BSLA Fieldbook Issue 8 | Page 11

LOST POND RESERVATION
HOLYHOOD CEMETERY
LOST POND CONSERVATION AREA
BALDWIN SCHOOL PLAYGROUND
SOULE RECREATION CENTER
DANE PARK
SKYLINE PARK
BARTLETT CRES
WALDSTEIN PLAYGROUND
DRUCE ST
DANIEL W . WARREN , JR PLAYGROUND
HEATH SCHOOL PLAYGROUND
SKYLINE PARK
RUNKLE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND
COOLIDGE PLAYGROUND
COREY HILL PARK
CLARK RD
ELIOT ST PARK
LAWTON PLAYGROUND
FISHER HILL RESERVOIR PARK
PUTTERHAM MEADOW GOLF COURSE
CLARENCE ST
D . BLAKELY HOAR SANCTUARY
FULLER ST
LOTTA BRADBURN SCHICK PARK
THE COUNTRY CLUB
BAKER SCHOOL PLAYGROUND
DEVOTION SCHOOL PLAYGROUND
SOUTH ST
BLAKE RD
JOHN ST
GRIGGS PARK
BROOKLINE RESERVOIR PARK
PHILBRICK RD
BHA
KNYVET SQUARE
DANA ST
CYPRESS ST PLAYGROUND
BRINGTON RD
GROVE ST
LINCOLN SCHOOL PLAYGROUND ( NEW )
AMORY PLAYGROUND
PIERCE SCHL PLYGRD
MASON SQ
ELM ST
WALNUT HILLS CEMETERY
LONGWOOD PLAYGROUND
CLARK PLAYGROUND
LARZ ANDERSON PARK
ALLANDALE FARM
ASPINWALL AVE
LINDEN SQ
LINDEN PARK
SARGENT POND
MONMOUTH ST PARK
JOHN E . MURPHY PLAYGROUND
MARGARET E ROBINSON
HENRY ST
ST PAULS AVE
PLYGRD
HIGH ST
BROOKLINE AV PLYGRD
JUNIPER ST PLAYGROUND
POND ST
HARRY DOWNES FIELD
TOWN OF BROOKLINE , MASSACHUSETTS OPEN SPACE MAP
MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE
MOUNTFORT ST
Brookline Director of Parks and Open Space , Erin Gallentine , reflected on the importance of the Town ’ s network of parks and open spaces : “ Brookline is a very dense community and the parks enable people to enjoy not only a high quality of life , but also a true sense of civic connection ”, she said . “ The parks provide the opportunity to enhance physical and mental wellness , a sense of neighborhood and public safety , appreciation of the natural and built environment and a deep connection to community . In Brookline , each park serves as the heart of the neighborhood .”
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PROTECTED OPEN SPACE AND OTHER OPEN LAND
BROOKLINE LAND TRUST CEMETERIES COMMUNITY PARKS CONSERVATION AREAS CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS GOLF COURSE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS & PLAYGROUNDS OPEN SPACE PARK & REC . OPPORTUNITIES PASSIVE PARKS SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS TRAFFIC ISLANDS
OTHER UNPROTECTED OPEN LAND
AGRICULTURAL AND RECREATION LAND CEMETERIES NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS & PLAYGROUNDS OPEN SPACE PARK & REC . OPPORTUNITIES PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS STATE PROPERTIES TRAFFIC ISLANDS WATER BODY
STREAMS AND RIVERS STREET EDGES TOWN BOUNDARY
DATA SOURCES
S treet edge , town boundary , water bodies , and open s pace layers were created by and are from the Brookline GIS Database .
