The One Boston Resilience Project is intended to help us build connectivity and resilience across the City. The City’s response following the Boston Marathon Bombing shed light on our community's commitment to supporting our families, friends, and neighbors who have been impacted by violence of all forms. As part of this project, the City is looking for your guidance and has launched a community engagement process that seeks input on the development of a citywide memorial.

We invite you to participate in this upcoming listening session to share your experiences with healing, remembrance, and resilience. Your feedback will help inform a call-to-artists for the commemorative artwork. Those not interested in sharing their experiences are also welcome to attend.

• Sign-in / Open Gallery / Topical Stations: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
• Formal presentation: 6:30 - 7 p.m.
• Question and answer: 7 - 7:30 p.m.
• Open Gallery / Topical Stations: 7:30 - 8 p.m.

Boston Common Master plan website

As "America’s First Public Park" and an oasis in downtown Boston, Boston Common is one of the most treasured green spaces in the world. The goal of the Master Plan is to create a Common that will serve the people of Boston and visitors alike while protecting this special place for decades to come.

Over the past several months, we have been deeply engaged in a conversation about the future of Boston Common. The level of engagement was significant:

• 4,000 people completed the online survey
• We held eight "Mini Common" pop up events on the Common and out in the neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, Beacon Hill, Roxbury, Chinatown, Back Bay, and East Boston.
• Nearly 1,200 people engaged in the “Mini Common” pop up events.

During this "town hall" style meeting, the public will have the opportunity to:

• hear an overview of the Boston Common Master Plan project
• provide general feedback
• preview the initial survey results
• comment on specific topics drawn from community responses, such as security, programming and events, accessibility, and more, and
• learn about next steps.

How can you participate? The Open House format will include opportunities for active participation as well as a slideshow presentation. The presentation will be made available on the project website, where you can also take the survey. This is the first in a series of open houses, so please check the website for updates.

We are deeply grateful for your continued commitment to providing meaningful feedback for the Boston Common Master Plan, which is so incredibly important in shaping the future of the Common. We look forward to seeing you at this and future open houses and outreach events!

This project is intended to help us build connectivity and resilience across the City. The City’s response following the Boston Marathon Bombing shed light on our community's commitment to supporting our families, friends, and neighbors who have been impacted by violence of all forms. As part of this project, the City is looking for your guidance and has launched a community engagement process that seeks input on the development of a citywide memorial.

We invite you to participate in this upcoming listening session to share your experiences with healing, remembrance, and resilience. Your feedback will help inform a call-to-artists for the commemorative artwork. Those not interested in sharing their experiences are also welcome to attend.

This project is intended to help us build connectivity and resilience across the City. The City’s response following the Boston Marathon Bombing shed light on our community's commitment to supporting our families, friends, and neighbors who have been impacted by violence of all forms. As part of this project, the City is looking for your guidance and has launched a community engagement process that seeks input on the development of a citywide memorial.

We invite you to participate in this upcoming listening session to share your experiences with healing, remembrance, and resilience. Your feedback will help inform a call-to-artists for the commemorative artwork. Those not interested in sharing their experiences are also welcome to attend.

 This event will feature a special presentation by Professor Frank Dobbin.

RSVP for the event

Please join Boston Centers for Youth & Families and the City of Boston’s Public Facilities Department for an information session about upcoming renovations to the BCYF Paris Street Pool in East Boston on Wednesday, September 25, at 6 p.m.

The pool is expected to close for renovations in January 2020. The Walsh Administration's investment to the pool will include a new pool filter room, mechanical and electrical upgrades, modified main entrance and lobby area, building interior and exterior repairs, and other upgrades necessary to make it a more inviting and user-friendly space. The project is expected to take 14 months. 

The meeting will be held at BCYF Paris Street Community Center across the street from the pool, 112 Paris Street, East Boston.

Please join us for the third in a series of community meetings. We look forward to sharing design concepts and hearing what you have to say.

For more information, please call Liz Sullivan at the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 617-635-7236, or email liz.sullivan@boston.gov.

You are invited to walk or bike along the corridor with Transportation Department staff. Your feedback will inform how the Massachussetts Avenue Better Bike project takes shape.

Register for the event

We encourage you to register, which you can do online or by calling Jen Rowe at 617-635-1378. You may choose to either walk or ride a bike. Helmets are required for participants who ride a bike. If you do not have a bike or helmet, we can provide them for you if you register.

Rain date: Sunday, October 6, at 2:30 p.m. We're also hosting a walk and bike ride on September 18 at 6:00 p.m.