Southwest Corridor Park
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Southwest Corridor Park is a linear urban park in
History
Starting in the 1960s, hundreds of acres of
The protest prompted Governor
Construction for the park was then done in conjunction with the project to reroute the MBTA Orange Line down the existing rail right-of-way which the planned highway was to follow.[2][5][6] Since land acquisition and demolition of structures had already taken place along the route's path prior to the cancellation of the highway project, the Southwest Corridor remained a "terrible urban scar" for nearly ten years. However, local residents began to grow community gardens on the land, which gradually multiplied and ultimately led to the commencement of park construction in 1978.[1][2][4] The first segments of the park opened in 1987,[6] while the remainder to the South End and Back Bay was finished in the following years. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completed Southwest Corridor Park took place on May 5, 1990.[6]
Description
The Southwest Corridor Park is 4.7 miles (7.6 km) in length and occupies 52 acres (21 ha) of land running alongside the right of way of the
MBTA Orange Line station | Mileage from Back Bay Station |
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Back Bay / South End | 0.0 miles (0 km) |
Massachusetts Ave. | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) |
Ruggles | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
Roxbury Crossing | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
Jackson Square | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
Stony Brook | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
Green St. | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
Forest Hills | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Southwest Corridor Park". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Miller, Margo (October 20, 1989). "House Tour Highlights an Enduring Neighborhood". The Boston Globe.
To speed auto traffic through Boston, hundreds of acres of housing in the South End, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain were razed in the 1960s to make a 4.6-mile corridor for Interstate 95. When there was a real grass-roots protest, the project was abandoned. Interstate 95 moved in with Route 128, and just last year what had been a terrible urban scar became the delightful and much-needed Southwest Corridor Park. Dotted along its four miles of walkways and bike paths are basketball courts and tennis courts
- ISBN 1-55963-833-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87023-923-6. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
- ISBN 978-0-07-137367-8. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
- ^ a b c O'Brien, Ellen (May 6, 1990). "Two neighborhoods celebrate completion of park projects". The Boston Globe.
Raindrops yesterday pushed the parties indoors and beneath a tent, but two Boston parks, one finally completed and the other just renovated, were reasons for celebrations despite the drizzle...The park was first open for use in 1987...The 52 acres of green space was once slated for Interstate 95, but local residents lobbied against the plans and in 1969 the idea was scrapped
- ^ a b "Southwest Corridor Park". Google Maps. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
External links
- Southwest Corridor Park Department of Conservation and Recreation