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From YouTube: Dorchester Park Pathways Design Meeting #2
Description
December 14, 2022
A
Well,
good
evening
and
Welcome
to
our
second
community
meeting
for
Dorchester
Park
Pathways,
my
name
is
Lauren
Bryant
and
I'm.
The
project
manager
for
this
project
for
Boston
parks
before
we
jump
into
our
presentation,
I'd
like
to
go
over
a
few
how
to's
and
what
to
expect
tonight,
I
wanted
to
let
everybody
know
that
ASL
interpretation
was
requested
for
this
meeting.
So
you
may
see
us
pausing
occasionally
for
our
interpreter.
A
A
A
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
joining
us
tonight.
I
know
it's
hard
to
make
time
for
meetings,
however.
I
I
do
just
want
to
make
sure
that
if
you
have
any
friends
or
neighbors
who
were
not
able
to
join
tonight,
please
share
what
you
learn
and
feel
free
to
direct
them
to
our
project
website
as
well.
So
they
can
view
the
recorded
meeting
when
their
schedule
allows.
A
Please
make
sure
others
have
an
opportunity
to
ask
questions
before
submitting
another
one,
and
if
there's
something
you
want
to
talk
to
me
about
outside
of
this
conversation,
feel
free
to
contact
me
through
my
email
and
I'm
happy
to
do
that
as
well
also
want
to
make
sure
I
know:
we've
been
through
Zoom
meetings,
a
lot
of
us,
but
just
in
case
you're,
not
as
familiar
with
the
zoom
platform.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
there
are
several
ways
to
engage
with
us
and
how
you
can
do
that.
A
A
The
text,
the
chat
you
can
get
to
with
the
text
bubble
icon
at
the
bottom
of
your
screen
and
if
you
click
on
that,
you
should
be
able
to
send
us
a
message
through
chat
once
we're
in
the
open
discussion
portion
of
the
evening.
There
is
a
hand
icon
on
the
bottom
of
your
screen
and
you
can
click
on
that
to
indicate
that
you
have
a
question
and
hopefully
that
takes
care
of
all
of
our
housekeeping
and
we
can
get
on
to
the
agenda
for
the
evening.
A
So
now
on
to
the
project
again,
just
want
to
thank
everybody.
I
know
that
we
have
a
lot
of
meetings
in
there
can
be
Zoom
fatigue.
So
I
really
truly
appreciate
you
taking
the
time
tonight
to
join
us
first
tonight
we
will
introduce
the
team
we'll
do
a
quick
project
overview,
a
review
of
the
site
analysis
and
what
we
heard
from
the
first
meeting
on
site
and
then
we'll
go
into
our
presentation
of
design
ideas
for
the
park
after
that.
We'll
have
time
for
a
discussion
and
talk
through
the
next
steps
of
the
project.
A
So
for
those
who
may
have
joined
a
little
late,
my
name
is
Lauren
Bryant
and
I'm.
The
project
manager
for
Boston
parks
for
this
exciting
Park
renovation,
Christine
brandeo,
is
our
Outreach
coordinator
and
she's,
a
really
great
resource
for
General,
Park
questions
and
Parks
friends,
groups.
So
I
know
we
have
a
great
friends
group
at
this
park.
A
A
So
this
project
is
going
to
look
holistically
at
the
connections
of
these
different
Park
elements,
but
not
necessarily
at
those
elements
themselves.
So
we're
not
necessarily
going
to
be
renovating
the
tennis
court
or
the
field,
but
we
will
be
looking
at
the
pathways
and
the
entrances
and
how
each
of
those
connect
and
how
people
get
between
those
spaces.
A
A
A
We're
then
going
to
come
back
to
the
community
later
this
winter
and
present
a
final
design,
Direction
and
I'll
email.
You
all
once
we
know
that
date
for
the
meeting.
If
you
have
not
received
an
email
from
me
previously
about
this
meeting
and
want
to
get
on
my
email
list,
which
I
don't
share
with
anybody
else,
for
this
project
only
feel
free
to
email
me
or
drop
your
email
in
the
chat.
A
A
So
a
lot
goes
into
park,
design
and
a
lot
of
people
ask
how
we
make
the
decisions
that
we
make.
