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From YouTube: 10-Minute Walk Campaign Announcement
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Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Christopher Cook and others announce that Boston has become the second city in America to have 100% park accessibility within a ten minute walk of the entire city.
A
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Chris
cook
I'm,
the
parks
Commissioner
for
the
City
of
Boston,
in
that
role,
I
also
serve
as
the
chief
of
energy
environment
and
open
space.
I
couldn't
be
happier
to
have
just
walked
over
from
Boston
City
Hall
I'm
a
very
slow
Walker.
So
it
took
me
eight
minutes,
but
it
probably
took
you
folks
a
lot
less
than
that,
but
we're
very
very
happy
to
be
here
today
to
celebrate
this
major
accomplishment
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Boston,
and
we
recognize
that
it
doesn't
happen
without
all
our
partners.
A
We'll
spend
some
time
talking
about
those
partners
in
a
few
moments,
but
now
it
gives
me
great
honor
to
introduce
to
you
someone
who's
been
a
huge
parks
champion
not
only
throughout
his
entire
time
in
office,
but
especially
this
week
with
his
announcement
to
use
our
parks
in
our
open
space
and
also
to
expand
our
parks
and
open
space
to
help
the
city
of
Boston
prepare
and
protect
itself
from
climate
change.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
ice
North
End
welcome
for
the
mayor
of
Boston,
Martin,
J,
Walsh,.
B
B
The
fact
that
it's
on
the
water
is
even
more
incredible,
so
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you,
but
on
parks
and
the
pride
nut
products
has
been
Troost
ever
since
the
first
settlers
created
the
first
pasture
for
their
livestock.
This
land
has
become
beloved,
Boston,
Common,
America's,
first
Park,
which
isn't
too
far
from
here,
and
today
our
parks
bring
our
neighborhoods
closer
together
from
East
Boston
to
Dorchester
Roxbury
to
Austin
Brighton
area.
They
help
improve
our
quality
of
life
for
our
residents
and
it's
a
place.
B
I
always
say
this:
it's
a
place
that
that
everyone
can
enjoy
whether
they're,
true
or
102,
and
everyone
in
between
see
even
the
press
is
covering
this
from
the
air
today,
which
is
very
exciting
we're
also.
We
also
hosts
youth
sports
and
youth
events
and
community
events
and
place
we
sheriff's
we
have
concerts
here
we
have
beautiful
during
the
Christmas
season.
We
like
this
beautiful
park
in
other
parks
in
the
city,
which
is
incredible
and
again
it's
all
the
different
partners.
The
park
system
has
been
long
recognized.
B
Our
system
in
Boston
has
been
long
recognized
as
one
of
the
best
in
the
country.
We
want
to
take
it
even
further
and
we
wanted
to
make
sure
Boston
has
access
and
the
people
in
Boston
have
access
to
no
more
than
a
10-minute
walk
from
their
home,
and
today,
I
can
a.
We
can
all
officially
announce
that
we've
achieved.
That
goal,
which
is
a
good
one.
B
Think
about
this
for
a
minute
with
the
second
city
in
America
that
have
achieved
this
goal
and
with
the
first
city
on
the
East
Coast
to
reach
this
milestone.
It's
a
it's
a
result
of
a
historic
investment
in
our
public
spaces,
including
largest
capital
budget
for
parks
ever
which
we
continue
to
do
every
single
year,
which
I
announced
this
past
spring.
It's
it's
a
testament
to
the
great
partners
that
we
have
in
groups
like
trust
for
public
lands.
B
Boston
Parks
advocates
the
state
working
with
us
it
through
bond
bills
and
other
allocations
to
to
philanthropists
nonprofits
every
we're
all
in
this
together
and
together
we're
creating
a
greener,
healthier,
stronger
city.
It's
clear
that
our
products
make
a
better
life
and
bring
our
city
together,
but
it's
also
investing
in
parks
that
helps
us
address
one
of
the
biggest
challenges
of
our
time
and
that's
climate
change.
This
week,
I
was
talking
at
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
I
announced
the
vision
for
a
resilient
Boston.
