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From YouTube: Titus Sparrow Design Meeting #3 - October 5, 2021
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Titus Sparrow Design Meeting #3 - October 5, 2021
A
A
Meet
with
us
tonight
and
then
there
are
a
couple
of
zoom
tips.
One
is,
if
you
don't
want
yourself
recorded
during
the
presentation,
turn
the
video
and
the
and
the
sound
off,
and
then
you
can
turn
it
on
later.
But
that
will
keep
you
out
of
the
mix
during
the
presentation
if
you're
joining
via
phone,
and
you
want
to
raise
your
hand
to
ask
for
permission
to
provide
comments
or
questions
just
hit
star,
9
and
then
you'll
be
given
permission
to
join
in
if
you're
joining
via
the
web.
A
You
can
use
the
chat
to
ask
questions
or
comments
during
the
presentation.
Just
know
that
we
won't
respond
to
them
after
the
presentation
is
over
and
we're
in
the
discussion
period
and
also,
if
you're
involved
by
the
web,
raise
your
hand
with
that
icon
to
ask
for
permission
to
ask
questions
or
provide
comments.
A
So
the
schedule
has
been
so
far:
we've
had
two
meetings,
two
community
meetings,
one
in
the
spring
and
one
in
mid-summer
in
the
first
one
that
was
mostly
listening,
the
second
one.
We
looked
at
three
design
alternatives.
This
third
community
meeting
is
to
present
what
we
heard
in
those
other
two
meetings.
A
That's
now
taking
the
form
of
a
preferred
concept.
Of
course
we're
still
interested
in
hearing
your
comments,
but
this
is
the
end
of
the
public
design
process.
You
can
always
contact
me
via
email
or
my
direct
office
phone,
but
from
this
point
on
we'll
go
into
preparing
the
construction
bid
documents
and
put
it
out
to
bid
for
contractors
in
the
winter
of
this
year
and
then
hope
to
have
a
successful
bidding
process
and
do
construction
in
the
spring
and
summer
with
reopening
next
fall
or
early
winter.
A
A
So
I
know
that
this
is
kind
of
old
news
to
people
who
have
been
at
the
first
two
meetings,
but
it
looks
like
we
might
have
some
new
participants,
and
this
is
absolutely
worth
worth
repeating.
So
there
are
four
things
that
go
into
coming
up
with
the
design
plan.
One
is
the
city's
overarching
goals,
one
is
the
parks,
more
specific
goals,
one
is
community
input
and
the
other
one
is
safety
and
environmental
regulations.
A
A
B
Thanks,
annie,
rob
adams
and
jonathan
have
been
the
face
of
the
project
thus
far,
and
I've
been
kind
of
in
the
background
and
rob
had
another
commitment
tonight
and
so
happy
to
sit
in,
and
so
as
annie
indicated.
Thank
you
all
for
your
input.
It
was
a
joy
to
work
on
the
first
go-round
of
titus
sparrow
park
and
it
goes
to
show
all
our
ages
that
we're
working
on
it
again.
B
But
you
know,
as
evidenced
by
the
the
photos,
it's
a
well
loved
and
well
used
park,
and
so
it's
time
to
put
some
back
some
shine
back
into
the
into
the
park
and
address
some
of
the
wear
and
tear
and
deferred
maintenance
issues.
As
you
can
see,
and
as
you
probably
know
from
from
you
know,
spending
time
in
the
park
next.
B
So
there's
a
number
of
baseline
improvements
that
have
been
identified.
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
detail
on
them,
but
suffice
to
say
most
of
those
baseline
improvements
are
addressing
just
that
kind
of
deferred
maintenance
issues
that
they
come
along
with
highly
used
parks
over
over
a
long
time
period.
B
B
And
then
there's
the
initial
feedback
that
we
got
from
you
all
at
the
two
community
meetings
that
we've
incorporated
into
that
these
various
elements
of
feedback
fall
into
what
we'll
call
three
different
buckets
of
guiding
principles
and
those
guiding
principles
consist
of
kind
of
the
message.
Top
message
that
we've
heard
from
you
all
is:
don't
change
the
character
of
the
park.
It's
got
good
bones
already
and
so
anything
that
we
do
should
just
build
upon
that.
