Access
Arborway Bicycle Facilities
On February 5, 2015, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) held a public meeting to present ideas on bicycle access along the Arborway. This followed a charrette on February 3 for members of the public and bicycling communities, to talk about issues of safety and access between Jamaica Pond and what will be the new Casey Arborway. This stretch of the Emerald Necklace has been one of the “missing links” for bicycles for many years. It has also been a very dangerous stretch of roadway and the proposed changes seek to make it not only more accessible but much safer than it is today for all users–bikes, pedestrians and automobiles. We encourage you to take a look at the proposed plans (links below) and send any comments to DCR. You can either email them to dcr.updates@state.ma.us (please note “Arborway Bicycle Facilities” in the subject line) or write to DCR Office of Public Outreach, 251 Causeway St., Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114. The deadline for comments is March 6. Links to the PDFs: Feb 3 Presentation, Feb 5 Presentation Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
Greenway Links Initiative
The conservancy convenes its private and public partners to study and make recommendations to the transportation and parks departments of Boston, Brookline and the Commonwealth to improve non-motorized access to and between the Emerald Necklace parks and other greenway systems. Current initiatives seek to make walking, biking and rolling easier at the Casey Arborway in Forest Hills, at crossings to Jamaica Pond, at Route 9 and the Riverway, at Charlesgate, and between the path in the Back Bay Fens and the Southwest Corridor Park path near the Museum of Fine Arts.
Public and Private Partners
Accessibility
Arborway Coalition
Boston Society of Landscape Architects
Emerald Necklace Greenway Project
Fenway Alliance
Fenway Civic Association
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Jamaica Hills Association
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Northeastern University
Boston Parks & Recreation Department
Brookline Parks and Open Space
MA Department of Conservation and Recreation
Muddy River Flood Control
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
City of Boston
Town of Brookline
Muddy River Maintenance and Management Oversight Committee (MMOC)
Emerald Necklace Conservancy
Public Funding of Parks
Boston Parks & Recreation Department
Legislation
Boston Parks & Recreation Department