of
ideas
and
actions
really
moving
from
our
analysis
into
proposals.
When
Co
19
became
a
part
of
our
lives
in
mid-march,
we
were
forced
to
postpone
the
second
meting
meeting
from
April
to
today,
while
concerns
for
the
public
health
and
well-being
of
our
neighbors
has
required
us
to
be
more
online
and
physically
distanced.
I
For
those
of
you
who
are
on
the
phone
or
want
to
review
the
presentation
afterwards,
as
Lia
said
the
presentation,
a
video
of
this
meeting
with
closed
caption
translations
will
be
available
for
download
on
the
website
in
the
next
couple
of
days.
You
can
also
contact
Lauren
Bryant
with
the
city
of
Boston,
to
obtain
a
hard
copy
of
the
presentation
or
to
share
more
ideas,
and
her
email
is
again
lauren.,
Brant
boston.gov,
so.
J
The
analysis
that
you'll
see
today
that
we'll
be
presenting
is
based
on
a
quite
a
lot
of
community
feedback
to
date.
You
know
in
the
beginning
of
this
process.
We
really
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
were
trying
to
reach
out
and
be
as
inclusive
as
possible,
and
so
at
what
point?
Members
of
the
design
team
in
the
city
actually
went
out.
Canvased
and
door
knocked
and
talked
to
almost
3,000
residents
and
Neighbors
in
surrounding
neighborhoods
around
Franklin
Park.
J
We
also
conducted
a
community
survey
which
we
were
able
to
get
6,000
over
6,000
inputs
from
residents
living
around
Franklin
Park.
Another
thing
that
we
did
at
the
beginning
was
identify
roughly
80
organizations
or
roughly
70
7580
organizations
that
are
doing
work
in
and
around
Franklin
Park,
and
we
doubled
that
number.
At
the
first
meeting
you
can
see
on
the
right
hand,
side
in
that
image.
J
Those
are
the
residents
that,
in
in
terms
of
numbers
and
proportion,
are
less
represented
in
some
of
the
community
inperson
community
meetings,
and
so
we
really
see
that
this
was
an
opportunity
and
a
success
to
reach
out
to
people
who
don't
have
the
capacity
the
time
the
resources
to
be
able
to
attend
the
meetings
in
person.
We're
also
hopeful
that
these
Zoom
formats,
while
they
don't
reach
everyone,
might
reach
some
other
people
that
might
not
have
attended
in
person.
J
I
Meetings
so
I
really
can't
overstate
how
important
all
this
feedback
is
to
the
process,
as
Stephen
mentioned,
so
we've
created
many
more
coid
safe
ways
to
engage
over
the
summer.
You
can
find
all
this
information
on
the
website,
but
I'll
walk
you
through
it.
Now
too.
First,
the
team
has
created
a
draft
of
our
analysis
so
far,
we'll
give
you
an
overview
today,
but
that's
not
everything,
and
so
you
can
view
the
analysis
summaries
on
the
website
to
dig
deeper
and
to
give
feedback.
I
I
We
also
recognize
that
we're
sharing
a
lot
of
information
here
today,
and
this
is
the
second
time
we've
done
it
and
that
it's
going
to
take
time
for
you
to
digest
and
deform
your
responses.
So
to
that
end,
over
the
next
couple
of
weeks,
we've
established
a
series
of
themed
discussion
groups
that
you
can
sign
up
for
to
dig
deeper
into
the
four
analysis
topics
we'll
be
sharing
tonight.
These
will
be
smaller
Community
sessions
where
we'll
spend
time
listening
and
discussing
the
analysis
and
future
next
steps.
Please
sign
up
on
the
website.
I
J
So
John
you,
you
mentioned
the
coid
situation
that
we're
all
kind
of
living
through
and
adapting
to
another
parallel
crisis
has
manifest
during
this
period,
which
is
sort
of
brought
about
by
a
long
overdue.
National
conversation
about
structural
racism
and
parks
and
Open
Spaces
in
general,
in
Franklin
Park
in
particular,
has
become
a
pivotal
place
for
demonstration
and
discussion
about
racial.
J
Justice
next
slide,
please,
so
you
know
when
we
think
about
the
history
of
Franklin
Park.
It's
it's
one
of
the
sort
of
crowning
achievements
of
Frederick
Law
Olstead,
which
was
a
landscape
architect
in
the
late
19th
century,
and
you
know,
Olstead
is
known
for
really
his
masterful
integration
of
you
know:
promoting
natural
systems
and
and
helping
to
sort
of
guide
those
through
urban
areas,
creating
spaces
that
promote
health,
physical
health,
but
also
social
health
and
place
for
Democratic.
J
Exchange
so
even
before
Olstead,
you
know
got
involved
in
sort
of
imagining
what
Franklin
Park
could
be
and
the
emerald
necklace.
This
was
the
land
and
continues
to
be
the
land
of
the
massachusett
tribe,
both
past
present
and
in
the
future,
and
more
recently
has
been
shaped
by
committed
stewards
from
from
in
and
around
the
neighborhood
from
Community
programmers
like
Elma
Lewis
and
more
recently,
Katherine
Morris,
who
hosts
bamfest
every
year
to
the
Franklin
Park
golfers
association
and
the
Franklin
Park
Coalition.
J
So
this
space
has
really
been
for
a
long
time,
the
center
for
speech
and
exchange
for
the
community
and
for
the
city
at
large.
So
you
know,
Franklin
Park,
as
with
all
public
spaces,
should
be
completely
accessible
and
open
to
the
public,
but
we
recognize-
and
we
can
see
in
these
maps
that
access
and
opportunity
are
not
equally
shared
by
all
communities
that
surround
the
park,
and
so
it's
important
that
through
this
process
we
acknowledge
those
barriers.
J
For
example,
some
people
have
will
have
barriers
to
attending
a
zoom
meeting
or
a
call
that
they
might
not
have
for
an
inperson
meeting.
Some
people
have
barriers
to
inperson
meetings
that
they
might
might
not
have
when
they
receive
a
survey
or
an
email,
and
some
people
May
respond
better
just
by
being
sort
of
engaged
at
their
door.
So
we've
tried
to
engage
people
in
all
of
these
different
ways
and
the
recommendations
that
we
are
going
to
be
sort
of
exploring
are
going
to
build
Upon
Our.
I
Amenities,
so,
in
addition
to
looking
outward
to
understand
the
neighborhoods
and
communities
around
Franklin
Park,
we
appreciate
the
importance
of
the
physical
connections
at
the
Park's
Edge.
This
is
likely
a
familiar
view
to
many
of
you
if
you've
ever
tried
to
walk
or
bike
or
take
transit
to
Franklin
Park.
I
You
probably
agree
that
we
could
spend
this
entire
meeting
talking
about
entrances,
Road
Crossings
bus
stops
and
traffic
on
circuit
drive,
but
the
physical
connections
are
important
next
slide,
please
because
they
Foster
social
connections
and,
let's
be
honest,
those
are
more
important
right
now
than
ever.
So
we
see
this
action
plan
as
a
chance
to
improve
the
physical
environment,
so
it
can
make
us
a
better
and
stronger
Community.
I
We
also
recognize
the
significance
of
the
ecological
systems
in
a
large
Urban
Park
like
Franklin
Park
Scarboro
Pond
is
a
great
example
of
the
value
of
nature
in
these
ecological
systems
at
work
in
the
park.
In
fact,
many
of
our
community
engagement
responses
spoke
about.
The
importance
of
the
park
is
a
place
to
access
and
find
relaxation
in
nature,
but
nature
is
not
just
something
that
is
aesthetically,
pleasing
or
nice
to
have
if
our
ecological
systems
aren't
working
well,
we
feel
the
pain
in
our
own
health
and
comfort.
I
Looking
at
the
maps
on
the
screen,
the
one
on
the
left
shows
tree
canopy
cover
in
the
city
of
Boston.
The
Franklin
Park
is
at
the
center,
and
the
darker
tones
represent
more
consistent
cover
from
canopy
trees
and
the
map
on
the
right
shows
the
surface
temperatures
associated
with
that.
So
you
can
see
a
direct
cor
correlation
between
areas
where
there
is
significant
tree,
Calin
and
cooler
temperatures.
This
shows
us
how
these
natural
systems
reduce
the
heat
island
effect
compared
to
the
areas
around
it.
I
Creating
a
comfortable
place
to
be
so
now
I'm
going
to
pass
over
to
my
actually
now
I'm
going
to
take
a
pause
for
interpreters
to
switch
over
and
then
I'm
going
to
pass
it
over
to
my
colleague,
Lydia
cook.
Who
is
the
design
team
project
manager
for
this
effort,
and
she
will
give
an
overview
of
the
Rich
and
layered
history
of
Franklin
Park.
So
we'll
take
about
30
seconds
to
allow
the
interpreters
to
switch.
K
D
All
right,
I
think
we'll
get
back
started
with
the
history
theme:
hi
everyone,
I'm,
Lydia,
cook,
I'm,
a
landscape
architect
and
Associate
at
Reed,
hder
brand,
often
times
in
our
work.
We
find
ourselves
looking
back
in
order
to
look
forward
so
today,
I
want
to
share
a
little
bit
about
what
we've
learned
about
the
significance
of
this
place:
the
origins
of
the
Park
Des
design
and
a
bit
about
those
who
have
lived
around
and
cared
for
the
park,
making
it
an
incredible
Community
Asset.
First,
we
want
to
share
that.
D
D
So,
in
order
to
talk
about
the
past,
we
really
have
to
start
with
the
land.
We
first
want
to
recognize
that
there
are
a
lot
of
people
who
have
left
their
mark
on
this
place
throughout
time
and
that
the
history
runs
deep.
It's
Rich
complex,
ever
evolving
and
there's
not
just
one
story
to
tell
here:
it's
the
native
ground
and
homeland
of
the
massachusett
tribe,
whose
people
still
have
a
profound
and
spiritual
connection
with
the
land.
D
Today,
Colonial
settlers
also
recognize
the
value
of
this
Place,
ultimately
seizing
it
for
their
own
use,
and
those
settlements
later
became
home
to
Boston's
early
immigrant
communities
forming
the
basis
of
the
diverse
neighborhoods
that
exist
around
the
park.