Not
take
away
from
that.
So
that's
number
one
number
two.
B
We
heard
loud
and
clear
that
there's
a
desire
to
maintain
titus
sparrow
park
as
the
urban
oasis,
that
it
is
it's
burden
and
green.
With
some
nice
quiet
moments
at
the
edges
and
there's
you
know
there
was
there
was
a
message
that
we
want
to
maintain
those
what
we
call
the
green
triangles
as
as
quiet
spots,
not
overly
program
the
park
beyond
what
it
is
already.
B
Address
drainage
issues
in
the
lawn
areas
address
athletic
lighting
that
it
was
installed.
You
know
20
plus
years
ago
and
needs
to
be
kind
of
current
technology,
and
then
you
know,
painting
of
existing
site
elements
and
site
features.
That's
kind
of
the
first
category
that
deferred
maintenance.
The
second
category
is
what
we've
kind
of
called
designerly
improvements
that
include
modifications
to
both
the
play
surfacing
and
the
play
equipment
on
site
to
be
current
and
address
the
age.
B
Age
ranges
that
use
the
park,
create
a
diversity
of
seating
experiences
on
the
site,
so
that
people
can,
when
they
come
time
and
again,
they
can
sit
at
benches.
They
can
sit
on
walls
and
and
enjoy
the
park
in
different
areas,
the
diversity
of
seating
opportunities
and
then
also
add
a
layer
of
storytelling
based
upon
the
rich
history
of
of
the
site.
B
So
from
that
input
that
we
got
from
you
all,
we
had
looked
at
three
different
original
concepts
and
those
concepts
focused
on
kind
of
several
different
moves.
The
first
move
was
testing
the
size
and
the
visual
transparency
of
the
play
area,
because
visibility
through
the
site,
safety
and
security
were
paramount
in
terms
of
people's
concerns.
So
what
we're
going
to
improve
the
playground?
We
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
that
it's
visually
transparent.
Second,
we
wanted
to
improve
both
comfort
and
access
to
the
park.
B
And
thirdly,
we
wanted
to
test
out
a
series
of
intrusions
that
potentially
added
program
to
existing
lawn
areas,
as
that
was
asked
for
within
the
process
and
those
include
dog
park
and
fitness
equipment.
So
we've
done
that
and
we'll
show
you
the
feedback
that
we
have
to
to
testing
those
out
now
next
slide.
Now
jonathan
is
going
to
go
into
kind
of
how
we've
incorporated
all
that
I've
talked
about
into
kind
of
one
refined,
refined
and
preferred
concept
based
upon
all
that,
we've
heard
from
you.
C
Thanks
bob
and
annie
so
yeah
from
what
we've
heard
and
what
we've
been
listening
to
in
these
community
meetings.
Thus
far,
we
have
tried
to
incorporate
this
and
do
a
synthesis
of
our
three
concepts
and
really
pick
up
on
what
you
found
as
successful
and
then
drop
the
things
that
didn't
belong
in
this
well
loved
and
utilized
park.
So
what
are
we
talking
about
here?
C
So
how
how
that's
going
to
look?
Is
we're
going
to
look
towards
a
playscape
that
is
well
balanced
within
the
site?
That
is
a
print
and
footprint
that
mimics
the
existing
and
keeps
those
balanced
elements
within
the
southern
portions
of
the
site
and
looking
at
a
serpentine
seat
wall
element
that
defines
that
boundary
and
picks
up
on
the
same
shapes
and
asymmetry
as
expressed
in
the
stage
and
the
masonry
seat
walls
within
the
lawn.
C
The
main
pathway
leading
from
west
newton
street.
We
like
to
expand
upon
those
seating
opportunities,
as
the
seating
for
that
well
utilized
stage
is
very
critical
and
we
see
that
there
is
a
desire
for
it,
as
well
as
duplicating
and
kind
of
offsetting
this
masonry
wall
along
the
lawn
area,
but
making
sure
we
really
provide
enough
opportunity
for
lawn
activities
to
exist
as
they
currently
do
and
don't
infringe
upon
the
beloved
winter
sledding.
That
is
a
destination
within
titus
sparrow.
