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From YouTube: Four Big Ideas: Amplify
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A recording of discussion on the big idea of Amplify in the Franklin Park Action Plan
A
Hi
everyone
I'm
Kristen
and
I'm,
joined
by
Brie
hensold,
an
urban
planner
at
agency
landscape
and
planning
to
share
ideas
for
four
key
locations
in
Franklin
Park.
These
special
places
are
what
we're
calling
the
magnets
they
are
distributed
around
the
park,
have
their
own
special
character
and
already
take
on
many
of
the
parks
programs.
What
you'll
see
today
is
how
we
think
they
can
do
more
as
part
of
the
design
process.
We
started
by
looking
back
in
order
to
look
forward
to
the
Park's
future.
A
The
park
has
a
long
Legacy
of
serving
many
groups
in
a
variety
of
ways,
from
performance
and
Recreation
to
education
and
community
building
the
proposals
we're
going
to
share
build
on
those
strengths
and
the
hard
work
of
many
advocates.
In
order
to
imagine
how
the
park
can
serve
its
neighbors
for
decades
to.
B
Come
each
of
the
four
places
that
you
see
on
this
Slide,
the
Playstead
elate
Dale,
sometimes
known
as
the
shadic
area,
Peabody
Circle
and
perhaps
a
surprise.
The
maintenance
yard
at
the
southern
tip
of
the
park
has
a
unique
identity
today
and
is
meeting
needs
in
some
ways,
but
we've
heard
and
seen
many
underutilized
spaces
and
opportunities
for
new
programs.
Over
the
last
year,
we've
been
Gathering
your
thoughts
and
ideas
about
how
you
would
like
to
use
and
experience
the
park.
B
The
idea
of
these
four
magnets
Builds
on
history
and
amplifies
the
programs
and
character
of
each
space
incorporating
Community
feedback
and
enhancing
major
destinations
in
each
corner
of
the
park.
Let's
take
a
quick
look
around.
The
Playstead
will
continue
to
be
a
destination
for
arts
and
Recreation,
with
improvements
that
also
better
incorporate
the
edges
around
the
space.
Elate
Dale
will
have
changes
that
make
it
better
able
to
be
a
place
for
everyday
life
for
informal
Sports,
family
gatherings
and
small
events.
B
Peabody
Circle
will
transform
from
a
place
for
cars
to
the
neighborhood's
front,
porch
and
a
true
gateway
to
the
park,
and
the
city's
maintenance
yard
has
the
long-term
potential
to
serve
more
public
uses
and
integrate
Wellness
we're
calling
at
the
yard
to
embrace
its
broader
Community
role.
We
imagine
that
the
changes
to
these
anchor
areas
will
make
more
space
for
a
Four
Season
experience
accommodating
everything
from
the
Beloved
large
summer
festivals,
at
the
Playstead
to
new
ideas
like
skating
sleding,
a
winter
fest
and
Farmers.
A
Market,
let's
start
at
the
Playstead
as
it
is
today,
anchored
by
ball
fields
and
white
stadium
and
framed
by
the
Wilderness
and
long
Crouch
Woods
many
people
know
this
place
for
the
Elma
Lewis
Playhouse,
the
valley,
Gates,
or
the
bear
dens
at
its
entr.
The
place
at
today
is
perhaps
the
Park's
most
iconic
and
well-used
place.
We
heard
this
loud
and
clear
through
Community
feedback.
Yet
we
also
heard
some
of
the
challenges
to
current
use,
roads
and
parkings
conflict
with
pedestrian
spaces.
The
fields
themselves
are
well
worn.
A
There
is
no
real
sense
of
arrival
and
limited
viewing
areas.
We're
excited
to
imagine
this
important
Park
magnet
renewed
to
work
better
for
all
of
its
many
different
uses,
tailgating
Sports
education
and
large
Gatherings,
and
to
bring
in
new
elements
like
storm
water
management
that
increase
habitat
diversity
and
health.
With
an
expanded,
Clear
View
across
the
open
lawn,
you
can
see
new
structures
for
the
elal
Playhouse
and
shared
access
to
White
Stadium
off
image,
a
path
to
a
reimagined
be
dens
weaves
through
long
Crouch
Woods.
A
This
can
be
accomplished
through
simple
changes
that
respect
the
historic
framework
in
today's
uses
at
the
center
white
stadium
and
the
fields
will
be
more
strongly
connected
both
physically
and
with
Open
Access
Elma
Lewis
Playhouse
will
be
celebrated
with
a
return
to
its
historic
site
on
the
Overlook,
with
better
infrastructure
and
viewing
areas.
New
spaces
built
into
into
the
sloping
Hillside
a
tailgate,
Edge
and
Prospect
Grove
will
create
comfortable
places
for
people
to
watch,
games
and
gather.
B
Informally,
we'll
move
Southwest
now
to
elale,
which
is
situated
across
from
the
shadic
hospital.
Today.
This
space
is
a
quieter
edge
of
the
park,
but
one
that
serves
an
important
purpose,
particularly
for
tennis.