Today
in
the
late
1800s,
the
city
acquired
the
land
for
Franklin
Park's
construction,
despite
opposition
from
its
land
owners.
So
try
to
place
yourself
in
Boston.
Over
a
hundred
years
ago
it
was
an
industrializing
City.
Its
citizens
were
facing
pretty
harsh
living
conditions.
There
were
issues
of
Sanitation
densely,
packed
housing.
D
The
list
goes
on
access
to
the
city's
small
amount
of
parked
space
was
typically
limited
to
those
with
an
elite
standing
in
society.
So
the
idea
of
a
linked
system
of
parks
spanning
over
1100
Acres
across
Boston
to
provide
access
to
everyone
was
not
just
Progressive.
It
was
actually
quite
radical,
of
course,
we're
talking
about
the
emerald
necklace,
but
the
Terminus
being
Franklin
Park,
the
city's
largest
park
still
today.
D
One
of
the
most
prominent
features
of
the
site
are
the
hilly
formations
or
drumlins
which
are
probably
familiar
with
it's
just
like
the
Harbor
Islands.
This
land
was
shaped
by
receding
glaciers,
millions
of
years
ago.
This
topography
would
have
been
easily
recognizable
across
the
landscape
of
this
area
before
it
was
developed.
D
The
hills
and
Rocky
outcrops
in
Franklin
Park
are
an
amazing
reminder
that
there
are
so
few
places
left
in
Boston,
where
you
can
actually
see
the
ground
and
imagine
the
forces
that
that
formed
it,
as
Stephen
mentioned
at
the
Forefront
of
olmstead's
plan,
were
principles
of
mental
and
physical
health
and
the
benefits
of
spending
regular
time
Outdoors.
These
ideals
became
physical
with
a
simple
but
purposeful
design,
with
pleasing
scenery,
thoughtful
location
of
program
and
activities
and
the
minimal
Interruption
of
the
overall
experience.
D
This
was
done
by
expanding
The
Woodlands
to
shape
open,
Meadows
and
frame
views,
while
walking
paths
trace
the
undulations
in
the
land
bringing
visitors
through
low
valleys
into
overlooks
at
higher
elevations
steps.
Walls
and
architecture
were
constructed
of
that
purple.
Rockberry
pudding
stone
that
you
see
in
the
park
today,
which
was
harvested
from
a
spot
right
next
to
school,
Master
Hill.
So
the
big
takeaway
here
is
really
that
each
element
was
carefully
selected
and
choreographed
so
that
it
would
not
distract
from
the
power
of
this
place.
D
A
feeling
of
continuous
and
unlimited
space
for
all
to
experience
was
the
goal,
but
beyond
its
initial
construction,
the
park
was
never
exactly
realized
as
it
was
intended.
There
were
differing
attitudes
about
design
program
and
ownership
that
resulted
in
some
long
lasting
changes
in
the
park.
The
1900
plan
on
the
screen
shows
portions
of
the
original
design
that
got
built
in
color
and
deviations
from
that
plan
in
Gray.
D
Examples
of
those
are
like
the
introduction
of
the
zoo
or
the
golf
course
or
widening
a
circuit
drive
to
allow
cars
to
travel
through
which
divided
the
park
in
half.
These
changes
are
not
just
significant
because
they
are
different
from
the
original
design,
but
because
they
impact
how
people
arrive,
move
through.
D
The
park
and,
ultimately
how
people
can
come
together
and
interact
with
each
other.
The
neighborhoods
around
the
park
were
also
undergoing
a
lot
of
change.
Many
new
people
continued
to
move
to
the
area
and
by
the
middle
of
the
century,
Roxberry
had
become
one
of
the
most
prominent
black
communities
in
the
Northeast,
but
practices
of
redlining
and
blockbusting
impacted
the
neighborhoods
around
the
park
and
the
city's
upkeep
and
investment
declined.
What
was
once
a
symbol
of
public
health
and
a
shared
resource
had
become
a
place
of
dangerous
activity
and
a
Dumping
Ground.
D
The
story
of
how
the
park
pivoted
from
this
situation
is
really
a
true
Testament
to
the
power
of
community
leaders,
many
of
who
have
been
mentioned
today,
but
people
like
Elma
Lewis,
the
Franklin,
Park
Coalition
and
many
others
who
self-organized
taking
on
every
role
there
was
to
play.
The
Legacy
of
their
stewardship
in
action,
has
influenced
generations
of
community
building
and
has
inspired
many
of
the
cherished
events
that
activate
the
park.
D
While
incremental
changes
have
led
to
challenges
in
the
park
today,
the
strength
of
what
remains
speaks
to
the
power
of
the
land,
the
intelligence
of
the
design
and
the
Vigilant
advocacy
of
the
park.
Neighbors.
We're
hopeful
that,
through
conversations
with
you,
the
action
plan
can
start
to
reestablish.
Maybe
some
of
what's
been
lost
over
over
the
years
and
expand
the
needs
of
visitors
for
the
next
100
years
and
just
to
share
even
more
stories.
So
with
that
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
Stephen
for
our
first
poll.
J
Thanks
Lydia,
so
for
folks
joining
on
Zoom,
you
can
see
the
screen
and
I'll
explain
what
we're
about
to
do
for
folks
who
are
joining
by
phone.
You
can't
see
the
screen,
but
you
can
use
the
number
that
I'll
give
right
now
to
actually
engage
and
take
the
poll
along
with
us.
So
the
number
that
you
will
be
text
messaging
to
is
the
number
that
you
were
given
earlier:
617,
799,
2237
and
I'll.
Repeat
that
number.
J
If
you
miss
it
this
time
there
are
going
to
be
four
polls
that
we're
going
to
take
throughout
this
meeting.
This
will
be
the
first
of
them
So,
based
on
Lydia's
presentation
and
sort
of
overview
of
the
history.
Now
we
want
to
know
how
the
story
of
the
park
should
be
told
in
the
landscape
today
now
that
we
have
an
opportunity
to
to
sort
of
make
our
Mark.
J
So
what
we
want
you
to
do
is
pick
one
or
two
of
the
options
that
I'm
going
to
read
off
and
that
you
see
on
the
screen
and
you'll
be
able
to
do
that
after
I
read
through
them,
I'm
going
to
read
through
them
quickly
then
I'm
going
to
launch
the
poll
for
about
a
minute.
Everyone
will
have
a
chance
to
select
one
or
two
options.
J
So
the
question
again
is:
how
should
the
story
of
the
park
be
told
in
the
landscape
today
pick
one
or
two
options:
option:
A
interpretive
signage
to
tell
stories:
option
b,
self-guided
history,
walks
option,
C
events
that
celebrate
multiple
cultures
and
histories,
option,
D,
temporary
art
installations,
option
e,
rebuild
or
restore
elements
of
the
original
Park
design,
or
if
you
have
another
idea,
option
F.
If
you
select
option
F,
you
can
then
use
the
chat
option
to
type
in
your
idea.
J
That's
not
in
this
list
or
if
you're
text
messaging
and
you
select
op
option
F.
You
can
type
that
into
your
text
message
so
I'm
going
to
launch
the
poll
now
and
then
you
will
be
able
to
select
your
two
top
choices
and
the
question
again
is:
how
should
the
story
of
the
park
be
told
in
the
landscape
today
for
those
on
the
phone,
the
number
is
617
799
2237
and
the
options
are
a
interpretive
signage
to
tell
stories.
J
B,
self-guided
history
walks,
C
events
that
celebrate
multiple
culture,
cultures,
D,
temporary
art
installations,
e
rebuild
or
restore
elements
of
the
original,
Park
design
or
F.
Something
else,
and
if
you
select
F,
then
go
ahead
and
type
that
in
the
chat
box
on
Zoom
or
if
you're
texting
in
by
phone
go
ahead
and
text.
Your
suggestion,
along
with
your.
J
J
L
M
Thank
you
Stephen
and
thanks
everybody.
Those
are
really
interesting
responses,
I
think
very
similar
to
what
we
saw
at
our
earlier
meeting
today,
but
some
differences
so
it'll
be
interesting
to
combine
them
as
Stephen
said:
I'm
Bri,
hensold,
I'm,
a
planner
and
a
principal
with
agency,
landscape
and
planning
and
I'll
be
sharing
some
observations
with
you
about
Community
use,
programming
and
amenities
in
the
park.
M
One
of
our
top
priorities
for
this
plan
is
making
sure
that
any
changes
to
Franklin
Park
strengthen
what
is
already
an
important
role
and
meaning
that
it
has
to
neighbors
and
to
the
broader
community.
So,
let's
start
with
a
quick
look
at
a
little
bit
of
what
you
all
shared
about
your
use
of
the
park
at
the
first
public
meeting
and
in
the
survey
we
learned
that
Franklin
Park
is
a
community
heart
in
Lar
large
part,
because
it
can
provide
such
a
wide
range
of
choices
for
things
to
do.
M
B
M
At
the
same
time,
we
heard
that
there
is
a
clear
need
for
better
information
and
communication
about
Park
offerings,
and
that
is
the
top
thing
that
would
draw
more
people
to
use
the
park.
More
often
at
the
First
Community
Workshop,
we
had
a
large
m
in
the
room
where
people
shared
places
in
the
park
that
you
love
places
that
need
Improvement
and
ideas
for
changes
up
on
the
screen.
Now
you
can
see
some
comments,
which
were
repeated
most
often
clearly.
Franklin
Park
is
a
really
well-loved
place
and
people
are
invested
in
its
future.
M
Today,
people
love
C
circuit
drive
for
exercise.
As
John
said,
we've
even
observed
that
this
pattern
is
thriving
throughout
coid
and
it's
a
really
busy
place
for
a
daily
walk.
The
Eastern
edge
of
the
park
is
love
for
its
wild
qualities
and
all
throughout.
There
are
places
for
small
recreational
activities
and
major
events.
I
will
say
also
that
we
were
already
texted
tonight,
a
question
about
inquiring
about
the
possibility
of
creating
a
dog
park.
