DCR Parking Proposal — Documents

This post collects links related to DCR’s proposal to install meters on Fenway, Park Drive and Charlesgate.

Parking Plan Descriptions

• DCR Parking Proposal Summary Page (links to other documents)
• DCR Presentation on October 14-15 (includes maps showing meter locations)
• DCR Plan as of November 20 (includes maps showing meter locations)

Parking changes verbal summary

• Park Drive at Audubon circle: Convert 24 unregulated spaces to metered.
• Park Drive side lane between Peterborough and just beyond Kilmarnock: Convert 88 residential spaces to metered
• Fenway by Simmons: convert 21 unregulated or time limited spaces to metered
• Fenway by Museum of Fine Arts: convert 34 unregulated to metered
• Fenway at Northeastern: Preserve residential spaces (not heavily used in March 2021)
• Fenway between Northeastern and Agassiz Road: convert 33 unregulated to metered
• Note, not clear on changes on Fenway at Boylston

DCR Ownership of Parkways

• Minutes of the Boston Parks Commission pertaining to transfer of roadways to DCR in 1956
• Chapter 581 of the Acts of 1956 pertaining to the transfer of roadways to DCR

Historical Documents — Background (Thanks to Marie Fukuda)

Jurisdictional items

• Where are historic landmarks and districts? https://www.boston.gov/departments/landmarks-commission/map-boston-historic-landmarks-and-districts
• What about state historic preservation review? https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcrevcom/revcomidx.htm
• How do we protect historically/culturally significant landscapes?
  • https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/36-cultural-landscapes.htm
  • https://www.nps.gov/tps/standards/four-treatments/landscape-guidelines/index.htm
• What about Conservation Commission? https://www.boston.gov/departments/environment/conservation-commission/how-find-out-if-you-need-wetlands-permit
• What is DCR’s jurisdiction?  https://eoeea.maps.arcgis.com/apps/SimpleViewer/index.html?appid=4a64ec9cf8ac4bb5a5bc97e5e443e798

Helpful Reports

Boston Parks reports

• https://archive.org/details/bostonparkscommission
• http://guides.bpl.org/BostonReports/Parks

Boston Landmarks Commission reports  

• https://www.cityofboston.gov/landmarks/publications/

Additional Materials

• Emerald Necklace Plant list
• https://archive.org/details/emeraldnecklacep00bost (There is also an excel sheet of this in DESCON Park Info Emerald Necklace 
  For old photos and plans OCE should be the first stop for plans but these are helpful as well:
  • Boston Public Libraryhttps://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?f%5Bname_facet_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Boston+%28Mass.%29.+Park+Commissioners.+&q=Boston+Parkhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/
  • https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=24029425%40N06&view_all=1&text=Boston%20park
  • https://www.boston.gov/departments/archives-and-records-management
• Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site and Archives
  • https://www.nps.gov/frla/olmstedarchives.htm
  • https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=79651136%40N04&view_all=1&text=Boston
  • Emerald Necklace specific to the development of Franklin Park https://archive.org/details/annualreport1886bost_0
  • and the Olmsted Brothers report on the park system that has an excellent and detailed description of the Fens after the Charles River dam (“the change to fresh water has created a foul place where a salt marsh was planned. . .”) https://archive.org/stream/annualreport1907bost_0#page/n255/mode/2up/search/olmsted
    The Olmsted firm assigned Job Numbers to each project – the Boston Parks are the 900 series 
    Overall Boston parks: https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/sets/72157679532863163/with/36630842545/
  • an interesting marked up plan for the Muddy River https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/36630842545/in/album-72157679532863163/
  • Olmsted firm photos with notes from 1915 site walk of the Necklace https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157651103615497
  • Muddy https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157651145214159
  • Specific Parks 
    • #901 Arborway
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157651150517410
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157651103880067
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157646472399747
    • #902 Arboretum
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157672136833426
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157634609926414
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157646413168421
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157646014055109
    • #916 Back Bay Fens
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157683452408922
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157646843350972
      • including early (tidal period) photos
        • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/14846388859/in/album-72157646843350972/
        • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/14846573587/in/album-72157646843350972/
    • #918 Franklin Park
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157673270106563
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157634611391438
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157646435428479
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157646843256092
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157646854869375
    • #920 Jamaica (Pond) Park
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157673402287363
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157646440919007
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157649256106778
    • #923 Leverett Park (now Olmsted Park)
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157675198846025
    • #927 Muddy River
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157676416608951
    • #930 Riverway
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157674193134405
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157646440918987
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157646440918967
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157646440918907
    • #936 Boston Parks Exhibit
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157686926225040
    • #964 Leverett/Olmsted Park
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157683453746432
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157646472399607
    • #971 Emerald Necklace
      • https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157646472399577