C
Beyond
that,
we
try
to
provide
ada
accessibility
to
all
the
site
from
the
stage
where
we'll
have
a
sloped
walkway
come
from
the
athletic
zone
by
the
basketball
court.
Go
along
the
retaining
wall
in
the
community
garden
there
down
to
the
stage,
as
well
as
providing
ada
access
to
both
the
refurbished
courts.
C
So
looking
at
younger
age
groups,
we
really
found
that
there
was
a
lot
of
success
with
the
post
and
platform
structures.
They
offer
opportunities
for
kids
to
gain
elevation,
to
have
safe
play
and
to
really
have
this
peek-a-boo
type
quality
to
it.
That
seems
to
be
very
desirable
within
younger
age
groups
and
then,
as
kids,
develop
looking
to
these
newer
structures
that
have
a
lot
of
porosity
to
them
and
offer
a
lot
of
different
styles
of
play.
C
These
are
structures
that
I
have
seen
a
lot
of
kids
respond
well
to,
and
I
think
they
do
well
for
the
older
individuals
and
then
looking
at
auxiliary
play
equipment
that
can
be
utilized
through
the
playscape
from
the
swings.
Keeping
the
diverse
age
groups
within
the
swings
for
the
flat
swings,
as
well
as
a
bucket
swing
or
a
molded
swing,
and
then
looking
at
spinners
that
can
be
both
collaborative
for
larger
groups
as
well
as
younger
ones.
C
C
So
how
does
this
become
represented?
We
heard
from
the
community
that
there
is
this
desire
to
have
a
little
bit
more
of
a
muted
play
color.
So
we've
looked
at
a
few
options
and
are
thinking
we
can
tie
into
the
athletic
blue
equipment
and
really
reference
some
of
the
basketball
equipment
and
the
tennis
equipment,
and
have
a
softer
pole
color
with
some
accents
of
darker
and
lighter
blues,
or
we
can
have
these
other
more
nature.
Inspired
colors
with
browns
shades
of
browns,
as
well
as
apple
greens
and
darker
forest
greens.
C
C
Back
to
that
site,
history
and
storytelling,
there
are
some
broad
themes
within
this
park
that
we
have
been
expressed
from
the
salvation
army
home
of
pregnant
women.
That
is,
has
the
wall
that
is
present
to
the
namesake
of
titus
sparrow
and
his
legacy
within
the
community
and
his
impacts
to
the
tennis
associations
to
the
local
efforts
to
prevent
the
southend
bypass
and
really
divert
funding
to
something
that
is
more
beneficial
and
put
through
public
transportation
and
the
extension
of
the
orange
line.
C
So
we
think
that
the
seat
wall
component
offers
a
opportunity
to
begin
exploring
different
mediums
that
we
can
begin
telling
the
historic
qualities
of
this
park
and
to
have
a
representation
that
is
engaging
within
it
and
we'll
continue
to
explore
what
that
ultimate.
What
those
mediums
ultimately
are.
B
And
just
review
with
you
the
components
of
the
overall
project
as
it
relates
to
the
budget.
The
budget
is
approximately
1.75
million
dollars,
as
you
see
in
the
bottom
right
hand
corner.
We
just
wanted
to
review
with
you
kind
of
the
larger
components
that
fall
into
those
categories
so
up
in
the
starting
with
the
upper
left
kind
of
the
to
the
bottom
right
general
conditions,
which
is
kind
of
when
a
contractor
goes
out
on
site
and
begins
to
prepare
for
the
construction,
as
well
as
the
demolition
and
and
kind
of,
and
and
site
preparation.
B
What
they
call
you
know
to
initiate
the
site
project.
There's
then
earth
work
associated
with
some
of
the
drainage
and
improvements
at
the
basketball
courts
and
there's
paving
and
surfacing
improvements
throughout
the
entire
park.
There
are
site,
furniture
and
site,
furnishings
and
site
elements
that
are.
You
can
see
the
different
types
that
would
be
included
within
the
site.
There's
play
equipment
in
its
various
forms.