M
So
it's
worth
mentioning
that's
something
that
came
up
as
well
during
the
first
meeting
and
we'll
be
looking
at
it
in
the
next
phase,
as
we
explore
new
proposals,
so
I
suppose
stay
tuned.
On
that
front.
Many
of
the
issues
that
were
reported
to
need
the
most
Improvement
were
circulation
related
issues
like
two
narrow
paths,
unsafe
Crossings
and
the
potential
to
close
roads
to
vehicular
graffic.
M
What
you
see
on
the
screen
is
really
an
inventory
of
those
different
amenities
in
the
park.
Today.
Playgrounds
are
generally
generally
clustered
mere
neighborhood
entrances,
there's
a
variety
of
different
sports
and
recreation
destinations
that
are
pretty
well
distributed
across
the
park.
But
overall
we
do
see
that
there's
a
cluster
of
activities
concentrated
in
the
northern
Corner,
given
the
scale
of
the
park
and
the
distribution
of
entrances,
the
walkability
of
these
different
amenities
varies
greatly
from
side
to
side
from
each
entrance.
M
You
can
see
on
these
Maps
what
activities
can
be
reached
in
a
five
10
15
and
even
20
minute
walk,
although
the
limited
PA
paths
through
the
center
of
the
park,
somewhat
cuts
down
on
access
across
between
those
different
amenities.
In
a
way
you
can
see
that
this
creates
the
effect
of
many
small
scale
parks
within
the
overall
Park
boundaries.
Historically,
Franklin
Park
was
home
to
many
buildings
throughout
the
park
that
served
as
destinations
and
provided
important
services
like
bathrooms
or
shelter
over
time.
M
Many
of
these
buildings
have
gone
away
or
become
remnants
so
that
today
fewer
of
these
Services
remain.
Perhaps
not
surprisingly,
you
can
see
that
our
survey
reported
that
bathrooms
are
the
number
one
requested
addition
to
the
park.
We
also
learned
from
the
survey
that
EV
and
small
Gatherings
are
major
draws
for
visitors
from
all
neighborhoods
and
of
all
ages.
Many
areas
of
the
park
can
be
can
be
reserved
for
these
different
types
of
uses,
giving
us
a
picture
of
the
more
frequently
used
areas
and
more
frequent
activities.
M
So
what
you
see
on
the
screen,
if
you
look
from
left
to
right,
is
an
sort
of
increasing
range
of
most
used
and
most
reserved
spaces.
What
this
shows
shows
us
is
that
Sports
and
picnic
sites
have
the
highest
intensity
of
Reserve
use
today,
but
on
the
other
hand,
we
know
that
Trails
playgrounds
and
parking
lots
can't
be
accounted
for
in
those
reserved
areas
and
host
a
lot
of
activity.
M
All
of
this
information,
both
formal
and
informal,
tells
us
that
the
edges
of
the
park
are
generally
the
most
highly
activated
and
programmed
one
thing.
That's
really
striking
when
looking
across
the
range
of
Park
activities
is
the
season
seasonal
nature
of
use.
Today,
the
vast
majority
of
the
activities,
whether
they're,
formal
or
informal,
take
place
during
the
warmer
summer
months,
but
the
park
has
its
own
Beauty
during
winter
time
and
fall
as
well.
J
J
J
After
I
read
through
these,
so
what
would
bring
you
to
Franklin
Park
in
February
pick
one
or
two?
A
winter
concerts,
special
events
or
festivals,
B
Partnerships
with
youth
education,
programs,
C
outdoor
winter
Recreation,
including
skiing
or
snowshoe,
rentals
D,
access
to
indoor
spaces
with
bathrooms,
and
vendors
and
warming
zones,
e
indoor
spaces
for
small
Gatherings,
with
friends
and
family
or
F?
Something
else.
That's
not
on
this
list.
J
J
A
winter
concerts,
special
events
or
festivals,
B
Partnerships
for
youth,
education
programs,
C
outdoor
winter
Recreation,
including
skiing,
snowshoe,
rentals
and
other
winter
activities,
D
access
to
indoor
spaces
with
bathrooms,
and
vendors
and
warming
zones,
e
indoor
spaces
for
small
Gatherings,
with
friends
and
family
or
F
something
else?
And
if
you
have
a
suggestion
for
something
else,
go
ahead
and
type
that
into
the
chat
on
Zoom
or
send
that
via
text
to
617
799
2237,
we
had
roughly
68
people
out
of
the
92
attendees
that
responded
to
the
first
poll.
J
J
So
all
right,
I'm
going
to
end
this
poll
and
share
the
results
back
with
you.
So
it
looks
like
we
kind
of
have
a
tie
between
C
outdoor
winter
Recreation,
including
skiing
and
snowshoe,
rentals
and
winter
concerts,
special
events
and
festivals
and,
if
I
recall
from
the
noon
meeting,
that
was
the
same
tie
that
we
had
and
in
that
order
and
then
access
to
to
indoor
spaces
with
a
bathroom
vendors
and
warming
zones.
I
think
was
also
came
in
third
in
this
kind
of
way.
J
L
J
And
so
what
we
want
to
do
now
is
do
a
couple
of
quick
demographic
polls
just
to
get
a
sense
of
who's
in
attendance,
and
so
we
can
better
understand
and
parse
the
information
and
feedback
that
we're
getting
so
this
first
one
is
going
to
be
to
tell
us
which
zip
code
you
live
in
and
for
those
on
the
phone.
The
the
number
is
the
same
to
text:
option
A
is
02119:
option
b
is
02
121
option,
C
is
02124
option,
D
is
02130
option
e
is
02131
and
option.
J
F
would
be
for
you
to
type
your
ZIP
code
into
the
chat
or
text
message.
If
it's
not
listed
there.
So
again,
a2119
B
is
02121,
C
is
0212,
2
4
D
is
02130,
e
is
02131
and
F
is
a
zip
code.
If
it's
not
listed
here,
we've
got
about
64
people
out
of
92
65
who've
responded.
I'll,
leave
this
open
for
about
10,
more.
J
J
J
The
next
is
another
quick
poll
where
we
want
to
ask
what
is
your
race
or
ethnic
identity
that
you
identify
with
a
black
or
African-American
B,
American,
Indian
and
Alaskan
native
C,
Asian,
D,
Caucasian
or
white
e
native
Hawaiian,
or
other
Pacific
Islander,
F,
Hispanic
or
Latino
G
prefer
not
to
say
h
other,
and
then
you
can
type
that
into
the
chat
or
type
that
as
a
text.
These
are
the
the
same
breakdown
and
categories
that
we've
used
earlier
in
this
engagement
process.
J
So
this
allows
us
to
kind
of
track
that
engagement
so
again,
a
black
African-American,
B,
American,
Indian,
Alaskan
native
c,
a
Asian
D,
Caucasian,
white
e
native
Hawaiian
or
other
Pacific
Islander,
F,
Hispanic
or
Latino
G
prefer
not
to
say
or
H
another
designation
that
you
can
write
into
the
chat
or
send
via
text
message.
We've
got
67
out
of
92
people
who
have
selected,
and
so
I'm,
going
to
end
this
poll
in
about
five
seconds
so
submit.
Now,
if
you
are.
J
All
right
ending
the
poll
sharing
the
results
we
have
64%
white
Caucasian,
followed
by
19%
black
African-American
and
then
Asian
and
Hispanic
Latino
are
roughly
tied
for
7
to
%.,
so
we've
got
one
more
of
these
demographic
asks
I'm
going
to
stop
sharing
this.
This
is
the
last
of
these,
and
this
is
asking
about
age.
So
what
is
your
age
range?
J
A
0
to
18,
obviously
not
zero
B
19
to
39
C
40
to
59
D
60
to
79
or
E
over
80,
so
for
those
texting
by
phone
option,
a
under
18
option
b,
19
to
39
option,
C
40
to
59
option,
D
60
to
79
and
option
e
over
80,
and
we
have
66
out
of
92
who
have
participated,
which
is
roughly
the
same
as
the
other
polls.
So
I'm
going
to
end
this
in
about
five.
J
J
L
With
I,
just
oh
sorry,
I
just
got
a
late
late
answer
coming
in
so
we
actually
had
more
19
to
39
year
olds
we
had
75%
19
to
39
year
olds
and
25%
in
the
40
to
59
category
and
in
terms
of
the
race
and
ethnicity.
We
had
33%
black
or
African-American
and
67%
D
Caucasian,
so
a
little
different
than
what
you
had.
J
N
K
Design
Group
I'll
be
walking
you
through
some
of
our
observations
related
to
connections
to
the
park.
Based
on
what
we've
heard
from
you
all.
Over
the
past
several
months,
we've
identified
a
number
of
physical
and
social
barriers
that
limit
people's
access
or
perceived
access
to
the
park.
We
realize
that
if
these
barriers
aren't
solved
for
in
this
action
plan,
the
other
efforts
we
manag
to
design
more
inclusive
programming,
restore
ecologies
and
create
more
welcoming
spaces
inside
the
park
will
be
for
nothing.
K
Through
our
survey
and
workshop,
we
learned
that
75%
of
respondents
arve
by
car,
suggesting
that
maybe
better
pedestrian
and
bike
connections
need
to
be
explored.
The
park
must
first
and
foremost,
serve
its
surrounding
neighborhoods,
but
the
opportunity
exists
to
welcome
Regional
communities
and
visitors
to
connect
with
a
landscape.
Unlike
anywhere
else
in
the
city,
it's
within
a
10-minute
walk
from
tea
lines
that
service
more
distant
neighborhoods
like
quinsey
and
Somerville,
as
well
as
many
major
bus
lines
to
neighborhoods
throughout
the
city.
K
However,
inadequate
signage
and
wayfinding
to
guide
visitors
to
the
park
as
well
as
poorly
designed
and
maintained
bus
stops
and
Street
Crossings
limit
access
to
a
broad
group
of
visitors,
an
examination
of
edges,
beginning
with
the
physical
perimeter
and
extending
into
the
par
Park
and
surrounding
neighborhoods,
reveals
where
better
access
and
visibility
can
welcome.