Yet
many
other
uses
of
the
site
are
impeded
by
current
conditions.
There's
a
softball
field
here,
but
compared
to
other
fields
it's
infrequently
used
and
hampered
by
maintenance
challenges.
A
lack
of
clear
separation
from
the
golf
course
limits,
other
informal
use
and
the
site
has
low
biodiversity
and
overgrown
vegetation
that
blocks
views
into
beautiful
natural
areas
of
the
park.
B
We're
excited
to
imagine
that
elate
Dale
will
become
a
destination
for
everyday
life,
from
birthday
parties
or
family
gatherings
to
movie
nights
and
more
informal
games
and
Recreation.
Clear
walking
paths
will
bring
people
into
unique
natural
areas
without
going
too
far
from
The
Edge.
A
flowering
tree,
walk,
connects
ing
over
to
school,
Master,
Hill
and
buffer
planting
will
increase
habitat
value
and
add
seasonal
layers
of
vegetation
to
the
park
that
are
missing
today.
B
As
a
new
destination,
elate
Dale
will
have
an
active
Edge
along
its
parking
area
that
transitions
into
a
quiet
and
flexible
everyday
lawn
closer
to
its
historic
intent
and
meeting
the
community's
aspirations
around.
What
makes
Franklin
Park
unique,
we
can
expand
the
tennis
courts
and
create
a
clear
entry
Plaza
along
the
road.
The
Open
Spaces
will
be
designed
as
an
upper
and
a
lower
lawn
to
allow
different
types
of.
A
Gatherings
the
third
magnet
is
at
Franklin
Park's,
Eastern,
Gateway,
PE
Circle,
framed
by
the
zoo,
the
golf
course
clubhouse
and
the
neighborhood
along
Blue
Hill
Avenue
for
Boston's
largest
park
in
such
an
incredible
place.
The
arrival
today
doesn't
rise
to
the
occasion
a
narrow,
sidewalk
and
uninterrupted
perimeter.
Wall
prevent
clear
flow
into
the
park,
and
once
you
arrive,
the
space
and
pey
circle
is
dominated
by
parking
cars
and
idling
buses
leaving
limited
space.
A
To
just
be,
we
love
the
idea
that
a
place
which
is
car
oriented
today
could
become
the
community's
front
porch,
and
a
welcoming
entrance
into
Franklin
Park
opening
onto
Blue
Hill
Avenue,
with
broad
seating
for
an
outdoor
classroom,
creating
a
flexible
Plaza
for
Market
space,
food
trucks
or
small
events
at
the
center
and
announcing
clearly
that
this
is
the
gateway
to
Franklin
Park
and
the
zoo
as
the
key
Gateway
way
circulation
really
matters
here.
So
let's
take
a
look
at
how
it
works.
Today.
A
The
circle
is
a
one-way
vehicular,
Loop
accessed
off
of
bluehill
Avenue
and
leading
into
a
parking
and
staging
area
or
onto
circuit
drive
or
to
the
golf
course
clubhouse
NBTA
buses
use
the
circle
as
they
wait
to
move
on
to
other
bus
stops
along
their
routes.
The
circle
also
accommodates
limited
parking
for
Park
destinations.
Our
proposal
retains
vehicular
access,
but
makes
this
much
more
of
a
place
for
people
as
well.
The
one-way
Loop
is
changed
to
a
two-way
entrance
onto
Franklin
Park
Road
and
connects
to
a
new
shared
parking
lot
on
refectory
hill.
A
B
What,
if
that
reimagining
could
also
involve
Partnerships
with
food
oriented
groups,
schools,
the
Arboretum
or
others
who
could
bring
more
public
uses
into
the
edges
of
the
yard,
we'
like
to
retain
the
essential
maintenance
uses,
but
can
do
this
more
efficiently.
This
allows
the
space
to
introduce
wellness-based
Community
programs
that
complement
the
operational
aspects
of
the
yard,
but
also
layer
in
education,
Workforce,
Development
and
a
wider
range
of
uses.
There
are
great
examples
of
urban
farming
and
Community
Gardens
nearby.
B
The
yard
could
be
a
place
for
programs
like
this
to
scale
up
and
to
have
more
publicly
accessible
components.
We
know
that
food
is
something
that
really
brings
people
together
and
we've
heard
a
lot
of
program
ideas
for
the
park
that
touched
on
food
from
Gardens
to
beekeeping.
To
composting
to
concessions.
The
yard
can
be
a
place
that
offers
all
of
these
things
as
well
as
training
year
round.
B
So
here,
you'll
see
an
imagined
typical
day
in
the
park
and
how
additional
infrastructure,
like
lighting,
restrooms
water,
fountains
and
way
finding
are
essential
to
making
these
comfortable
places
for
a
variety
of
groups
to
spend
the
day.
These
aren't
things
that
can
show
up
just
once
in
a
park
of
this
size.
They
need
to
be
distributed
around
the
park
and
coordinated
with
existing
utility
locations.
All
right,
so
we've
taken
a
look
at
the
four
major
magnets
at
the
Four
Corners
of
Franklin
Park.
How
are
they
connected?