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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Franklin Park is about to get a facelift— Boston city officials announced a $28 million plan to revitalize the green space on Tuesday, with a 60-day period to collect public opinion on the project's direction.
Franklin Park is the city's largest park, at 527 acres, and was created by the Frederick Law Olmstead, the same landscape architect who laid out plans for Manhattan's Central Park and Brooklyn's Prospect Park in New York.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took the podium Tuesday morning to describe the recommendations going into the city's new "Franklin Park Action Plan."
"Our goal is to ensure that Franklin Park today is as beautiful and accessible as any space in the city, one that really reflects the roots of this Olmstead-created treasure and one that will have a solid foundation for years and generations to come," Wu said.
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City Park Commissioner Ryan Woods says the Franklin Park Action Plan has been three years in the making.
"We're excited to share this plan with you and most importantly, we look forward to taking action restoring, refurbishing, and welcoming all to the 527 acres that is Franklin Park," Woods said.
Recommendations include upgrades to spaces like trails, play areas, athletics fields, picnic sites, and reintroduces an outdoor stage area. Funds for the plan mostly come from capital funding, while $5 million originated from a maintenance trust that was created in 2018.
WBZ's James Rojas (@JamesRojasNews) reports.
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