All
users
there
are
five
faces
to
the
park,
Each
of
which
have
distinct
challenges
and
opportun
to
welcome
pedestrians
and
cyclists
from
adjacent
neighborhoods.
K
Many
elements
originally
intended
to
protect
the
park
from
the
city
now
feel
like
barriers,
which
are
often
intensified
by
The
Busy
traffic.
When
we
dove
into
the
conditions
along
the
edges
of
the
park,
we
realized
how
imbalan
the
connections
and
barriers
actually
were.
For
example,
the
Jamaica
plane
Edge
feels
very
public
and
has
multiple
pedestrian,
Crossings
and
entrances,
but
sometimes
can
feel
a
little
disorienting
upon
arrival
because
of
the
dense
incon
canopy
and
along
fever
street.
A
lot
of
the
EDG
is
privatized
and
fenced
off
because
of
the
zoo
and
the
sidewalk
is
inconsistent.
K
Making
this
space
feel
a
little
unapproachable.
Other
barriers
observed
include
heavy
traffic
and
few
crossings
that
limit
the
opportunity
to
bridge
the
commercial
Corridor
of
Blue
Hill
Avenue
to
the
park
and
the
low
visibility
entrances
Along
American
Legion
Highway.
These
barriers
exist,
partly
because
homestead's
original
design
was
intended
to
create
a
separation
between
nature
and
the
City,
but
have
been
intensified
because
of
urban
growth
and
changes
in
management
over
time.
The
action
plan
will
address
these
conditions
and
work
to
create
more
balanced,
multimodal
access
to
the
park
from
all
sides.
K
Vehicular
traffic
not
only
rings
the
parks
outer
edges
it
also
bisects.
The
interior
circuit
drive
and
dispersed
parking
facility.
Excuse
me
dispersed
parking,
facilitate
access
and
service
for
a
significant
portion
of
users
and
programs,
but
its
adaptation
as
a
th
Street
came
at
the
cross
of
pedestrian,
wayfinding
and
circulation.
Clarity
important
moments
of
orientation
and
arrival,
such
as
the
valley,
Gates
and
PE
Circle,
are
now
a
complicated
system
of
paths
drives
and
parking.
K
The
majority
of
parking
is
in
formal,
unmarked
or
unregulated,
which
leads
to
inefficiencies
that
decrease
available
spaces
fast
traffic
and
parking
create
boundaries
between
major
Open
Spaces
within
the
park.
Improving
these
pedestrian
connections
AC
cross
and
along
the
road
can
improve
access
and
safety
for
pedestrians,
cyclists
and
motorists.
Motorists
alike
built
features
from
the
original
Park
design,
such
as
walls,
steps
and
overlooks
Were
Meant
to
guide
access
and
Cur
curate.
K
A
visitor
experience
of
the
park
landscape
in
response
to
changes
in
use
and
program,
incre
incremental
Solutions
meant
to
control
vehicles,
restrict
access
and
improved
safety,
now
form
barriers
and
edges
throughout
the
park.
The
original
circulation
design
was
carefully
calibrated
to
offer
a
clear
and
immersive
experience
of
the
Landscapes
across
the
park.
K
Currently,
the
majority
of
signs
focus
on
rules
and
regulations,
while
few
exist
to
help
visitors
interpret
and
understand
the
Park's
historic
significance.
Improved
signage
will
serve
as
an
important
educational
purpose,
teaching
visitors
about
their
surroundings
and
indicating
important
landmarks,
while
keeping
them
safe.
In
their
surroundings
and
with
that
I'll
pass
it
back
to
Stephen
for
another
poll
related
to
your
perceived
barriers.
J
J
A
feeling
unsafe
because
of
traffic
on
circuit,
Drive,
B
lack
of
entrances
on
my
side
of
the
park
c,
dense
understory
of
vegetation
so
too
many
shrubs
and
bushes
on
the
ground,
D
confusing
and
disconnected
path,
systems,
e
unwelcoming
spaces
and
tell
us
more
in
the
chat.
If
you
select
e,
f
lack
of
awareness
about
the
park
or
how
to
get
there,
G
difficulty
finding
parking
or
H
something
else
which
you
can
write
into
the
chat
or
send
in
a
text
manually.
O
J
J
L
So
these
were
a
little
different
on
our
end
with
the
texts
50%
of
the
votes
came
in
for
feeling
unsafe.
Although
one
person
clarified
that
the
unsafe
feeling
was
due
to
dogs
being
off
leash,
not
necessarily
circuit
Drive,
and
then
we
had
one
vot
each
for
the
dense
underst
story,
the
confusing
path
system
and
unwelcoming
spaces.
J
D
P
P
P
Website
we
heard
from
how
important
the
park
is
as
a
place
to
be
in
nature,
how
many
different
things
you
do
in
the
Parks
Landscapes
and
ways
that
they
could
do
more
like
teaching
people
about
plants.
Many
of
of
us
on
the
design
team
came
to
our
careers
because
of
our
own
deeply
felt
experiences
of
being
in
nature.
We
recognize
how
powerful
and
how
tied
to
family
and
friends
those
experiences
are.
So.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
sharing
your.
P
Stories
at
485,
Aces,
Franklin
Park,
is
by
far
the
largest
green
space
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
part
of
a
larger
re
Regional
system
of
open
space,
a
home
to
lots
of
different
people,
plants
and
animals.
The
plan
of
the
Park's
ecological
types
where
each
color
represents
a
different
habitat
brings
home
the
incredible
variety
within
the
park
boundary.
We
know
that
what
you
see
above
ground
is
a
reflection
of
what's
Happening
below
ground,
that
the
life
of
the
soil
is
intrinsically
connected
to
the
life
of
the
vegetation
it
supports.
P
The
important
takeaway
is
that
healthy
plants
rely
on
healthy
soils,
so
we're
looking
closely
at
those
relationships.
Lydia
talked
about
the
land
that
pre-existed
the
park,
the
Continuum
of
alteration
over
time,
some
at
the
scale
of
a
glacier
and
some
at
the
scale
of
many
different
human
hands.
She
also
described
the
way
olmstead's
design
represented
a
careful
reading
of
the
land
and
amplification
of
its
many
Landscapes.
We've
broken
that
Mosaic
into
pieces
to
highlight
the
many
different
ecotypes
within
the
park.
P
This
ecological
richness
results
in
a
visual,
experiential
and
programmatic
richness,
which
we
feel
is
critical
to
maintain
we're.
Looking
closely
at
the
existing
health
of
each
of
these
types,
the
pressures
on
them
and
what
kind
of
support
they
need
to
ensure
they're
they're
here
for
future
generations
to
experience,
as
Brie
said,
these
Landscapes
also
support
an
incredible
range
of
activities:
small
and
large,
regular
and
intermittent
for
young
and
old,
like
the
relationship
between
soil
and
plant
life,
there's
a
direct
relationship
between
intensity
of
use
and
the
health
or
resiliency
of
these
Landscapes.
P
So
as
we're
looking
at
ways
to
better
support
existing
activities,
as
well
as
adding
new
we're.
Also
looking
looking
at
how
to
balance
the
programmatic
needs
with
the
health
of
the
natural
systems,
we
recognize
that
all
that
use
and
the
large
vegetated
acreage
requires
extensive
management.
At
the
moment
there
are
only
three
full-time
crew
caring
for
the
parks,
acreage
that
is
managed
by
parks.
Department.
Part
of
our
work
will
be
to
outline
short
and
long-term
management
goals,
as
well
as
opportunities
to
expand
maintenance
teams
at
their
healthiest.
Ecologies
are
self-sustaining.
P
That
cycle
always
includes
management
of
some
kind.
Animals
and
insects
do
work.
People
do
work,
weather
does
work.
If
those
cycles
of
management
don't
exist
or
out
of
balance
or
overwhelmed
by
things
like
invasive
plants
or
the
wear
and
tear
of
heavy
use,
the
system
and
the
landscape
starts
to
unravel
in
The
Woodlands
years
of
almost
no
active
management.
P
Things
like
selective
tree
clearing
to
allow
space
for
seeds
to
become
the
healthy
next
generation
of
trees
means
that
the
woodlands
are
largely
a
single-
age,
canopy,
there's
no
reli,
Next
Generation,
there's
less
plant
diversity
than
there
should
be,
and
people
feel
unsafe,
because
the
midstory
is
impenetrable
when
it
Leaf.
Our
goal
is
to
establish
both
immediate
and
long-term
management
strategies,
which
would,
over
time
return
the
Woodland
to
something
closer
to
self-management,
a
lot
of
work
in
the
near-term
less
work
in
the
long
term.
This
would
both
sorry
excuse
me.
P
This
would
include
both
active
removals
of
unwanted
material,
strategic
planting
and,
most
importantly,
reestablishing
cycles
of
natural
renew.
So
the
woodlands
are
growing
their
own
plants.
This
would
be
matched
with
diverse
but
carefully
Incorporated
programming,
so
neighbors
and
visitors
can
safely
and
fully
experience
the
incredible
range
of
plants
and
animals.
These
Woodlands
can
support,
and
then
there
are
the
elders
within
the
tree.
Canopy
Heritage
trees
are
scattered
throughout
the
park
to
have
a
place
in
the
heart
of
the
city.
With
this
number
of
mature
trees,
some
20000
years
old
or
older
is
just
incredible.
P
They
have
been
witness
to
all
of
the
changes
we've
discussed,
they
also
just
incredibly
beautiful,
but
they
are
old
and
they
need
specific
and
strategic
support
to
endure
we'll
be
looking
closely
at
these
and
setting
priorities
for
support,
Open,
Spaces
or
grasslands
are
some
of
the
most
important
and
heavily
used
areas
in
the
park
low
in
plant
and
animal
diversity,
but
high
in
flexibility
for
multiple
uses
at
multiple
scales,
moan
Lawns
are
critical
to
park
offerings.
Perhaps
here
more
than
any
other
planted
place,
the
park
is
literally
being
loved
to
death.
P
P
Storm
next,
looking
at
cycles
of
use
and
establishing
more
robust,
mitigating
management
will
improve
durability.