B
It's
a
system
not
of
barricades
but
of
parks
and
beaches,
and
trails
and
open
space,
they're
elevated
to
block
floods
and
enhance
and
create
opportunity.
So
what
we're
really
doing
is
a
lot
of
people
talk
about
connecting
the
Hobbit
to
people
and
for
what
we're
going
to
be
doing
is
connecting
people
back
to
the
harbor
and
that
every
single
access
point
in
the
city
of
Boston
people
will
have
the
access
to
the
Hobbit,
just
like
here
in
Christopher,
Columbus
Park.
If
you
go
over
the
Dorchester
you'll
have
access
to
the
harbor.
B
If
you
go
to
Matapan
you'll
have
access
to,
however,
all
of
the
East
Boston
waterfront,
all
of
Charlestown,
all
of
the
North
End,
all
the
different
areas
that
we're
doing
and
making
sure
that
we
have
access
to
the
waterfront.
This
plan
that
we're
talking
about
in
creating
this
this
this
this
barrier
for
sea
level
rise.
It
calls
for
67
acres
of
new
open
space
and
122
acres
of
revitalized,
open
space
on
the
waterfront.
B
It
truly
is
a
vision
of
more
connected
connectedness
to
our
waterfront
into
each
other.
We're
gonna
make
places
in
our
neighborhoods
the
spaces
that
people
love
and
safe
and
make
sure
they're
doing
everything
you
need
to
do.
We
need
to
embrace
our
future
with
the
same
values
that
you
see
in
parks
like
this
one.
B
We
need
to
look
at
Public
Health
and
how
it
affects
people's
public
health,
how
it
affects
people's
public
access
and
also
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
world
class
design,
as
we
think
about,
as
we
continue
the
design,
whether
it
be
for
a
point
channel
or
something
down
in
the
North
End.
Here
we
believe
that
it's
in
order
to
face
these
challenges
ahead,
we
need
to
look
within.
We
need
to
maintain
and
invest
the
resources
that
are
right
here
in
our
neighborhoods
before
he
hands
it
off.
I
want
to
just
say
a
few
words.
B
B
Chris
has
been
an
amazing
parks,
commissioner,
in
the
parks
in
Boston
the
lucky,
because
we've
had
a
string
of
amazing
people
that
have
run
our
park
system
over
the
last
few
decades.
Chris
has
done
an
amazing
job
and
that's
why,
when
the
opportunity
presented
itself
to
see
if
Chris
would
be
interested
in
taking
on
the
invite,
the
head
of
the
environmental
department
in
the
city
of
Boston,
I
asked
him,
and
one
of
the
first
things
she
said
to
me
was
what
he
was
concerned
about
about
what
what
they're
doing
in
parks
and
I
said.
B
You
have
an
incredible
team,
you're,
a
Ryan
and
Jennifer,
so
many
other
folks
down
and
in
the
Parks
Department
of
an
incredible
group
of
people
that
work
down
there
and
Laura
I
see
why
you
are
that
I'm
that
that
we
can
continue
to
move
forward
and
do
a
lot
of
different
things,
our
friends
at
the
trustees
for
public
lands.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
commitment
to
the
city.
Thank
you
to
your
commitment
to
our
open
space.
Thank
you
duty,
commitment
to
some
advancing
us
and
moving
us
forward.
B
The
friends
groups,
all
the
friends
groups
in
the
in
the
city,
including
Christopher
Columbus.
Thank
you
all
the
friends
groups.
We
can't
do
this
alone
and
to
have
that
opportunity
to
have
neighbors
and
residents
and
businesses
be
part
of
friends.
Groups
really
adds
to
adds
to
the
life
of
our
park
and
the
future
of
our
parks.
I
want
to
thank
all
the
friends
groups.
I
want
to
thank
all
the
advocates
that
are
here
today
and
those
that
couldn't
be
here.
It
might
see
this
later
on
on
TV
I
want
to
thank
you
food.
Do
you?
B
Have
support
of
this
work
and
you've
been
the
stewards
of
our
parks
in
the
parks
department
in
the
city
in
the
state
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
pushing
us
and
I
wanna.