MIDDLESEX RD
CIRCUIT RD
NORFOLK RD
DUNSTER RD
CLINTON RD
RESERVOIR RD
SPOONER RD
CRAFTS RD
LANARK RD
CLINTON RD
KILSYTH RD
WINDSOR RD
TAYLOR CSWY
WILLOW CRES
CLEVELAND RD
DENNY RD
CIRCUIT RD
CARY RD
VALLEY RD
JEFFERSON RD
CITY VIEW RD
JENNESS RD
ORCHARD RD
WILLISTON RD
COREY RD
WARWICK RD
STRATHMORE RD
CLINTON RD
WILLARD RD
WILLARD RD
ELIOT ST
PENNIMAN PL
DEAN RD
HILLTOP RD
FAIRWAY RD
JORDAN RD
BUCKMINSTER RD
VERNDALE ST
KENWOOD ST
RUSSELL ST
COLUMBIA ST
WINCHESTER ST
SALISBURY RD
MASON TER
COLUMBIA ST
SUMMIT AVE
LANCASTER TER
WESTBOURNE TER
TAPPAN ST
REGENT CIR
DEAN RD
CHESTNUT HILL AVE
YORK TER
HYSLOP RD
CHESHAM RD
FISHER AVE
HYSLOP RD
LOVELAND RD
ACKERS AVE
ELIOT CRES
LYMAN RD
CABOT ST
HEATH ST
DRISCOLL SCHOOL PLAYGROUND
BEACON ST
CLAFLIN RD
THORNDIKE ST
COOLIDGE ST
CROWNINSHIELD RD
BABCOCK ST
ABBOTTSFORD RD
COOLIDGE ST
FULLER ST
WASHINGTON ST
WINTHROP RD
MANCHESTER RD
GIBBS ST
BEALS ST
CENTRE ST
ADDINGTON RD
RAWSON RD
BEACONSFIELD RD
COTSWOLD RD
SEAVER ST
HOLLAND RD
CHESTNUT HILL AVE
CUTLER LANE
CABOT ST
LAWTON ST
HEATH ST
LAPLAND ST
OLMSTED RD
HAYDEN RD
CHANNING RD
ADAMS ST
STEDMAN ST
SHAILER ST
ATHERTON RD
MASON TER
SHORT ST
BEACON ST
GRIGGS RD
UNIVERSITY RD
RAWSON RD
COLBOURNE CRES
BUCKMINSTER RD
LEICESTER ST
BOYLSTON ST
ELBA ST
CATLIN RD
HEATH HILL HILLSIDE RD
HEATH ST
LYMAN RD
CRAMOND RD
NAPLES RD
WINSLOW RD
WARREN ST
COPLEY ST
BABCOCK ST
DUMMER ST
BROWNE ST
PLEASANT ST
DWIGHT ST
GREEN ST
HARVARD ST
CENTRE ST
GARDNER RD
GRIGGS TER
WINTHROP RD
LEE ST
WARREN ST
FERNWOOD RD
CLYDE ST
GARDNER RD
DUDLEY WAY
THATCHER ST
EGMONT ST
STILL ST
PARKMAN ST
WALDO ST
WEBSTER ST
MARION ST
VERNON ST
JAMES ST
HARVARD ST
AUBURN ST
PARK ST
SOMERSET RD
COTTAGE FARM RD
CHARLES ST
FOSTER ST
HARRIS ST
HARVARD AVE
STANTON RD
WELLAND RD
SUMNER RD
SUMNER RD
GORHAM AVE
GREENOUGH ST
CLARK RD
DUDLEY ST
FAIRMOUNT ST
DUDLEY ST
ST PAUL ST
WARREN ST
DUDLEY ST
SEARS RD
WINTHROP SQ
POWELL ST
TAPPAN ST
MASON ST
FREEMAN ST
LITTELL RD
ALTON PL
CYPRESS ST
KENNARD RD
WALNUT ST
AMORY WOODS SANCTUARY
IVY ST
KENT ST
MARSHAL ST
SEWALL AVE
ST PAUL ST
HARVARD CT
SCHOOL ST
HOMER ST
EUSTON ST
CHILTON ST
CARLTON ST
CHATHAM ST
FRANCIS ST
PERRY ST
PIERCE ST
WASHINGTON ST
SEARLE AVE
WELCH RD
AMORY ST
BEACON ST
LONGWOOD AVE
WAVERLY ST
CUSHING RD
MILTON RD
CAMERON ST
CHESTNUT ST
WARREN ST
EMERSON GARDEN
LINDEN PL
OAKLAND RD
CHESTNUT PL
CODMAN RD
HALL ' S POND SANCTUARY
BILLY WARD PLAYGROUND
COTTAGE ST
ST MARYS ST
MONMOUTH ST
COLCHESTER ST
NEWELL RD
HARRISON ST
KENT SQR
LINDEN ST
WEBSTER PL
WHITE PL
KENT ST
BOYLSTON ST
WALNUT PL
KENT ST
STATION ST
ACRON RD
WALNUT ST
MAPLE ST
FRANKLIN ST
CYPRESS ST
SARGENT RD
GEORGE LANE
GODDARD AVE
HAWES ST
TOXTETH ST
BOYLSTON P LAYGROUND
LINCOLN SCHOOL PLYGROUND ( OLD )
LONGWOOD MALL
CHAPEL ST
UPLAND RD
HIGH ST
PEARL ST
JUNIPER ST
BROOKLINE AVE
ALLERTON ST
