Boston Common Master Plan Feedback | November 17, 2020

Posted on the 17 November 2020 by Fopg @fopg

Thank you for joining the Boston Common Master Planning team for Open House #3.

We've collected your feedback on proposed improvements to Boston Common in four open-discussion forums: Visitor Activities and Play, Park-wide Strategies for Improvements, Performances and Active Recreation, and Gateways and Edges. You can view presentation materials and recordings here.

Wayfinding

  • Develop informational handout with park map and enhance interpretation at the Visitor and Information Center
  • Provide visual orientation using signs and design elements to help visitors find special features/destinations

Tree Planting

  • Manage maintenance and care
  • Increase shade while maintaining sightlines and a healthy lawn

Events and Park Amenities

  • Improve tree cover and seating options at Parkman Bandstand
  • Provide events programming and integrated support infrastructure
  • Balance permitting of events in high-use areas with greenspace care

Benches

  • Coordinate style and locations throughout the park
  • Add more benches looking inward to the Parade Ground

Dog Park

  • Offer a size compatible with all types of dogs
  • Ensure resilient surface material

Accessibility

  • Provide an accessible route to the Shaw 54th Memorial (Accessibility study previously completed will be incorporated into the Master Plan)
  • Increase access to the Central Burying Ground
  • Organize and announce arrival at Park Street Plaza/MBTA station

Whats Next?

  • Develop a plan for improvements to Boylston Street Station and Deer Park Maintenance Yard
  • Coordinate operational and maintenance access with pedestrian safety
  • Outline park maintenance and management guidelines
  • Spring 2021: Master Plan launch & public comment period.