Listening to understand community needs

Through broad outreach, focus groups, and conversations with stakeholders.

Learning from past planning efforts in Boston and looking to other cities for examples of success

Review of previous planning efforts related to open space planning in Boston, as well as an understanding of best practices, processes, and tools other cities have used to create equitable access to open space.

Creating the Vision for expanding Boston’s network of open spaces

Establish a shared vision, goals, and priorities for the expansion of Boston’s open spaces. Analysis of the existing open spaces will identify gaps and guide where priority investments should be made. A toolkit will be developed to inform the character, experience, quality, activities, and elements for investments in new open spaces.

Impact

This work will directly inform the approaches to the development of new open spaces, identify priority projects, short-term actions, partnerships, and potential considerations for funding, operations, and maintenance.