B
There's
landscape
improvements
both
from
the
seated
lawn
once
the
lawn
area
is
improved
to
additional
planting
of
trees,
shrubs
and
the
inclusion
of
soils
and
there's
some
modest
improvements
to
lighting
particularly
focused
on
the
athletic
facilities,
and
then
there's
upgrades
to
utility
and
irrigation
to
the
site
and
all
that
on
top
of
kind
of
leaving
a
construction.
Contingency
kind
of
gets
us
in
that
realm
of
you
know,
1.75
million
dollars.
B
A
A
A
A
But
there's
nobody
reviewing
it
as
it's
being
filmed
getting
a
source
for
the
electricity
is
difficult
and
complicated
and
involves
cooperation
from
eversource,
which
takes
an
extremely
long
time.
So
our
feeling
is
that
there
are
better
ways
to
spend
the
budget
here
than
with
the
surveillance
camera.
C
A
D
D
A
A
I
know
that
in
another
park
it's
taken
over
two
years
and
the
surveillance
camera
system
still
isn't
in
place
and
that's
because
because
of
eversource's
backload
of
work-
and
you
know
the
the
police
are
involved
all
the
time
and
if
you
see
some
behavior
that
concerns
you
or
that
you
don't
think
is
right.
Please
do
call
the
police.
C
And
from
a
design
perspective
with
in
terms
of
visibility
and
safety,
there
were
some
as
reference
about
defense.
There
were
some
qualities
that
we
were
trying
to
pick
up
with
our
design
gestures,
so
the
safety
of
the
children
who
are
playing
in
proximity
to
traffic
using
the
seat
wall
component
as
an
opportunity
to
be
a
barrier
as
well
as
creating
more
seating
opportunities
and
diversity
of
seating
opportunities
around
the
placescape.
A
C
Right
then,
the
the
net
from
now
I'm
understanding
at
the
net
is
a
little
bit
of
an
elevation
difference,
but
can
be
it's.
I
think
it
might
be
an
inch
or
two
but
the
painting
within
the
tennis
court.
We
can
provide
a
pickleball
court
within
it
and
utilize
the
lower
points
of
the
tennis
net
to
get
that
same
height
than
the
edges,
where
the
tennis
net
would
be
higher.
E
C
C
Yeah,
that's
right,
the
tennis,
the
netting
of
a
of
a
tennis
court.
It
elevates
on
the
sides
and
then
dips
in
the
middle.
So
the
middle
is
the
lowest
point
for
a
tennis
net
and
that
is
going
to
work
with
the
pickleball.
So
by
center,
aligning
the
pickleball
court
we
get
to
utilize
the
existing
tennis
net.
C
F
E
We
kind
of
get
some
outreach
to
people
who
play
tennis
to
see
if
there's
any
impact
with
having
those
extra
lines.
Again,
I'm
not
a
tennis
player.
So
I
don't
have
any
insight
on
that,
but
it
certainly
never
came
up
to
pick
a
wall
concept
or
any
discussions,
but
it
sounds
like
you
received
an
email
related
to
the
tennis
court.
Where
is
the
ramp
going
I
wasn't
is.
Is
that
going
between?
C
E
E
Nobody
looks
at
them
all
the
time,
but
someone
could
say
that
for
all
the
cameras
that
are
spread
out
across
the
city,
I
don't
think
the
expectation
that
people
are
looking
at
every
single
camera,
but
on
the
electrical
we
already
have
electrical
for
the
tennis
court
in
the
basketball
court
I
mean.
So
what
is
the
additional
electrical
that
would
be
required.
A
As
I
understand
it,
you
can't
have
the
surveillance
cameras
share
electrical
conduit
with
other
lights,
so
there's
a
really
significant
added
cost
there
also
to
get
a
source
for
electrical.
We
would
need
to
tie
into
a
municipal
building
and
there
really
isn't
anything
close
by.
So
that
means
digging
up
the
street.
A
A
A
F
F
C
That's
a
very
good
point
and
I
think
we'll
have
to
do
some
visual
studies
to
certainly
prioritize
the
balance
so
that
it,
I
think,
overwhelmingly
is
being
used
by
tennis,
so
make
sure
that
those
are
most
dominant.
But
then
the
pickleball
can
recede,
but
yet
still
be
a
parent
and
your
suggestion
of
the
corners.