Counteracting
compaction
issues
will
improve
soil's
resilience
both
for
growing
grass
and
to
operate
as
a
sponge
for
storm
water,
seeding,
pollinator
loving
plants
and
designing
edges
to
be
most
much
less
regularly,
will
increase
healthy
habitats
and
provide
new
interest.
We
know
that
Boston
is
an
old
city
and,
as
such,
includes
areas
of
Aging
infrastructure.
This
includes
the
structure
drainage
within
the
park.
P
Pipes
are
understat
for
today's
increased
precipitation
and
expansive
imperal
surf
surfaces
and
all
water
leads
to
the
harbor
taking
its
pollutants
with
it.
The
park
map
shows
that
most
of
the
Park's
acreage,
the
area
in
blue,
sends
its
storm
water
to
the
piped
drainage
system,
straining
capacity,
an
open
space
with
the
acreage
and
naturally
undulating
Topography
of
the
park,
is
primed
to
do
more
to
protect
Downstream
Neighbors
from
flooding
and
our
natural
Waters
from
the
pollutants
associated
with
contemporary
life.
P
What
we
recognize
in
our
work
on
ecologies,
but
also
in
our
analysis
in
general,
is
the
important
interconnectivity
that
is
viscerally
present
in
the
park
on
so
many
levels.
As
John
said,
the
landscapes
in
the
park
are
providing
not
only
ecosystem
and
cultural
or
programmatic
service
services,
but
critical
climate
resiliency
and
Public
Health
Services.
Our
proposals
will
understand
the
work
they're
doing
and
what
support
is
needed
for
them
to
continue
that
work
of
protecting
all
of
us,
especially
the
parks
neighbors,
as
well
as
just
being
very
beautiful
places
to
make
new
memories.
J
All
right,
thank
you
Kristen.
This
is
the
last
poll
of
the
meeting
and
for
those
on
the
phone,
the
phone
number
is
the
same
to
text
your
answers
at
617,
799
2237
same
as
before.
The
question
at
the
end
of
this
section
is
what
would
encourage
you
to
explore
areas
of
the
park
that
might
be
unfamiliar
to
you
again.
J
J
J
J
J
So
again,
this
idea
of
paths
and
wayfinding
seems
to
be
a
common
theme,
followed
by
signage,
that
highlights
Park
offerings
with
37%
of
people
answering
that
way,
followed
by
a
kind
of
a
tie
between
educational
programs
and
trails
with
26%
and
better
maintained
vegetation
with
25%,
and
then
seasonal
displays
of
fall,
color
and
flowering
trees
with
24%.
It's
kind
of
a
three-way
tie
and
not
many
people
were
interested
in
the
presence
of
Park
Rangers
Lauren.
How
did
that
fair?
With
what
you
got
on
the
phone.
L
Yeah,
so
it's
fairly
similar
a
b
and
c
each
had
three
or
four
votes.
Each
rangers
had
two
and
education
in
seasonal
plantings.
Each
had
one
and
one
of
the
comments
that
came
in,
which
I
think
is
maybe
telling,
with
what
you
were
seeing
with
lower
numbers
on
the
Rangers,
was
one
of
the
comments
was
that
Rangers
are
like
police
and
don't
make
me
feel
safe
so
that
that
could
be
partially
what
you're,
seeing
with
the
lower
numbers
on
this
end
as
well.
I
Q&Amp;A
thanks
Stephen
and
thanks
to
everyone
for
sharing
your
ideas,
I'm
aware
of
the
time
here.
In
all
fairness,
I
did
warn
you
that
there
was
a
lot
of
information
that
we
were
going
to
go
through
today.
So
I
just
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
pro
Draft
project
principles,
as
the
team
completes
the
analysis
phase
of
the
project
and
we
begin
to
refocus
our
energy
toward
visioning
and
design.
We're
sharing
with
you
a
draft
of
what
we're
calling
project
principles.
I
These
will
form
the
foundation
of
our
work.
Moving
forward,
they've
been
developed
in
conjunction
with
your
feedback
and
its
many
forms,
as
well
as
with
the
team's
findings.
You
probably
have
some
questions
about
these,
like
how
will
they
be
used?
The
beginning
of
the
next
phase
is
really
about
testing
actions
and
ideas
that
are
rooted
in
the
things
we've
learned
so
far.
So,
ultimately,
these
shared
principles
will
help
us
stay
true
to
what
we
think
is
important
for
the
future
of
the
park
and
the
things
we
want
to
achieve
together.
I
These
will
become
deeper
and
more
specific,
through
testing
and
design
study
in
the
upcoming
phase.
You
also
might
think
of
something
that
you
don't
see
included
here,
and
we
want
you
to
be
able
to
take
some
time
to
review
these
on
our
website
and
respond
to
the
second
mini
poll,
with
any
feedback
that
you
have.
The
poll
will
be
open
through
early
August
and
we'll
share
the
results,
including
an
updated
version
of
these
principles,
to
reflect
what
we've
heard,
while
we're
together
here.
I
I
want
to
quickly
run
through
each
of
these
briefly,
to
provide
a
little
more
context.
So
the
first
project
principle
is
to
recognize
history
and
broaden
potential
I'm
not
going
to
read
each
one
of
these
I'll.
Let
you
read
them,
but
as
Lydia
described,
the
park
is
a
historic
site
and
its
history
needs
to
be
engaged,
but
it
also
needs
to
tell
more
stories,
and
so
that's
what
this
principle
is
about.
I
We
want
to
build
on
the
things
that
exist
here
and
adapt
them
to
our
current
needs,
and
we
know
that
we
need
to
expand
the
voices
represented
and
tell
a
more
comprehensive
history
of
this
place
in
it
stewards.
The
second
principle
is
to
reach
out
and
welcome
in
as
Jad
shared,
the
original
Park
boundary
has
intensified
and
impacted
connections
with
the
surrounding
neighborhoods
the
park
and
its
edges
and
entrances
should
be
inviting
and
easy
to
access
and
safe
and
welcoming
for
all.
I
We
know
we
have
to
make
it
safer
and
easier
to
get
here
and
we
have
to
do
a
better
job
of
letting
people
know
what
is
here
and
how
to
get
to
it.
The
third
principle
is
to
break
down
barriers
to
promote
a
unified
experience.
Franklin
Park
is
really
unique
from
smaller
neighborhood
parks,
but
the
large
Park
experience
has
been
undermined
over
time
by
changes
to
the
park
fabric.
I
I
Longevity
Kristen
highlighted
how
the
parks
landscape
provides
essential
ecological,
mental
and
physical
health
and
exper
experiential
benefits,
but
that
that
we
have
to
care
for
that
in
order
to
ensure
sustainable
and
healthy
ecosystems
that
support
diversity,
programming
and
safety.
That
means
thinking
about
the
long
game
here,
as
well
as
short-term
things
that
can
make
a
difference
and
thinking
outside
the
box
about
how
we
integrate
those
strategies
with
the
existing
fabric
of
the
park.
The
fifth
principle
is
to
support
existing
assets
and
expand
Park
offerings.
I
Breeze
presentation
point
out
that
the
park
provides
a
variety
of
programming
today,
but
it
also
lacks
the
essential
resources
needed
to
fully
support
the
existing
activities.
In
order
to
do
that,
we
need
to
think
about
Comfort.
We
need
to
think
about
flexibility,
and
we
need
to
think
about
how
we
balance
the
active
and
passive
demands
of
programming
on
the
park,
and
the
sixth
principle
is
to
guide
responsible
investment
to
catalyze
long-term
benefit.
As
commissioner
Woods
described
with
the
dedicated
funding
for
improvements,
priorities
identified
in.
B
I
Plan
must
be
clear,
strategic
and
reflective
of
the
community's
desires,
but
also
balance
the
realities
of
caring
for
a
park
of
this
size.
The
city
recognizes
the
need
to
build
local
capacity
partners
and
stewards
to
help
Champion
the
future
of
the
park
and
to
bring
positive
and
Equitable
impact
to
its
existing
communities.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
joining
us
today.
I
Before
we
transition
to
the
Q&A
I
just
want
to
revisit
some
of
the
ways
you
can
continue
to
engage
with
the
Franklin
Park
action
plan
and
we
help
we
ask
for
your
help
in
spreading.
The
word
on
this,
like
I've,
said
a
couple
of
times
after
today's
presentation
we'll
be
launching
a
mini
poll
to
gather
your
thoughts
on
these
draft
principles
for
the
project,
which
should
only
take
a
couple
of
minutes
to
complete,
and
we
really
appreciate
your
commitment
to
doing
that.
I
You
can
find
these
many
polls
on
the
website
at
Franklin
Park
action
plan.com
over
the
next
couple
of
weeks,
as
I
described
earlier,
you
can
sign
up
to
participate
in
the
theme
discussion
groups
to
dig
deeper
into
the
four
analysis
topics
we'll
be
sharing
today
and
again.
This
gives
you
a
chance
for
more
conversation
and
discussion,
which
we
know
there
isn't
availability
for
in
the
format
today.
L
Us
thank
you.
John
we've
had
a
lot
of
great
questions
come
in
during
the
presentation
so
far
and
I
just
wanted
to
remind
people
who
haven't
been
able
to
ask
a
question
yet
how
they
can
do
that
for
those
logged
into
Zoom.
You
can
type
your
questions
into
the
Q&A
box
and
let
us
know
if
you'd
like
to
ask
the
question
in
person
we
can
unmute
you
when
we
get
to
your
question
for
those
on
the
phone.
L
You've
got
two
options:
you
can
press
star
n,
which
will
alert
all
of
us
that
you
want
to
speak
and
we
can
unmute
you
or
you
guys
can
continue
to
text
your
questions
to
617
799
2237
and
as
we
get
into
the
questions
we
just
wanted
to
set
out
a
couple
of
guidelines
for
our
conversation
that
can
be
helpful.
I
know
it's
sometimes
hard
when
we
can't
see
each
other's
faces,
so
just
want
to
remind
everybody
to
please
be
respectful
and
use
respectful
language
share
air
time.
L
Q
Sure
thing
the
I
think
we
did.
We
also
suggest
that
maybe
we
could
have
people
if
they're
interested
to
ask
the
questions
themselves.
Okay,
yes,
they
can
okay,
great.