So
we
like
to
make
sure
that
everybody
understands
that
there's
a
lot
that
goes
into
it.
There
are
sorry,
such
as
Community
input
from
from
you
guys,
which
not
only
is
the
community
meetings,
but
it's
also
emails
and
constituent
input
are
crucial
to
how
we
make
the
decisions
that
we
make
in
understanding
the
site.
A
A
I
touched
a
little
bit
on
the
scope
earlier,
but
I
just
want
to
do
a
quick
recap
of
the
scope
of
the
current
project,
we're
going
to
be
repaving
Pathways
to
improve
conditions
and
accessibility,
we're
going
to
incorporate
new
site
Furnishings,
because
we
know
a
lot
of
those
are
not
in
the
best
condition.
Right
now.
Installing
drinking
fountains
and
upgrading
entrances,
we've
heard
additional
requests
from
the
community
as
well,
some
of
which
can
be
addressed
as
part
of
this
project
such
as
some
fence
issues,
some
masonry,
repairs,
Memorial,
plaques
and
possibly
a
replacement
swing.
A
B
Thank
you
Lauren.
Can
everybody
hear
me?
Okay,
good,
so
we've
spent
the
last
several
months
closely:
analyzing
the
existing
conditions
of
Dorchester
Park
and
the
pathway
system.
We
have
also
been
busy
commissioning
a
topographical
survey
which
should
be
I
just
received
an
email
just
a
few
short
minutes
ago
with
the
completed
draft
survey.
So
we're
ready
to
go
to
look
at
all
aspects
of
accessibility
and
and
connections,
as
Lauren
had
mentioned
before.
This
first
slide
shows
you,
the
the
location
of
the
park
adjacent
to
Kearney
hospital.
B
B
B
B
The
park
is
surfaced
with
various
different
materials,
primarily
asphalt
paths,
we've
heard
from
the
community
there's
sort
of
an
upper
path
and
a
lower
path.
These
are
widened
paths
that
allow
for
Boston
parks
to
do
their
their
maintenance
and
snow
plowing,
and
then
there
are
some
more
narrow
paths
that
are
dedicated
for
pedestrians,
primarily
along
Dorchester
Avenue.
B
C
B
Have
some
remnants
of
concrete
Paving
in
the
park?
One
of
the
the
ramps
adjacent
to
Kearney
hospital
is
all
concrete.
We
also
have
some
concrete
located
adjacent
to
the
tennis
courts,
which
is
where
the
former
park
building
was
located
and
there's
some
concrete
stairs
coming
down
from
Richview
Street.
B
There
are
also
some
what
we
like
to
call
cow
paths
or
compacted
dirt
paths
that
are
sort
of
Desire
lines
from
Richview
Street
down
into
the
park
and
also
near
the
playground.
And
finally,
one
of
the
other
more
obvious
surfaces
is
the
rubber
surfacing
at
the
playground,
which
is
which
is
an
accessible
service
service,
existing
entrances.
B
There
are
a
few
informal
entrances
from
the
academy
St
John
Academy
at
the
South
School
accesses
the
playground
through
those
Gates
in
the
chain
link
fence
that
surrounds
the
park,
and
there
is
another
gate
from
the
parking
lot
at
Kearney
hospital
I.
Believe
we
heard
that
softball
players
use
that
parking
lot
to
play
in
the
summer.
B
As
Lauren
mentioned,
the
existing
site
Furnishings
are
in
varying
states
of
condition.
There
are
wood
benches
which
show
signs
of
wood
rotting
when
planks
need
to
be
repaired.
We
also
have
some
recycled
plastic
benches,
located
adjacent
to
the
tennis
courts
and
in
the
playground
I
believe
we
have
the
BP
Boston,
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
standard
trash
can
at
the
recent
renovation
of
the
playground,
but
some
of
the
old
school
trash
receptacles,
the
oil
drums
located
adjacent
to
the
tennis
courts.
B
Some
just
identification
signs
typical
Boston,
Parks
identification
signs,
and
we
have
two
bulletin
boards
that
are
are
in
bad
shape,
and
we
heard
at
the
last
meeting
that
one
gentleman
is
constantly
fixing
those
and-
and
they
look
like
they're
well
used.