I
like
that
that
would
that
would
be
something
we
could
investigate
and
look
to.
D
There
were
some
questions
in
the
chat
about
fencing
around
the
play
area.
Could
you
speak
to
fencing
about
in
the
zero
to
five
play
area
and
another
comment?
I
think
it's
important
to
have
some
form
of
fencing
around
the
entire
playstation,
whether
it
be
a
traditional
fence
or
a
seat
wall
in
the
current
rendering.
It
appears
that
it's
completely
open
there
is
a
fenced.
Another
person
makes
a
comment
that
there's
a
fence
playground
for
toddlers
nearby
convincing
it
and
fencing
in
this
playground
might
change
the
character
of
the
park.
C
D
A
A
I
know
that
mitch
ryerson
did
the
wooden
structures
at
cambridge
common
he's
also
done
a
large
wooden
structure
at
fisher
hill
avenue
park
in
brookline
and
emerson
park
in
brookline
fisher
hill
has
been
in
place,
maybe
five
years
and
the
wood,
even
though
it's
black
locust
and
is
supposed
to
be
absolutely
durable,
is
cracking
and
checking
a
lot.
I
went
out
to
look
at
it
recently
and
the
same
at
emerson
park.
A
A
So
it
just
it
isn't
something
that
we
can
maintain
well
and
we've
been
looking
at
other
finishes
for
steel
posts,
there's
not
one
available
yet
that
we
can
see,
but
we'll
continue
to
look
at
that.
I
know
that
everybody
wants
this
to
look
natural,
but
if
we
can't
maintain
the
wood
in
a
safe
and
comfortable
way,
we're
better
off
looking
at
other
alternatives,
and
I
think
that
halverson
has
done
a
great
job
at
coming
up
with
these
potential
color
palettes.
D
A
A
A
A
D
There's
a
question:
would
you
consider
moving
tennis
and
basketball
to
a
different
indoor
location,
so
they
are
usual
all
year?
I'm
not
sure
this
isn't
a
question
that
the
parks,
department
or
halvorson
is
especially
equipped
to
answer,
given
that
we
are
stewards
of
open
space
and
not
building
owners,
but
it
may
be
something
to
to
bring
up
to
your
neighborhood
representatives,
which
I
think
we
probably
pass
on.
C
A
Yeah
that's
become
a
parks.
Policy
now
is
to
eliminate
sand,
and
there
are
a
couple
of
good
reasons
for
it.
One
is
that
it
is
impossible
to
keep
clean
and
small
kids
do
put
things
in
their
mouths
that
you
wish
they
wouldn't
it's
also
a
great
place
for
needles
and
syringes
to
hang
out,
and
we
think
you
know
that
kind
of
tactile
play
is
so
important,
but
parks
are
just
not
the
best
place
to
do
it.
D
The
comment
is
that
decreasing
illegal
activities
is
a
higher
priority
than
lots
of
the
additional
features
we
would
rather
be
safe
than
have
a
tennis
court
and
basketball
court.
This
is
from
lobster
girl,
I'm
not
sure
what
your,
if
that's
a
give
a
name,
but
I
think
that
it
would
be
helpful
to
kind
of
open
that
up.
D
It's
related
to
the
security
cameras,
the
pros
and
cons
of
the
security
cameras
and
I
think
in
turn.
The
other
comment
is
consider
adding
a
sign
telling
park
users
who
to
call
if
they
see
unsanitary,
dangerous
or
illegal
activities,
maybe
a
hotline,
and
we
do
have
that
hotline
that
is
3-1-1
for
maintenance
requests
or,
if
there's
something
immediate,
dangerous
and
illegal.
You
can
always
call
9-1-1.
A
A
C
Yeah
from
the
design
end,
I
think
you
know,
with
the
the
opportunities
to
add
more
types
of
seating,
to
thin
out
the
vegetation
to
get
more
eyes
and
provide
opportunities
for
more
people
to
feel
comfortable
within
the
space.
It's
going
to
provide
an
ad
to
that
safety
component.
So
that's
where
we
that's
the
lever
that
we
can
pull
well.
Let
me
try
to.