The
first
question
is
for
Kristen
from
Reed
hilderbrand,
and
it
comes
from
someone
by
the
name
of
Justine
Hansen
Justine.
We've
allowed
you
to
talk.
If
you
want
to
go
ahead
and
ask
the
question
yourself,
otherwise
we're
happy
to
do
it
for.
Q
Sorry,
she's
thinking
that
Franklin
Park
is
an
important
migratory,
stopover
location
for
many
threatened,
neotropical
migrant
birds
and
a
home
to
many
year-round
resident
birds
and
other
Wildlife.
It's
also
an
incredible
opportunity
for
Community
science
initiatives.
I'll
turn
that
over
to
you,
Kristen.
P
Great
thanks,
thank
you
for
that
question.
I
hope
the
slides
that
we
went
through
began
to
answer
it.
But
yes,
absolutely.
We
are
really
focused
focused
on
how
Management
in
in
any
of
these
many
Landscapes
will
both
improve
the
ability
for
visitors
to
visit
and
learn
about
them,
but
also
for
all
of
the
plants.
Animals,
insects,
Etc
that
live
here
to
become
more
diverse.
So
we
have
an
ecologist
as
part
of
a
team.
P
L
Thank
you,
Kristen.
Our
next
question
comes
from
Vincent,
so
I'm
going
to
allow
you
to
unmute.
Oh
actually,
Vincent
just
seemed
to
have
left
so
I'll
go
ahead
and
ask
the
question
so
that
we
can
have
it
recorded
as
an
answer,
this
question
is
going
to
go
to
Bri.
The
question
is:
will
responses
be
waited
by
race
to
reflect
the
demographics
of
the
surrounding
communities
and
I'm?
Assuming
they
mean
the
responses
of
the
polls.
M
Yes,
thank
you
to
Vincent
and
I
guess
goodbye
to
Vincent
also
also,
but
hopefully
this
is
helpful
to
everybody.
So
it's
something
we
think
a
lot
about,
because
I
think
everybody,
you
know,
really
wants
this
plan
to
be
impactful
and
meaningful
to
the
neighbors
and
to
the
surrounding
communities
and
so
want
to
make
sure
that
what
we're
hearing
and
what
we're
integrating
is
representative
and
that's
true,
both
in
terms
of
you
know,
understanding
race
of
responses
and
of
communities,
but
also
age.
You
know:
families
with
children
or
older
adults.
M
What
are
specific
needs,
and
so
we've
looked
carefully
at
a
demographics
of
the
of
the
neighborhoods
and
then
we've
looked
also
at
when
possible.
The
demographics
of
the
responses
that
we're
getting
both
to
the
poll
here
today
and
I'll
I'll
talk
about
how
we'll
use
that,
but
also
in
the
past,
on
the
survey
and
so
actually
initially
when
we
put
the
survey
out
I
think
Stephen
might
have
alluded
to
this.
M
The
responses
we
got
we
looked
at
and
they
didn't
particularly
in
terms
of
race,
represent
the
surrounding
neighborhoods
and
so
with
the
help
of
the
Franklin
Park
Coalition.
A
lot
of
help
from
them
and
others
we
were
able
to
extend
that
survey
and
get
what
was
a
closer
to
representative
response
rate
when
it
came
to
race.
M
Another
demographic,
so
we'll
use
this
in
input
in
two
ways:
we'll
take
a
look
and
see
where,
where
the
demographics
of
these
meetings
do
and
don't
match
up
with
the
neighborhoods
and
then
we'll
say
well,
that
means
we
probably
need
to
do
a
concerted
effort
to
do
more
Outreach
to
these
communities.
Can
we
talk
to
certain
organizations?
Can
we
use
social
media?
M
Can
we
think
about
some
youth
engagement
to
do,
and
so
we'll
use
it
to
Target
our
next
steps
of
Engagement
and
try
to
broaden
and
get
more
representative
responses,
but
then
also
I
would
say
in
a
very
unscientific
way.
We
will
factor
in
and
kind
of
wait
the
different
iation
between
who
we're
hearing
from
and
who
we
know
is
in
the
community
and
try
to
make
sure
that
we're
also
considering
the
voices
that
we're
not.
Q
Hearing,
thank
you
Bri.
This
is
ranan
again
and
apologies
to
everyone
for
not
introducing
myself
before
my
name
is
ranan
and
I'm.
An
urban
planner
and
I
work
for
agency
Landscaping
planning
with
Bri.
The
next
question
is
from
Amy
sales
and
not
seeing
Amy
in
our
list.
So
I'll
go
ahead
and
ask
this
question.
This
question
is
going
to
be
for
Lydia
Lydia
cook,
with
retail,
to
Brand
what
is
the
difference
between
a
legacy
and
a
Heritage.
D
Tree
thanks
three,
that's
a
really
great,
that's
a
really
great
question
and
it's
kind
of
a
technical
term.
So
I'm
glad
someone
asked
basically
a
Heritage
tree
is
it's
a
term
that's
used
to
describe
a
specimen
tree,
that's
typically
very
large
of
a
certain
size.
It
can
also
be
a
grouping
of
trees,
and
these
trees
are
considered
to
have
kind
of
unique
value.
D
They're
considered
irreplaceable
in
the
park,
so
it
can
be
things
like
age,
Rarity
size,
the
Aesthetics
that
they
bring
to
a
park,
experience
ecological,
historical
value,
those
kinds
of
things,
so
so
in
terms
of
size.
The
way
that
we're
measuring
them
on
the
diagram
that
you
saw,
which
is
pretty
standard
in
terms
of
how
you
identify
Heritage
and
Legacy
trees,
is,
is
by
the
diameter
of
the
trunk.
So
Heritage
trees
are
33
Ines
in
diameter
or
larger
and
Legacy.
L
R
Yeah
I'm
concerned
about
the
amount
of
asphalt
that's
been
put
into
the
park
in
recent
years.
It's
very
polluting
as
it
goes
into
the
Waterway,
and
it
also
increases
the
temperature
and
I've
noticed
when
there
was
a
section
of
Franklin
Park
that
was
asphal
of
I'm
sorry
scarbo
Pond.
That
was
asphalted
that
there
were
a
lot
of
trees
that
died.
L
So
I
I
can
try
to
answer
some
of
that
question
and
I
apologize
as
well
as
R
I
didn't
introduce
myself
either
I'm
Lauren,
Bryant
and
I'm.
The
project
manager
for
Boston
parks
for
the
Franklin
Park
action
plan
and
I
know
I've
gotten
to
meet
a
lot
of
you
over
the
years
working
on
the
pathways
projects,
the
American
Legion
playground
and
several
other
projects
that
I've
worked
on
in
Franklin
Park.
L
My
understanding
with
the
asphalt
Pathways
from
the
work
that
I've
done
is
that
it
is
something
that
the
Boston
landmarks
commission
has
approved
for
us.
The
concern
that
they
have
is
that
adding
concrete
feels
more
urban
and
more
sidewalk
setting
and
doesn't
fit
in
with
the
more
passive
landscape
of
a
country
Park
historically
with
Frankin
Park,
although
historically
we
would
have
had
the
gravel
or
stone
dust
Pathways
which
can't
which
don't
meet
Ada.
So
it's
a
it's.
L
It's
the
discrepancy
between
meeting
Ada
and
what
landmarks
would
not
like
us
to
use
and
also
Ada
likes
asphalt
instead
of
the
concrete
better
as
well
in
terms
of
the
joints.
So
that's
why
we
had
done
that
in
the
past
and
in
terms
of
whether
we'll
continue
to
do
that.
I
think
that'll
be
part
of
what
we
study
with
this
plan
and
in
terms
of
the
concern
with
the
trees
surrounding
scarb,
barl,
Pond
they're.
L
Actually,
the
trees
that
died
around
Scarboro,
Pond
actually
had
been
damaged
for
quite
some
time,
and
part
of
the
reason
they
had
been
damaged
was
all
of
the
flooding
as
you
as
I'm
sure,
you've
seen
that
was
around
Scarboro
pond.
It's
part
of
the
reason
that
when
we
repaved
those
Pathways,
we
actually
regraded
the
pathways
and
raised
the
grade
so
that
all
the
flooding
wasn't
in
the
pathways
as
well.
R
L
Q
Pathway
all
right,
thank
you,
Debbie
and
thank
you
Lauren.
We
are
next
question.
Is
this
is
ran
and
again
this
next
question
is
for
Bri,
and
this
question
comes
from
Linda
Wells
see
you
Linda
I'm,
allowing
you
to
talk
so
now.
I
think
you
just
have
to
unmute
yourself,
and
you
can
ask
your
question
about
educational
programming.
If
you're.
S
Prepared
my
question
was
about:
if
you
were
to
use
or
have
a
a
greater
presence
of
Park
Rangers,
would
they
be
serving
the
same
purpose
as
they
do
in
places
like
the
Boston
Harbor
islandss,
where,
when
you
see
the
park
rangers,
you
know
the
park
rangers?
Are
there
because
they're
offering
tours
giving
you
information,
just
as
if
you
were
on
the
Freedom
Trail?
If
their
purpose
is
just
to
be
present
and
make
people
feel
scary,
doesn't
it
doesn't
provide
the
same
welcoming
environment
as
they
do
in
other
parks
around
the
city.
M
Thank
you,
Linda
yeah
I
think
it
was
a
a
question
and
an
idea
for
the
design
team
too
and
I
think
really
interesting
for
us
to
think
about
the
idea
of
kind
of
transforming
the
role
of
Park
Rangers
into
something
that
is
more
educational,
based,
Community,
Based
and
there's
some
really
good
precedents.
For
that,
like
you
said,
the
Harbor
Islands
as
well.
M
So
we're
going
to
be
bringing
in
some
of
those
ideas
and
sharing
those
back
so
I
think
there's
there's
a
real
possibility
and
potential
for
a
program
like
that
to
be
kind
of
grown
and
nurtured
and
we'll
just
have
to
think
about.
You
know
how
that's
done
and
what
the
role
is
and
how
that
works
within
the
kind
of
meain
and
operations.
But
it's
a
it's
a
good
idea
for
us
to
explore
in
the
next
phase.
