The Carlton Street entrance is located at the
intersection of Carlton and Colchester Streets
Charles E. Beveridge, Series Editor, the
Frederick Law Olmsted Papers, examines historic map (watch
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Summary
In 1890, Frederick Law Olmsted, considered the father of American landscape architecture,
designed the six-mile-long Emerald Necklace,
America's first park system. The footbridge and path design at Carlton Street was
intended to link the "neighboring streets" to the Park.
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The bridge was designed by Alexis French, Olmsted's collaborator in the design of
Riverway and Olmsted Parks and Brookline's
first Town Engineer. The single-span steel truss bridge provides access between
Brookline's historic Longwood/ Cottage Farm neighborhoods and the Riverway Park
section of the Emerald Necklace.
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Gov. Michael Dukakis is an ardent supporter
of the Project (watch
video)
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November
2009 Town Meeting
Article 5 appropriated $1.4 million
to restore the Carlton Street entrance to Riverway Park to comply with a
Memorandum of Understanding signed by a majority of the Board of Selectmen
on July 14, 2009. This restoration would be completed
in accordance with a schedule submitted by Brookline restoring the
Footbridge by 2013. Funding would would be reduced by any
third-party funds received for restoration.
Consultants'
Reports
Transportation Cost, Accessibility & Funding
Public Safety
Historic
Memorandum
of Understanding
(with
attachments)
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