Thank
you
for
all
the
incredible
work
you
do
and
overall
I
just
want
to
say.
Thank
you.
Four
years
ago,
five
years
ago,
we
said
that
we
would
get
to
a
point.
Where
will
we
have
100%
of
the
residents
of
our
city
less
than
a
10-minute
walk
to
a
park
in
five
years?
We
get
to
that
point.
B
A
A
About
almost
everything,
but
he's
especially
right
about
the
fact
that
I
have
an
extraordinary
team,
so
another
round
of
applause
for
the
Boston
Parks
and
Recreation
Department,
also
very
grateful
for
the
Environment
Department
is
out
here
today
and
I
also
very
grateful.
We
have
to
be
reminded
that
it's
not
just
the
Boston
Parks
Department,
the
Department
of
Conservation
and
Recreation,
the
trustees
of
reservations
and,
of
course,
mass
Porter
as
some
of
the
finest
parks
in
the
entire
city
represented
here
today
by
Liz
Delarue.
So
excuse
me
I'm
so
say:
Becker
I
apologize.
A
It
was
Elizabeth
Becker,
but
we're
very
grateful
for
for
everyone
else.
Who
is
the
stewards
of
these,
these
open
spaces
that
we
have
access
to,
and
especially
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
where
perhaps
some
of
our
most
important
open
spaces,
which
is
the
actual
playgrounds
where
our
kids
play
win?
But
now
it
gives
me
great
pleasure
to
introduce
to
you
another
fantastic
partner
for
the
the
city
of
Boston
and
an
old
dear
friend,
especially
to
the
environment
department,
at
Boston,
City
Hall,
representing
the
Trust
for
Public
Land.
Please
give
a
warm
welcome
back
to
Benita
Hussain.
D
Thank
you
Chris,
and
thank
you
mayor
Walsh
of
course,
and
thanks
to
everybody
for
being
here,
I've
known
Chris
for
a
long
time,
and
it's
been
really
fabulous
to
see
his
trajectory
and
I
commend
his
achievements.
Here.
First
I'd
like
to
actually
give
another
round
of
applause
to
Boston
congratulating
them
to
having
reached
a
hundred
percent
access
under.
D
The
ten
minute
walk
campaign
works
with
cities
large
and
small,
to
improve
heart
access
and
quality
across
all
of
these
cities.
When
we
first
set
out
to
launch
this
national
of
movement
with
the
national
parks,
chisme
National,
Recreation
and
Parks
Association
and
the
Urban
Land
Institute
mayor
Walsh
was
an
early
and
enthusiastic
signer.
He
understands
that
easy
access
to
parks,
improve
and
transform
cities
to
become
more
inclusive
and
equitable,
and
they
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
everybody
who
lives
in
those
cities.
D
So
it's
no
surprise
to
us
that
Boston
is
one
of
those
first
cities
to
reach
this.
A
tremendous
tremendous
goal
for
years
Boston
has
shown
its
commitment
to
the
value
of
parks
between
we
agree:
envisioning
the
Emerald
Necklace
to
elevating
its
value
when
it
comes
to
this
fight
against
climate
change,
whether
that
means
it's
helping
cool
the
city
in
the
face
of
a
warming,
climate,
stem
flood
flooding
after
large
storms
and
all
of
the
incredible
benefits
parks
bring.
D
Our
trust
for
public
land,
including
our
local
Boston
office,
has
been
a
longtime
partner
with
the
city
of
Boston,
starting
in
1982.
Having
done
everything
from
expanding
green
spaces
from
East
Boston
to
Mattapan
and
soon
Grove
Hall,
to
helping
map
out
some
of
the
hottest
spots
in
the
city
to
start
targeting
our
most
important
green
infrastructure
again
to
fight
climate
change
and
now,
with
our
national
team
in
this
ten
minute,
walk
campaign
working
with
Chris
Cook
on
helping
it
really
targeted
those
investments
to
increase
access
to
parks.
