WEBVTT rt>> FLYING OVER FENWAY PARK, ITSTRADEMARK GREEN ISrt ICONIC BUTNOT ONE-OF-A-KIND.THE SAME SHADE AS FOUND IN THEHEART OF THE FENWAYNEIGHBORHOOD.THIS PORTION OF THE EMERALDNECKLACE.DESIGNED BY Art LANDSCAPEARCHITECT MORE THAN 100 YEARSAGO, BOSTON'S SPRAWLING PARKSYSTEM WINDS INTO BROOKLINE ANDONE OF ITS MANYrt JEWELS IS THEBACK BAY FENCE.THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S NAMESAKE.>> A FENS IS A WETLAND.rtOLMSTED LIKED NAMING THINGS.WE HAVE ARBOR WAYS BY THEARBORETUM, RIVER WAYS BY THERIVER AND WE HAVErt THE FENWAYHERE AND THE FENWAY.>> HOME TO THE FENWAY VICTORYGARDENS AND STUNNING ROSEGARDEN, THE PARKrt PLAYS APRACTICAL AND VITAL ROLE, SAYSMARGARET DISON, DIRECTOR OFHISTORIC PARKS FOR BOSTON.rtFLOOD MITIGATION, KEY TO THATSINCE THE TURN OF THE 20THCENTURY HAS BEEN THE MEANDERINGMUDDY RIVER.THE ORIGINAL CONCERN WAS TIDALFLOODING.rt>> WHEN THE TIDES CAME IN ANDOUT, YOU WERE ABLE TO HOLD THEWATER IN THE PARK LAND.NOW, WE ARE HOLDING MOSTLY STORMWATER, SO WHEN WE HAVErt A BIGRAINFALL, WE ARE ABLE TO HOLDWATER IN THE PARK, AND KEEP THEWATER OUT OF PEOPLE'S YARDS OFFOF THE STREETS,rt OFF THE MBTASYSTEM.>> WATER IN THE MBA SYSTEM?CHECKOUT KENMORE INrt 1996.A WAKE-UP CALL THAT THE RIVERNEEDED ATTENTION.IT HAD BEEN NEGLECTED, PORTIONSFORCED UNDERGROUND, CHANNELS OF-- CHANNELED INTO PIPESrt.>> THEY TRIED TO SQUISH IT INTOTHE PIPES AND FLOODING HAPPENED.>> THE MULTI-AGENCY,MULTIMILLIrtON DOLLAR RESTORATIONPROJECT AIMS TO FIX THAT.PHASE ONE WAS RECENTLY FINISHED.>> WE HAD Art RIVER FLOWINGTHROUGH PIPES.WE OPENED IT UP TO THE SKY.IT IS CALLED DAYLIGHTING.PHASE TWO WILL BE DREDGING.rt>> COMPLETION OF PHASE ONE MEANSTHE GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLEVISITING AND LIVING IN THEFENWAY CAN ENJOY THE RIVERrt ANDTHE JUST OPENED PARK THAT LINESIT.KAREN, THE PRESIDENT OF THEEMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCY,EXPLAINS IT IS ONE OF THE CITY'SOLDEST AND NEWEST.rt>> THE NEW PARK HAD BEEN A PARKLONG -- A LONG TIME AGO, BUT ITHAD BEEN TURNEDrt INTO A PARKINGLOT FOR A LONG TIME.>> THE ONLY PARKING ALLOWED NOWIS THIS KIND, ON A BENCH.>> WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THECITY.rtYOU CAN HEAR BIRDS CHIRPING INTHE BACKGROUND.IT IS ALL RIGHT HERE.OUR CITIES NEED OPEN SPACES.rt>> FENCING IS UP TO PROTECT THEDELICATE GROWTH FROM TWO MANYFEET FOULING IT UP, BUT THAT ISTEMPORARY.>>rt IN 18 MONTHS, WE WILL TAKEDOWN THE EXTERIOR PERIMETERFENCE AND WE WILL BE ABLE TOCOME ONTO THE LAWNS, GET CLOSERTO THE RIVER.rt>> THE RESTORATION OF THIS LINKIN THE EMERALD NECKLACE,COMPLEMENTING THE SURROUNDEDDEVELOPMENT.>> ORIGINALLY, WErt HAD 92,000PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN A HALF-MILEOF THE PROJECT.THE POPULATION IS SOARING ASMORE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE ANDWORK IN THE FENWAY.ANTHONY:rt THROUGH OCTOBER,EMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCYOFFERS FREE GUIDED WALKING ANDBIKE TUMORS -- BIKErt TOURS.