So
that
might
be
a
high
priority
and
in
the
redesign
there's
also
a
memorial
plaque
close
to
the
playground.
B
So
this
slide
kind
of
ties
all
the
site
analysis
and
looks
at
addressing
accessibility
in
the
park,
with
improvements
to
the
pathways
and
also
more
benches
locations
of
the
swings
new
swings.
Water
bottle.
Fillers
I'll
just
go
through
this
and
describe
what
all
these
colors
and
dashed
lines
mean.
So
the
orange
color
represents
paths
that
require
repaving.
B
B
B
We
also
in
blue
in
the
blue
dash
line.
We
we
looked
at
areas
which
would
provide
better
access
from
Richview
street,
with
new
ramps
and
rails.
We've
looked
at
the
topography
there
and
and
think
that
a
new
ramp
from
Richview
street
is
achievable
and
some
other
areas
may
require
ramps
and
handrails
as
well.
B
The
areas
in
purple
are
very,
very
Steep
and
may
require
a
more
significant
intervention
to
make
them
Ada
accessible,
whether
it
be
increasing
the
length
of
the
path,
so
that
slopes
are
are
more
shallow,
creating
ramps
for
doing
some
other
alterations,
but
we
Lauren's
been
working
with
the
disabilities
commission
and
some
of
these
May
may
qualify
for
a
what's.
The
word
learn.
A
Okay
and
some
of
the
things
just
that
I
want
to
throw
in
there
too
Ray,
while
I'm
while
I'm
chatting,
is
that
any
decisions
that
we
make
or
any
re-grading
that
needs
to
happen.
Those
decisions
are
going
to
be
made
while
critically,
looking
at
the
surrounding
vegetation
and
use
of
the
pathways
to
make
sure
that
we're
making
the
best
decision
with
the
least
impact
that
we
can
to
the
park
as
well.
B
B
We
we've
also
heard
in
our
last
meeting
that
the
community
would
like
to
have
a
new
memorial
for
one
of
the
the
former
caretakers,
the
neighborhood
caretakers
of
the
park.
We've
looked
at
a
location
up
near
Richview
street
that
because
I
believe
that
person
lived
in
this
neighborhood
up
here,
but
the
location
will
be
determined
by
our
conversation
tonight
and
the
one
last
thing
is
there
is
no
current.
B
The
currently
the
existing
path
ends
right
here
at
the
end
of
this
orange
line,
and
we
would
like
to
make
the
entrance
to
Hutchin
Street
Hutchinson
Street
accessible
as
well,
so
we've
created
A,
New
Path
that
goes
behind
the
softball
field
out
to
Hutchinson
Street
along
the
the
pudding
stone
wall,
I
believe
I,
believe
that's
it
like
I
said.
Some
of
these
areas
that
are
in
purple
require
further
study
and
and
conceptual
design
to
make
sure
that
we
can
make
them
work.
A
A
B
The
the
standard
book,
Boston
parks
department,
trash
receptacle
to
the
right
is
an
example
of
a
multi-use
drinking
fountain
with
accessible
bubbler,
a
bottle
filler
and
even
a
dog
dog
Watering
Bowl
at
the
bottom.
These
These
are
becoming
more
and
more
popular
in
Boston
parks
and
then
finding
a
bulletin
board.
You
know
replacing
the
existing
bullying
bulletin
board
with
with
something
similar
with
more
durable
materials
that
require
less
maintenance.
B
B
A
Thanks
Ray
I,
just
Linda,
had
put
a
question
in
the
chat,
which
was
how
will
you
balance
the
original
design
against
the
need
to
level
the
pathways?
So
that's
a
really
great
question
and
I
started
trying
to
answer
in
the
chat
for
everybody,
but
I
think
it
might
just
be
easier
for
me
to
talk
through
it
instead.
A
We
are
still
working
through
that
design,
which
is
why
we
wanted
to
talk
to
you
guys
about
where
we
are
and
where
we're
heading
and
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
now,
but
for
the
areas
that
are
in
purple,
we'll
take
a
look
at
what,
if
anything
could
make
them
meet
accessibility
criteria,
sometimes
there's
no
possible
way
other
times.
