Metropolitan District Commission, Boston, MA

Planning for action: Strengthening the Charles River Basin as a public resource

Boston’s eight-mile-long Charles River Basin sits at the heart of one of the country’s first regional waterfront park systems. Working with Halvorson Design Partnership, Goody Clancy created the first master plan in 60 years to ensure the park’s vitality in a time of diminished public resources. More than 4,000 hours of volunteer public involvement resulted in a shared vision, an action plan, stronger advocacy, and new public-private partnerships.