A new vision for Boston’s waterfront and climate resiliency Jocelyn Forbush
Boston has a long history of using parks to improve the everyday lives of its residents.
The Emerald Necklace, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, was imagined as a “green ribbon” sprawl of open space providing an escape from what was then an increasingly industrial, polluted city. It was this idea of using parks as a means for public good and well-being that led to the founding of the Trustees of Reservations in 1891 by Olmsted protégé Charles Eliot.Julia Africa, Cheri Ruane, Gary Hilderbrand, and Chris Reed: Parks are essential especially during the coronavirus pandemic