It
is
a
cost
that
can't
that's
just
not
feasible.
A
Sometimes
it
is
you
know
too
much
Rock
Too,
Much
ledge.
It
could
be
two.
You
know
too
many
trees
that
we,
you
know,
we
can't
impact
that
many
trees.
So
we
look
at
all
of
those
things
and
the
decisions,
and
then,
after
that,
what
we
do
is
we
we
look
at
you
know
what
would
it
take
to
get
them
all
there
and
then
we
look
at
the
park
as
a
whole,
which
is
every
single
amenity,
be
it
tennis,
court
field
playground
has
to
have
an
accessible
entrance
and
an
accessible
path
to
get
to
it.
A
So
right
now,
if
you
look
at
an
entrance
between
Adams
Street
and
Adam
Street
and
Hutchinson,
or
Adams
Street
and
Dorchester
Ave,
there
is
not
an
accessible
route
that
gets
you
all
the
way
through
the
park,
so
they
might
say
to
us
we'll
give
you
a
variance
on
certain
parts
of
one
pathway,
but
we
need
to
have
one
full
pathway
that
can
actually
go
and
Traverse
the
entire
park.
So
those
are
all
decisions
that
once
we
find
out
what
would
be
required
at
each
space,
we
look
at
it.
A
Both
environmentally
cost
perspective,
but
also
from
a
where
can
we
get
people
to
and
from
in
a
wheelchair
or
or
people
who
need
additional
support
with
Walkers,
even
even
parents,
with
with
baby
carriages
right.
So
we
look
at
all
of
those
things.
We
also
then
work
with
our
arborists
and
we
work
with
the
disabilities
commission,
and
then
we
see
what
things
we
can
go
for
a
variance
for,
and
we
have
done
that
on
recent
projects
in
terms
of
getting
variances
on
projects.
So
it's
something
that
we
do
and
we
balance
all
of
those
things.
A
A
A
A
So
I'm
curious
what
people
feel
like
in
terms
of
I
know
by
the
playground.
We
try
to
not
have
dogs
so
by
the
playground
we
would
probably
put
in
the
one
that
doesn't
have
dog
bowls,
but
but
I
know
that
dogs
are
used
or
walks
used,
but
dogs
walk
quite
a
bit
in
the
park,
so
I'm,
assuming
that
having
dog
bowls
on
the
drinking
fountains
is
a
positive
thing
in
the
other
areas
of
the
park.
A
So
please
feel
free
to
put
your
thoughts
in
terms
of
in
terms
of
that
in
the
in
the
chat.
So
yes,
good
on
the
dog
bowls,
so
the
in
terms
of
the
Swing.
There
was
a
question
about
the
swing,
so
if
somebody
could
so
I,
somebody
says
one
baby
swing,
one
adult
swing.
So
if
somebody
could
unmute
or
raise
your
hand-
and
let
me
know
so-
was
that
just
a
standard
swing
bar
because,
like
Ray
said,
we
haven't
been
able
to
find
any
examples
or
any
photos
of
that.
A
So
the
in
terms
of
the
footprint
too,
it
would
have
to
meet
regulation.
Playground
standards
so
swings
actually
have
a
huge
footprint,
and
so
we
would
need
to.
If
we
put
in
a
swing,
we
would
need
to
make
sure
that
it
does
meet
current
playground,
safety
standards,
which
does
take
up
a
really
big
amount
of
space.
But
what
we
can
do
is
at
our
next
meeting
now
that
we
know
sort
of
what
that
swing
was.
A
And
it's
good
to
know:
I
keep
hearing
about
the
swing,
so
obviously
it
was
very,
very
well
loved
in
terms
of
so
land
try
to
comment
about
the
scope
of
the
arborists
work.
So
in
terms
of
that
scope,
what
we
do
is
any
trees
that
are
near
the
pathway.
We
are
going
to
have
an
arborist
report
that
looks
at
those
in
terms
of
the
quality
of
them.
To
look
at
it
in
terms
of
you
know,
are
they
healthy?
Are
they
diseased?