EDGE HILL RD
CUMBERLAND AVE
OAKLAND RD
SARGENT CSWY
ROCKWOOD ST
AVON ST
THE RIVER WAY
THE RIVER WAY
HIGHLAND RD
JAMAICA RD
OLMSTED PARK
POND AVE
OLMSTED PARK
A Systematic Approach to Revitalization
This rich diversity — and storied history — has created a legacy that the Town takes very seriously . But , by the late 1990s , thanks to some dips in the economy and a state imposed cap on real estate tax increases , the Town ’ s parks had suffered several years of decline . The Parks Department wasn ’ t getting enough capital
Skyline Park
Dis claimer
The information shown on this map is from the Brookline Geographic Information S ys tem ( GIS ) Database . The Town of Brookline makes no claims , no representations , and no warranties , express or implied , concerning the validity ( express or implied ), the reliability or the accuracy of the GIS data and GIS data products furnished by the Town , including the implied validity of any us es of s uch data .
Last updated by Brookline GIS on Date : 8 / 29 / 2016 map doc : Standardmaps \ OpenSpace11x17 . mxd
HOLLY LANE
BOYLSTON ST
TULLY ST
GLENLAND RD
ARLINGTON RD
Photo | Brookline Parks Staff / CDM
SHEAFE ST
NYHEN PL
HEATH ST
OAK ST
WOODLAND RD
HAMMOND POND PKWY
PINE RD
GLENOE RD
LAUREL RD
KENSINGTON CIR
CEDAR RD
WOODLAND RD
ASTON RD
MARTHAS LANE
HAMMOND ST
NEWTON ST
LAGRANGE ST
YARMOUTH RD
WOLCOTT RD
BEVERLY RD
PRINCETON RD
RANGELEY RD
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WEST ROXBURY PKWY
WOLCOTT RD
NEWTON ST
SHAW RD
ALBERTA RD
WALNUT HILL RD
ZANTHUS RD
WALLIS RD
HALLWOOD RD
BELLINGHAM RD
GOODNOUGH RD
BEVERLY RD
GERRY RD
INDEPENDENCE DR
SHERMAN RD
LEE ST
DALE ST
FOREST ST
BELLINGHAM RD
CLYDE ST
WEST ROXBURY PKWY
PUDDINGSTONE RD
RUSSETT RD
PLOWGATE RD
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THORNTON RD
MEADOWBROOK RD
OGDEN RD
BONAD RD
ASHVILLE RD
GODDARD AVE
GODDARD CIR
ALLANDALE RD
SOUTH ST
BAKER CIR
WOODCLIFF RD
CLEARWATER RD
VETS OF FOREIGN WARS PKWY investment , maintenance was at an all-time low , and the Town ’ s resources suffered from overall neglect . Recognizing the need to curb this decline , the Board of Selectmen , along with the GreenSpace Alliance and many “ friends ” groups , assembled an Open Space Task Force . The task force identified steps to creating a more formal system for park upkeep and development , starting with reorganizing the Parks Department into what is now the Parks and Open Space Division . Gallentine was named the Director and helped usher in a new team of highly skilled Zone Managers , Craftsman , Gardeners , and other professionals who were tasked with taking a more engaged level of ownership over the resources in their care .
NEWTON ST
RISLEY RD
LELAND RD
PAYSON RD
CONANT RD
SHERRIN RD
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