D
This
administration
has
really
recognized
this
power
that
parks
bring
to
municipal
priorities,
everything
from
public
health
to
fostering
community
and
improving
the
environment,
and
while
it
might
be
a
long
road
for
many
other
cities
to
reach
this
100
percent
mark,
we
know
that
they
can
also
follow
the
leadership
of
Boston
and
thinking
creatively
and
strategically
about
the
ways
they
build
their
cities.
The
way
they
improve
the
lives
of
its
citizens
and
the
way
that
everybody
can
benefit
from
these
parks.
So
I'm
thankful
again
to
Boston's
leadership
and
I'm,
proud
to
celebrate
with
them
today.
D
A
Alright,
so
the
next
speaker
has
a
really
really
tough
job.
I
also
want
to
thank,
of
course,
the
National
Park
Service
and
super
ten
increase.
He
was
actually
representing
the
Park
Service
down
DC.
He
can't
be
with
us
here
today,
but
if
you
give
the
National
Park
Service
a
round
of
applause
to
what
they
do
in
Boston
is
tremendous.
But
the
next
speaker
is
a
really
tough
job,
because
there's
the
Friends
of
the
public
garden,
there's
the
Friends
of
Christopher
Columbus
Park,
there's
the
Friends
of
all
marm
Park.
A
There's
a
friends
have
heard
apart,
there's
at
all
these
friends
groups
who
actually
make
these
parks
sing.
The
reason
these
parks
are
beautiful
is
because
of
folks
like
the
Emerald
Necklace
Conservancy
and
everyone
who
organizes
the
volunteer
cleanups.
Who
raises
the
money?
Who
cares
about
the
parks
department?
Who
cares
about
making
sure
that
these
agencies
are
appropriately
staffed?
Who
also
calls
those
parks
leaders
to
task
when
they're
not
doing
their
jobs?
It's
the
park
advocates
who
really
Drive
the
bus
in
Boston.
A
C
Good
morning,
on
behalf
of
the
Boston
Park
advocates,
it's
an
honor
to
be
here
with
you
to
celebrate
Boston
Parks
Walk
Score,
it's
an
incredible
achievement,
but
today
each
citizen
of
Boston
lives
within
10
minutes
of
a
park,
something
that
makes
a
real
difference
to
the
life's.
The
more
than
six
hundred
eighty-five
thousand
people
who
live
here
as
a
resident
and
a
park
advocate
I've
seen
the
critical
value
parks
have
in
providing
people
with
green
spaces
that
are
our
gardens,
our
children's
playgrounds,
our
gyms
and
a
calm
oasis
for
all
I'm
thrilled
each
time.
C
I
read
the
increasing
evidence
that
parks
matter
not
only
for
the
environmental
benefit
for
cities
and
ecosystems,
but
for
the
social,
physical
and
mental
value
they
provide
for
the
health
of
our
families
and
our
communities.
The
Boston
Park
advocates
are
a
network
of
friends,
groups
and
individuals
working
since
2004
for
a
vibrant
and
healthy
City.
We
seek
to
elevate
the
status
parks
and
share
the
message
that
parks,
schoolyards,
athletic
fields,
community
gardens,
urban
wilds
and
more
are
important
to
every
Boston
neighborhood.
C
We
help
communities
achieve
their
open-space
goals
and
all
along
we've
had
the
support
of
our
true
Park
heroes.
We
wouldn't
be
celebrating
here
today,
if
it
weren't
for
the
work
of
our
parks.
Amazing
champions,
thanks
to
mayor
Walsh,
for
understanding
that
world-class
parks
require
the
support
and
sustained
commitment
of
the
city
of
Boston,
and
thanks
to
chief
and
Commissioner
cook,
for
working
with
constituents
who
asked
for
and
to
receive,
responsive
support
for
their
neighborhoods
parks.
C
A
So
at
this
time
we're
gonna
close
the
program
I'm
going
to
ask
the
speakers
and
the
electeds
to
gather
around
the
poster.
Celebrating
this
milestone
and
I
would
just
like
to
congratulate
everyone
here,
congratulations
on
being
within
a
10-minute
walk
to
a
park.
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
today.