S
Yes
and
historically,
there
was
a
youth.
There
were
ecological
groups
of
Youth
that
would
come
to
do
classes
around
the
park.
When
I
worked
for
the
Franklin
Park
Coalition,
there
were
youth
groups
there
on
a
regular
basis
and
I
know
that
Leo
project
when
they
first
started,
they
focused
on
environmental
and
ecological
class.
M
Yeah,
so
some
of
those
things
could
be
kind
of
Blended,
together
with
the
information
that
the
Rangers
have
too
you're
right
and
I.
Think
the
in
our
conversations
with
the
emerald,
necklace,
Conservancy
I
think
they're
still
doing
some
of
that
environmental
programming
with
teens
and
others.
So
yeah
there's
a
lot
of
you
know
one
of
the
things
we've
talked
about
and
the
surveys
bore
this
out
too.
M
N
L
C
Thanks
Lauren
and
thank
you
everyone,
this
has
been
great
I
was
just
curious.
Obviously,
parks
are
essential
for
young
people.
We
know
that
they
use
the
playgrounds
and
recreational
areas
and,
given
the
current,
you
know,
conditions
that
we're
all
under
with
the
Co
19
pandemic
and
folks
having
to
kind
of
come
up
with
creative
ways
to
get.
You
know
young
people
outdoors
and
and
engaging
with
nature.
M
Something
you
can
answer
for
us
sure,
yes,
I'm,
happy
to
yes,
Emily
I
think
youth
often
have
really
good
ideas
that
we
haven't
thought
about
before
they
often
don't
have.
You
know
a
lot
of
the
same
kind
of
restrictions
that
I
think
some
of
us
bring.
Who
are
you
know
thinking
about
these
every
day,
so
we
love
doing
youth
engagement
and
at
the
beginning
of
the
process,
before
coid,
we
were
able
to
do
some
of
that.
M
We've
had
a
series
of
popups
that
we
we
went
to
the
tricky
trots
did
some
events
at
the
at
the
park
as
well
and
then
also
participated
in
the
tree
lighting,
and
so
with
that
we
brought
along
a
kind
of
mobile
activity
station,
and
we
had
a
lot
of
kids
participate
in
that
as
well
as
their
parents,
and
others
too.
It
wasn't
wasn't
limited,
but
that
was
really
fun
to
get
youth
participation
and
input.
At
that
point,
I
think
we
were.
M
C
Q
You
all
right,
our
next
question
this
is
Ranna
again,
is
for
Liza,
who
is
leading
the
charge
on
this
project.
Landscape
Architects
with
the
city
of
Boston
Liza
for
I,
think
this
was
Fatima.
This
was
more
of
a
statement
about
just
the
other
neighborhood
meetings
that
are
going
on
at
the
same
time.
I
don't
know
Fatima.
If
you
want
to
ask,
if
you
want
to
mention
it
yourself
or
ask
it
as
a
question
or
I
can
go
ahead
and
share
with
the.
N
T
There
is
I'm
Fatima,
alisam
I'm,
the
chair
for
the
greater
matapan
neighborhood
Council
and
in
matapan
monthly.
There
are
at
least
20
neighborhood
associations
that
meet
from
6
to
8
or
8:30
p.m.
During
the
week
right
now
today,
tonight
that
began
at
about
6
pm
and
won't
stop
until
about
8:30.
There
are
three
that
are
meeting
right
now
and
they
would,
if
they
weren't,
meeting
I'm
sure
they
would
love
to
have
been
part
of
the
conversation.
T
E
T
That
was
more
statement
for
that
way.
The
other
items
regard
participation
from
teenagers.
Matan
has
a
number
of
Teen,
very
active
teen
associations,
the
M
teen
center,
which
is
actually
Boys
and
Girls
Club,
and
the
metapan
food
and
fitness
commotions
big.
She
is
actually
is
a
environmental
and
biking
organization
and
20
years
old.
The
those
organiz
I
know
that
they
wish
to
be
AC
involved
in
the
plan.
A
Process,
thank
you.
That's
all
helpful
information
and,
as
we
you
know
as
as
tonight's
meeting
wraps
up
so
that
you
know
and
anyone
else
who's
on
this
call
knows
this
meeting
was
or
still
is,
being
recorded
and
will
be
posted
to
the
project
website.
So
anyone
who's
not
able
to
attend
tonight
because
they're
double
booked
or
it's
just
too
much
going
on,
they
will
be
able
to
access
the
meeting
and
watch
it
at
another
time
and
hopefully,
though
I
know
everybody
has
a
lot
going
on.
A
Q
O
N
O
Everybody
thanks
for
putting
this
together.
My
question
is
just
about
any
ideas
on
making
this
space
a
more
Runner
and
psychist
friendly,
because
that's
that's
basically,
what
brings
me
to
the
park
and
seems
to
be
like
a
lot
of
people
use
a
partk
for
the
for
exercise
as
well,
so
just
thinking
about
ways
to
further
promote
physical
activity
in
in
the
park.
D
Thanks
Jefferson,
that's
a
great
point
and
something
that
we've
seen
in
responses
over
and
over,
and
also
in
our
own
experiences
of
being
being
out
in
Franklin
Park
that
the
circuit
Loop
is
really
probably
the
most
well-used
piece
of
the
park.
It's
a
place
where
that
idea
of
kind
of
neighborhood
parks
where
people
are
kind
of
just
sticking
to
their
edges
disappears
everyone's
that's
a
common
place
for
everyone's
kind
of
coming
together
and
and
using
it
for
learning
to
ride
a
bike.
You
know
walking
their
dog
exercising.
D
So
you
know
it's
exciting
to
think
about
the
potential
of
increasing
people's
opportunities
to
use
that
how
they
want.
To
the
other
thing
that
we
see
a
lot
of
opportunity
in
is
thinking
about
circuit
drive
right
now.
It
really
is
almost
like
a
highway
that
cuts
through
the
park
and
there's
so
many
ways
that
that
could
be
improved
and
really
become
part
of
a
park.
Experience
where
you're
able
to
walk
ride
your
bike
run
and
have
cars
move
through
the
park
as
well
as
Transit.
D
All
those
things
can
really
work
together
in
a
successful
way.
If
it's
done
correctly-
and
you
know,
we
also
have
to
think
about
not
just
people
kind
of
moving
back
and
force
on
that
road,
but
also
how
pedestrians
can
cross
it,
and
that's
part
of
this
idea
about
how
we
can
kind
of
start
to
stitch
the
the
two
sides
of
the
park
back
together
and
encourage
people
to
kind
of
explore
and
visit
all
the
opportunities
that
the
park
has.
So
definitely
something
that
we
will
be
looking
into
appreciate
your
question.
Okay,.
H
L
You,
the
next
question,
comes
from
Kathy
Brown,
Kathy
I'm,
going
to
actually
Kathy
does
not
seem
to
be
on
here
right
now,
but
I
think
it's
a
great
question.
So
I'll
go
ahead
and
ask
it
for
John.
She
was
wondering
what
the
timeline
is
and
I.
Don't
think
that
we
spent
much
time
on
that
earlier
when
we
looked
at
the
schedule,
if
you
could
maybe
let
people
know
the
timeline
of
the
project.
D
Directly,
all
right
thanks
thanks,
while
I
scrolled
all
the
way
back
through
that's
a
great
question,
and
this
is
kind
of
a
a
fun
graphic
of
our
our
schedule
and
our
timeline
for
the
project.
We
are
about
nearing
halfway
through
the
process.
It's
an
18-month
plan
planning
process
and
we're
we're
nearing
the
middle
of
it.
D
Our
next
steps
are
really
about
testing
ideas,
there's
so
many
ideas
that
have
been
shared.
A
lot
of
them
have
repeated
some
of
them
haven't,
and
what
we
have
to
do
is
really
start
to
weigh
those
things
against
each
other.
We
have
to
think
about
programming
impacts
on
maintenance,
how
that
would
tie
into
kind
of
funding
and
implementation.
So
there's
a
lot
of
things
to
think
about,
and
it's
kind
of
like
a
big
puzzle
that
we'll
have
to
kind
of
test
options,
share
those
options
with
the
public.
D
Let
you
weigh
in
go
back
to
you
know
to
the
drawing
board
and
kind
of
again
let
that
input
inform
where
we
end
up
in
the
end,
which
will
be
essentially
a
list
of
priority
projects
that
will
then
enter
this
last
phase
about
taking
action
at
the
end,
which
is
really
about
understanding
implementation
and
how
those
things
can
start
to
actually
be
put
into
place.
So
short
answer
is
we're
about
halfway
through
and
this
will
go
until
April
of
next.
Q
Q
Okay
and
we
realize
it's
8:30,
it's
almost
8:30,
so
we're
almost
at
two
hours
for
this
Workshop,
so
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
just
start
answering
the
direct
the
questions
directly.
If
that's
okay
with
all
of
you,
the
next
question
is
for
Lauren
is
the
golf
course
public
or
private.
Are
there
golf
lessons
for
the
general
public
so.
L
J
Contracts
so
I
think
Liza
answered
this
question.
It
may
have
been
on
the
earlier
call,
but
I
think
the
the
goal
for
all
planning
processes
in
Boston
is
to
be
as
inclusive
as
possible,
but
also
to
keep
as
many
of
the
dollars
that
are
being
spent
in
communities
within
the
boundaries
of
those
communities.
So
maybe
Liza
is,
is
a
better
person
to
sort
of
fill
in
what
that
means
for
this
planning
process.
A
We
know
that
that
isn't
enough
and
that
by
having
having
those
policies
in
place,
we
don't
see
a
lot
of
contracts
going
to
local
contractors
and
we
don't
see
you
know
huge
numbers
of
local
residents
so
I.
My
understanding
is
this
is
something
that
will
continue
to
be
looked
at.
I
think
it's
clear
that
the
city
doesn't
have
a
lot
of
local.
You
know
a
lot
of
our
Contracting
dollars
going
to
to
local
business
owners
or
contractors.
A
So
as
much
as
we
can
push
for
that
with
this
project,
we
will
I
mean
that's
part
of
it-
is
through
advocacy
or
or
identifying
the
opportunity
talking
about
it.
