Master Plans

UPPER CHARLES RIVER RESERVATION MASTER PLAN (18Mb pdf file)
The Upper Charles River Reservation Project addresses a 5.75 mile section of the Charles River, including 11 miles of protected river banks, from Watertown Square to Commonwealth Avenue in Newton and Weston. It is part of the agency’s larger goal to extend the Charles River greenway 14 miles to Brook Farm in West Roxbury. As this first section of the Reservation greenway is completed, it will provide a critical open-space link between the Charles River Basin and the scenic “Lakes District”, spreading over 190 acres through Newton, Weston, and Waltham.

ALEWIFE MASTER PLAN
As a meeting place - of earth and water, city and suburb, culture and ecology - the Alewife Reservation and Alewife Brook Parkway play an important role in the lives of people and other animals alike. The area is rich with physical and symbolic connections: hydrologic connections link wetlands, rivers, floodplains, and neighborhoods; restored and protected ecosystems link wildlife habitats and thus stain biodiversity; a network of trails and paths connects people to each other, to a significant historic legacy, and to the wilder, natural world which is the home for many animals

NEPONSET RIVER MASTER PLAN

In 1998, the master plan for the Lower Estuary of the Neponset River Reservation (Phase I) was completed, and much of the that plan, up to Central Avenue, has been implemented. Building on the success of the earlier Phase I Plan, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) embarked upon a master plan for a major section of the Neponset River Reservation extending from Central Avenue on the Boston/ Milton line to Paul’s Bridge in Hyde Park. This plan provides access to the river, a continuous trail connecting to the Phase I trail, five MBTA stations and several private development sites along the river, as well as a wide range of recreation opportunities for the adjacent neighborhoods and region.

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