D
Are
there
there's
a
question
that
I
I
don't
know
the
answer
to
exactly,
but
there's
a
question
about
whether
closing
the
course
at
9pm
could
be
better
enforced
to
discourage
bad
behavior
through
a
gate
or
offense?
Are
the
courts
currently
open
past
nine
pm
or
they
go
off
their
clothes
when
the
lights
go
out,.
D
Steven
and
mary
just
slow
and
say
that
they're
supposed
to
close
at
9pm,
along
with
the
lights
and
yeah,
so
I
think
we'll
just
follow
up
on
that.
The
timing
of
that
yep.
There
was
another
comment
that
would
hate
to
see:
either
tennis
or
basketball
courts
removed
they're
both
used
at
many
by
many
people
at
various
times
of
the
day,
and
that
the
park
isn't
just
for
for
children.
It's
really
used
by
people
of
all
ages.
C
D
Another
comment
saying
to
don't:
remove
the
quartz,
but
don't
make
it
don't
make
it
comfortable
for
lounging,
so
really
focus
on
the
recreational
aspect
and
providing
additional
seat
walls
in
the
interior
of
the
park
to
provide
additional
seating
and
get
under
construction
quickly.
That
is
the
goal.
A
A
A
Will
the
park
be
closed
during
the
construction
period?
Can
you
also
review
key
milestones
of
the
I'm
assuming
of
the
schedule
bob?
The
the
park
will
be
closed
during
construction
for
safety
reasons
and
fenced
off,
so
that
it's
only
the
contractor
and
his
subcontractors
who
have
access
to
the
site
and
again
this
is
our
third
and
final
community
meeting
so
we'll
take
all
these
comments
continue
to
refine
the
design
and
get
a
bid
package
out
for
construction,
hopefully,
as
soon
as
we
can
as
soon
as
weather
allows
in
the
spring.
A
D
It
was
a
comment
that
I
missed
that
I
think
right
when
you
finished
all
the
the
presentation,
with
the
new
lighting
being
installed,
is
a
consideration
being
made
with
respect
to
the
light
fixtures
chosen
and
the
angling
of
those
light
fixtures
so
that
the
light
shines
down
onto
the
park
and
not
into
the
windows
of
the
surrounding
apartments.
So
if
you
could
talk
to
the
cut-off
of
those
of
any
new
fixtures,
bob.
B
Area
around
the
courts-
and
the
thinking
is-
is
that
the
poles
will
probably
remain,
but
we're
going
to
replace
the
lights
themselves
with
the
more
kind
of
current
you
know.
The
technology
over
20
years
has
changed
to
be
more
led
lighting,
warm
lighting,
but
picking
fixtures
that
will
have
cutoffs,
which
means
that
if
you
drew
a
line
horizontally,
that
light
is
not
emitted
above
a
horizontal
line,
so
that
everything
is
downward
to
avoid
casting
light
where
it's
not
wanted,
such
as
in
windows
and
so
forth.
D
G
Well,
kids
tend
to
go
and
run
and
play
around
there,
and
so,
if
you
have
grown-ups
and
little
kids,
it's
hard
to
watch
them
and
there's
a
lot
of
trees.
So
it
would
just
not
completely
close
up
the
space
and
the
spirit
of
the
park,
but
still
prevent,
I
mean,
makes
the
parents
feel
better,
at
least
that
the
kids
don't
run
on
the
busy
street
with
the
cars
yeah.
C
Yeah,
so
I'm
gonna
these
two
slides.
I
think
that
we
are
trying
to
tie
into
some
story
components
that
have
existed
in
this
space
and
look
to
the
community
to
offer
opportunities
to
express
that,
and
we
see
this
opportunity
within
the
seat
wall
that
defines
the
perimeter
of
the
playscape
as
a
means
to
express
the
site's
history
and
its
community,
and
so
we're
still
really
investigating
what
that
ends
up
being.
C
But
there
are
different
methods
that
we
have
used
in
the
past
at
different
parks
to
articulate
stories,
articulate
maps
articulate
more
visual
representations
of
imagery
and
such
so.
I
think
that,
within
within
this
seat
wall,
we're
thinking
that
there's
an
opportunity
to
have
that
timeline
component
to
have
that
community
voice
component.