Putting
that
idea
on
the
table-
and
you
know,
hearing
support
from
the
community
about
that's
being
something
that
people
want
to
see
and
then
the
other
piece
of
that
equation
is
making
sure
that
City
policy
and
state
law
follow
suit
or
allows
us
to
push
that
forward.
Q
A
A
L
M
Yeah
I
love
it
I'm,
getting
all
the
kids
questions,
so
I'll
try
to
try
to
channel
it
was
really
fun.
One
of
the
first
questions
that
we
asked
in
the
survey
and
at
the
first
public
meeting
was
around
people's
memories
and
a
lot
of
those
memories
were
hearkening
back
to
when
the
attendees
were
kids,
and
so
we
did
hear
about
a
lot
of
these.
These
different
activities
and
then
ideas
like
people
would
do
things
like
name
the
hills
in
Franklin
Park
things
like
hamburger,
hamburger,
Hill
and
things
like
that.
M
So
there's
a
real
I
think
those
memories
linger
with
people,
and
we
want
to
figure
out
how
to
create
programs
and
opportunities
for
people
to
have
experiences
that
they
carry
for
30
years
like
like
this
question
mentions.
Some
of
them,
I
know
can
be
done
still
today.
You
know
maybe
not
in
2020
coid
setting
the
Kite
Festival,
but
that
was
one
of
the
first
events
that
happened
right
at
the
start
of
when
we
began
this
planning
process.
M
So
I
think
you
know
when
the
design
team
first
looked
at
Franklin
Park
with
the
designer's
eye.
That
was,
that
was
what
we
attended
and
what
we
saw,
and
so
that
made
a
big
impression
on
us
as
well,
so
that's
still
something
that
can
be
done
in
usual
times:
I
love
the
ideas
of
the
more
passive
events,
though,
and
how
do
we
build
those
in
and
one
of
the
things
we've
been
looking
at
is
kind
of
mapping
out
the
organizations.
M
I
think
we've
all
talked
about
that
and
starting
to
cultivate
and
build
more
connections,
because
some
of
these
things
that
you're
describing
could
be
through
through
Partnerships
with
with
neighboring
communities
or
centers
that
already
have
connections
to
to
youth.
So
it
could
be.
You
know
something
you
do
informally
with
your
family
or
more
of
a
a
formal
program.
That's
offered
and
I
think
you
know
the
things
that
can't
be
done.
We
can
think
about
how
how
to
try
to
nurture
those
within
the
plan.
M
Q
Accessible,
thank
you
Bri.
The
next
question
is
for
Stephen
from
Joe
backer.
In
this
question
he
asks
he
mentions.
Boston
is
a
very
segregated
City
and
Franklin
Park
appears
to
exist
right
along
one
of
the
informal
boundaries
of
that
segregation.
How
can
the
improvements
of
Franklin
Park
respond
to
that
and
encourage
a
shared
experience.
J
J
J
L
Well,
thank
you,
Stephen.
The
next
question,
I
think
I
can
try
to
answer
came
from
Kathy
and
she
asks
what
about
permeable
surfaces
for
paths.
They
seem
to
be
firm,
not
sure
if
they
are
Ada.
This
was
in
question,
I
believe
about
the
asphalt
when
it
came
up.
Yes,
permeable
surfaces,
let
me
rephrase
some
some
permeable
surfaces.
Yes,
do
meet
Ada
some
are
a
little
rougher
and
don't
meet
the
smoothness
threshold.
L
I
think
permeable
surfaces,
just
like
I,
was
saying
in
terms
of
what
pathways
are
we're
going
to
be
using?
That
decision
hasn't
been
finalized,
yet
as
part
of
the
master
plan,
it
might
be
a
project
by
project
basis
and
I.
Think
permeable
surfaces
are
something
that
we
can
discuss.
One
of
the
things
that
that
a
lot
of
people
don't
know
about
permeable
surfaces
is
that
they
do
have
to
be
maintained.
L
L
Q
Great
question
Margaret
and
it's
as
though
you're
reading
our
minds
or
engaged
in
our
process.
We
are
I
think
as
Liza
might
have
mentioned,
or
Stephen
mentioned
early
on
in
the
presentation.
There
are
many
stakeholder
organizations
that
exist
around
Franklin
Park
and
the
YMCA
is
one
that
we've
put.
A
lot
of.
Q
We've
started
a
lot
of
conversations
with
about
better
engaging
youth,
because
we
recognize
that,
as
Fatima
mentioned,
that
we
are
they're
often
left
out
of
the
planning
process,
so
finding
ways
to
engage
with
them
both
as
partners
in
this,
as
well
as
ways
to
share
all
of
our
insights
about
Franklin,
Park
and
understand
what
their
aspirations
are
for.
The.
Q
Park
and
then
our
next
question
is
for
Liza,
we
only
have
a
few
more
questions
left
and
then
we
are
all
done.
Liza
someone
asks
are
all
improvements
to
the
park
being
placed
on
hold
until
this
plan
is
implemented,
for
example
the
tennis
courts
and
then
another
question
just
to
kind
of
tag
onto
that
one.
Can
you
describe
the
specific
time
frame
or
timeline
for
the
start
and
completion
of
all
improvements
once
planning
stages
are.
A
Done
I
think
the
timeline
for
implementation
of
all
improvements
is
really
hard
to
say
at
this
point
in
the
process.
We
need
to
get
further
into
the
recommendations
and
then
really
look
at
phasing
around
those
recommendations
to
have
a
full
sense
of
timeline
with
$23
Million
worth
of
money
set
aside
for
designated
currently
for
Capital
Improvements.
Those
could
last
a
while,
depending
on
the
scale
of
the
projects
that
we
undertake,
or
they
could
be
spent
quite
quickly
on.
A
You
know
a
couple
of
quite
significant
projects
in
the
park,
so
we'll
have
to
see
what
comes
out
of
the
the
next
phase
of
the
project
and
hear
how
the
community
responds
to
the
recommendations
in
terms
of
our
Park
improvements
put
on
hold
right
now,
yes,
and
no
so
we
recently
finished
multi-year
projects
that
Lauren
was
referencing
before
with
pathway
improvements.
So
Franklin
Park
has
been
a
major
recipient
of
of
capital
dollars
in
recent
years.
A
We
are,
though,
aware
of
the
importance
of
understanding
prior
ities
through
this
process.
Before
we
engage
in
the
next
round
of
capital
work,
we
should
be
able
to
move
forward
with
some
early
action
projects
as
we
get
a
little
bit
further,
because
it's
not
that
we
don't
want
to
be
spending
money
at
the
park,
especially
as
we
have
money
ready
to
ready
to
go.
A
But
we
wouldn't
want
to,
for
instance,
resurface
a
set
of
courts
that
perhaps
we
would
then
recommend
reorienting
slightly
or
expanding,
or
you
know
making
some
recommendation
like
that
as
part
of
the
master
plan,
so
that
that
resurfacing
work
would
have
been
done
prematurely.
So
I
think
we
should
know
more
in
the
next
I
would
say
six
months
about
how
we
can
best
prioritize
work
and
hopefully
get
some
early
action
projects
happening
so
that
you
know
everyone
can
see
the
kinds
of
improvements
that
we're
all
excited
to
see
in
the.
L
Park
thanks,
Liza
and,
like
ree,
said
we're
getting
close
to
the
end.
We've
got
two
questions
left,
so
we
appreciate
everybody
sticking
with
us
this
second
to
last
one's
going
to
go
to
Lydia
and
the
question
comes
in
from
Fatima
and
her
question
is:
how
is
the
Franklin
Park
action
plan
being
done
in
conjunction
with
the
Blue
Hill
Avenue.
D
D
So
as
part
of
this
process,
we
have
been
reading
understanding
any
past
planning
that
would
start
to
inform
ways
that
we
should
be
thinking
about
this
project
as
we
you
know,
study
it
and
move
into
design
proposals
as
well,
as
you
know,
attending
meetings
of
other
people
that
are
doing
projects
that
are
connected
directly
to
the
parks.
So
one
of
those,
of
course,
is
the
Blue
Hill
Avenue.
Q
Well,
thanks
Lydia
last
question:
question
of
the
day:
Matthew
Murphy
asked:
did
the
question
about
the
feasibility
of
an
enclosed
dock
Park
get
answered
Bri
this
one's
for
you?
Has
this
been
considered?
There
are
many
dog
owners
who
enjoy
the
park
and
a
dog
park
would
enhance
Community
connections
and
improve
safety.
I
can.
M
M
So
far
in
the
comments
we
got
at
the
first
public
meeting
in
the
first
phase
and
I
think
we've
seen
a
lively
kind
of
side
chat
about
this
today
that
you
know
not
only
dog
owners
appreciate
that,
but
I
think
also
people
who
you
know
just
want
the
offleash
dogs
to
be
kind
of
more
more
managed,
and
so
there's
there's
multiple
sides
and
to
the
conversation.
So
you
know
I
think
this
is
definitely
something
we
know
to
consider.
M
We
haven't
looked
into
feasibility
of
all
the
different
ideas
like
this
we're
just
sort
of
at
the
point
of
ending
the
brainstorm
and
the
kind
of
idea
generation
and
we'll
start
to
move
into
testing.
So
I
think
I
think,
like
Liza
said
hard
to
answer
kind
of
when
things
will
be
implemented.
We
don't
yet
have
a
full
answer
about
the
kind
of
feasibility
of
this,
but
we
hear
a
lot
from
the
community
how
we
have
to
have
to
test
it
and
look
at
it,
so
that
that
comes.
Q
Next,
so
that
concludes
the
the
Q&A
portion
of
our
second
Workshop.
Thank
you
so
much
everyone
for
joining
us.
You
can
see
if
you
need
to
get
in
touch
with
us
or
have
additional
questions.
After
the
the
workshop,
you
can
contact
Lauren
Bryant.
Her
information
is
on
the
slide,
but
I'll
read
it
to
you.
Her
email
is
lauren.,
Brant
boston.gov.
Thank
you
again
for
joining
us
and
sticking
around
for
two
hours.
We
really
appreciate.