The Trustees’ Boston Waterfront Initiative, One Waterfront, advances a bold vision for iconic, public open space on Boston’s harbor. Our goal is to contribute to the City’s quality of life by creating and managing significant parks that serve as world-class destinations, support diverse community needs and accessibility, bring value to Boston’s climate resiliency goals, and create financially feasible open space that has a viable plan for its long-term care. After several months of planning, feasibility studies, and deep collaboration with City, State, and private stakeholders, One Waterfront is getting closer to securing the first priority site candidate, while we continue to explore additional areas of the City for longer-term open space options.
Our team is looking forward to engaging with local communities, to both listen and share. As part of this, our 2020 speaker series, “Building One Waterfront,” kicks off on September 15, 2020, with “Designing for equity and engaging diverse communities.” This event series will bring together open-space visionaries, resilience experts, and champions of equity, to share lessons learned with Boston stakeholders, and the communities they serve.
Hosted by One Waterfront, the series is supported by presenting sponsor, TD Bank, through the TD Ready Commitment (td.com/tdreadycommitment). To join our mailing list for updates, click here. Questions? Contact our team here.
The first event in our speaker series, “Building One Waterfront” took place on September 15, and examined real-world examples of practical, effective, and thoughtful community engagement during open space development and programming.
The second event in our speaker series took place on December 9, 2020 and featured stories and examples of innovative green solutions being used to protect waterfront cities and communities from the effects of climate change, including rising sea levels.
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