Do
they
have
dead
wood
hanging
over
the
pathways?
A
So
we
haven't
finalized
the
arborist
scope
yet,
but
typically
in
a
Pathways
project,
what
their
scope
is
is
to
look
at
the
trees
that
are
within
10
to
15
feet
of
the
pathway,
especially
any
trees
that
have
branches
that
overhang
the
Pathways
in
any
dead
wood.
Anything
that's
unsafe,
anything
that
could
fall
in
the
pathway
and
obviously
we
can't
always
get
every
single
piece,
but
that's
what
our
Pathways
arborist
scope
typically
is
is
the
health
and
safety
of
the
trees
and
the
health
and
safety
of
the
pedestrians
that
are
below
those
spaces.
A
C
A
I
will
absolutely
double
check
that.
Let
me
look
at
our
schedule
and
by
the
time
we
have
our
next
meeting,
which
should
be
before
you
would
need
to
advertise.
I
can
clarify
with
you
and
make
sure
that
that
we're
on
the
same
page,
okay,
great,
if
it's
remotely
close,
we
can
push
it
out
if,
for
some
reason,
it
needed
to
be
done
well
before
that
we
can
look
at
phasing
and
talk
about
things
as
well.
Okay,.
C
That
is
extremely
well
used
on
the
one
day
the
car
show
date,
but
I
think
it
would
be
used
all
the
time
because
everybody
just
takes
to
it.
I
mean
when
we
take
it
away.
There
are
people
using
it
and
it's
unbelievably
difficult
to
Lug
that
that
table
down
to
the
park
every
year.
So
if
we
could
get
a
picnic
table
there
and
we
could
raise
funds
for
it,
so
if
you
don't
have
the
funding
for
that,
we
can,
we
can
get
it.
We
just
want
it.
You
know
scheduled
in.
A
And
as
it
is
so
and
I
will
say,
when
I
was
there
with
my
family
for
the
car
show,
we
didn't
have
anywhere
to
sit
and
and
eat
our
sausages
that
we
had
gotten
my
family
and
I.
So
I
totally
understand
what
you're
saying
over
there
in
in
terms
of
that
space
is
it?
Is
it
sort
of
you
know?
Do
you
think,
because
of
use
year-round
one
picnic
table
makes
sense,
or
do
you
think
having
you
know
a
couple
that
are
that
are
kind
of
spread
out
in
that
area?
Oh.
A
A
A
I
love,
seeing
big
groups
where,
like
the
older
kids,
push
and
the
younger
kids
play
and
sit
on
it,
it's
also
really
good
for
kids
that
need
to
feel
a
sense
of
enclosure
as
well.
So
it's
good
to
know
that
people
think
about
that.
We
can.
We
can
look
at
when
we
get
more
in
detail
at
our
next
meeting.
We
can
look
at
the
footprint
for
both
of
those
types
of
swings
for
the
swings
that
have
the
toddler
swing
and
the
bucket
swing.
A
The
big
issue
with
that
is
code
does
not
allow
us
to
have
a
bucket
swing,
a
toddler
swing
and
a
regular
swing
in
the
same
Bay.
So,
even
though
that
was
there,
what
was
there
before
it
doesn't
meet
code,
so
anything
that
we
would
put
back
in
new
both
from
the
ground
surfacing
and
the
types
of
swings
in
The
Bays
would
need
to
meet
code.
So
we
could
show
you
guys
what
it
would
take
to
get
both
of
those
options.
A
The
next
time
we
need,
let's
see,
does
the
historic
commission.
No,
so
that's
a
great
question
Linda.
Does
the
historical
commission
have
a
role
in
maintaining
the
design
Integrity
of
the
park?
So
even
though
this
is
deemed
what
we
tend
to
call
in
the
parks
department,
little
historic
versus
big
historic,
it's
historic
and
we
respect
that
aspect
of
it.
It
is
not
landmarked,
so
the
landmarks
commission
does
it's
not
a
role,
it's
not
something
that
we
have
to
submit
to
landmarks,
but
knowing
that
we
respect
it
as
a
Historic
Park.
A
We
think
about
everything.
