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Tag: Karen Mauney-Brodek

  • Thursday, April 22, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Clean Water, Green Space, and Social Equity, Online

    The chain of green spaces and waterways that comprise the Emerald Necklace park system is an invaluable urban oasis. Described as “the lungs of the city” this parkland and its rivers and ponds clean the city air, provide habitats for birds and other wildlife, and greatly improve quality of life for Boston residents. Our panel, Karen Mauney-Brodek, Emerald Necklace Conservancy; Representative Nika Elugardo; Chris Reed, Harvard Graduate School of Design, and moderator Sarah Glazer will explore the past, present, and future of this urban wild, beginning with Olmsted’s vision, through the lens of social equity and environmental justice.

    Please note, this free April 22 program is an online event hosted by the Green Committee of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay and the Massachusetts Historical Society and held on the video conference platform, Zoom. Registrants will receive an email with links to join the program. Registration is required at https://www.masshist.org/calendar/event?event=3461

  • Daylight the Muddy River

    On October 15th, 2019,  at a public meeting at the Harvard Club, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) shared work that needed to be done to the eastbound Storrow Drive bridge in the area of Charlesgate that we call The Bowl and Bridge. Their preferred option 3A at that time  enabled “possible daylighting of Muddy River under Storrow EB bridge.”

    In response to these plans by MassDOT, the Charlesgate Alliance commissioned new drawings by Landing Studio to show people what a “daylit” or exposed Muddy River to Charles River connection could look like. These were unveiled on November 19th at a public meeting.

    Read the letters of support from Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston City Councilor Kenzie Bok to Governor Baker.

    Karen Mauney-Brodek, Pam Beale, and Parker James then wrote a letter to Governor Baker, which garnered the support of 33 area organizations.

  • Thursday, November 19, 6:30 pm – Charlesgate Alliance Public Meeting

    Thursday, November 19, 6:30 pm – Charlesgate Alliance Public Meeting

    The Charlesgate Alliance, connecting Kenmore, Back Bay, and Fenway neighbors, looks forward to getting together virtually on November 19th at 6:30. Karen Mauney-Brodek of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Parker James of the Charlesgate Alliance, and Dan and Marie Law Adams of Landing Studio will be there. We will be reviewing our project to date as well as advocacy for two Massachusetts Department of Transportation projects in the Charlesgate area.

    Please register in advance for this meeting:
    https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqdeyqpzojHtw8aObLsYmGUJR_dDtlnq9X

    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

  • Wednesday, June 17, 6:00 pm – Emerald Necklace Virtual Annual Meeting

    You are invited to the Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s Virtual 2020 Annual Meeting: Charlesgate Park Revitalization, Rebuilding Connections and a Community Park in the Emerald Necklace.

    Join the Conservancy for a virtual celebration of a successful year protecting, maintaining and improving the Emerald Necklace and find out more about the exciting projects to come. Discover plans for the revitalization of Charlesgate Park, the first piece of the Necklace and the critical connection between Boston’s primary park systems, with presentations and discussion from Conservancy President Karen Mauney-Brodek, project architects Dan and Marie Adams of Landing Studio, and Garrett Dash Nelson, Curator of Maps at the Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center.

    The meeting will be online via Zoom. Register at https://www.emeraldnecklace.org/events/annualmeeting/