We
know
that
landmarks
would
require
of
us
and
think
and
and
have
us
think
through
as
we
think
about
what
happens
in
the
park.
So
it's
not
regulatory
needing
to
go
to
landmarks,
but
we
do
respect
that
and
think
about
that.
As
we
make
decisions,
so
I
hope
that
helps
answer
that
question.
A
So
Adam
there's
a
picture
and
I.
It's
not
we'll
have
to
I'll
have
to
look
at
that
later.
It's
not
letting
me
look
at
that
right
now.
Linda.
Can
you
give
an
example
of
a
hill
being
cut
into
where
a
hill
is
maintained
and
the
path
is
leveled
up
all
right,
Linda
I'm,
assuming
that
you're
thinking
about
maybe
the
entrances
at
Ridgeview?
Maybe
and
those
are
going
to
be
really
challenging
that
you
know
we're
not
going
to
try
to
get
an
entrance,
that's
accessible
at
both
of
those
we're
going.
A
A
What
the
grade
changes
I
could
show
you
an
image
that
only
has
two
foot
of
grade
change,
but
we
might
need
five,
and
so
the
reference
images
might
not
make
as
much
sense
right
now,
but
when
we
come
back
to
you
guys
with
the
next
meeting
and
show
what
we
think
it
would
actually
take,
we
can
absolutely
have
some
reference
images
of
what
that
might
look
like
it's
just
a
little
hard
now
when
we're
not
into
that
full
process.
Yet.
A
A
I,
like
the
new
road
and
the
ball
fields
of
Hutchinson,
that's
great
dish
swing
sounds
attractive.
That's
great,
so
it
sounds
like
sounds
like
a
lot
of
people
are
on
the
same
page,
I.
Think
I
think
the
biggest
thing
may
be
people's
thoughts
on
that
swing,
which
I
knew
going
into
this,
that
that
was
a
really
big
deal
for
everybody
in
the
community.
So
I'd
be
really
curious.
Once
we
look
at
the
footprint
next
time,
what
what
everybody's
feelings
are
once
we
know
kind
of
what
the
impacts
are
with
space
around
it.
A
If,
if
it
says
okay,
if
a
handicap
access
is
not
located
at
the
rich
view
near
the
ball
field
entrance
will
it
still
be
modernized?
It's
really
awful.
Yes,
that's
a
great
question.
Mara
sorry
I
was
not
clear
on
that.
So
yes,
if
one
of
those
two
entrances
off
of
Richview
becomes
an
accessible
entrance,
which
is
the
plan,
the
other
one
that
would
not
become
accessible
entrance,
we
would
still
clean
that
up
still
modernize
it.
A
We
would
still
want
to
take
and
make
sure
that
those
stairs
that
are
there
feel
safe
and
feel
accessible,
and
there
are
Ada
codes
for
stairs
as
well.
So
we
would
make
sure
that
we're
following
all
of
those
guidelines,
but
yes,
we
would
not
just
leave
that
that
entrance
the
other
entrance
at
Ridgeview
alone.
A
A
Okay,
well
just
should
we
jump
into
that
so
that
so
I
guess
next
steps
for
everybody.
The
the
next
steps
are
going
to
be
like
we
said
in
that
slide
earlier
later,
this
winter
we're
going
to
do
another
meeting
at
that
meeting.
We're
really
going
to
understand
those
purple
areas
a
lot
better
and
sort
of
what
that
means,
we'll
be
able
to
talk
about
the
swing,
outlines
and
know
a
bit
more
about
some
of
those
detailed
areas
and
look
at
each
of
those
details
a
bit
closer
in
terms
of
you
know.
A
A
For
so
we'll
know
more
about
all
of
that
at
that
next
meeting
and
again,
if
I
don't
already
have
your
email
address
or
you're
not
already
hearing
from
me,
please
feel
free
to
drop
me
an
email
or
put
your
email
in
the
chat
and
I'll
make
sure
that
you
guys
know
when
we
have
our
next
meeting
as
well,
and
if
you
think
of
anything
between
now
and
then,
please
feel
free
to
reach
out.
Give
me
a
call,
send
an
email,
I'm,
always
happy
to
chat
about
barks.