DCR Parkways Flood Resilience Adaptation Strategies

Strategies to protect DCR parkways from flooding while maintaining their cultural, recreational, and natural features

DCR is studying ways to reduce flooding on parkways identified as vulnerable in the DCR Parkways Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. The DCR Parkways Flood Resilience Adaptation Strategies project includes a series of reports identifying a range of adaptation strategies, along with their advantages and disadvantages, to protect DCR parkways from flooding while maintaining their cultural, recreational, and natural features. 

These strategies are early ideas, not final decisions. They are meant to start conversations and gather input from community stakeholders and other agencies around preferred approaches. They are not intended to result in changes to flood maps and are not a complete list of options.

Once preferred strategies are identified, future phases of analysis, modeling, and design will be required to more accurately determine their effectiveness, impacts, permitting viability, and cost before moving forward.   

In 2026, reports are being developed for Nantasket Beach State Reservation, Quincy Shore Drive, and Winthrop Parkway.  In early, 2027 reports will be developed for Nahant Road and Alewife Brook Parkway.

Quincy Shore Drive, Quincy

Report

Quincy Shore Drive Parkway Flood Resilience Adaptation Strategies (PDF)

Survey

We are accepting feedback from stakeholders and the public.

Quincy Shore Drive Community Survey

Meetings

Report Discussion Meeting: DCR Parkways Flood Resilience Adaptation Strategies, Quincy Shore Drive 9/23/2026

Report Discussion Online Meeting: DCR Parkways Flood Resilience Adaptation Strategies, Quincy Shore Drive 9/24/2026

Nantasket Reservation, Hull

Report

Nantasket Ave, Hull Shore Dr and Hull Shore Dr Extension (Hull) Parkway Flood Resilience Adaptation Strategies (PDF)

Survey

We are accepting feedback from stakeholders and the public.

Nantasket Ave and Hull Shore Drive Community Survey

General feedback is also welcome at [e-mail], subject line: Parkways Adaptation Feedback.

Meetings

Report Discussion Online Meeting: DCR Parkways Flood Resilience Adaptation Strategies, Nantasket Ave and Hull Shore Drive 10/20/2026

Report Discussion Meeting: DCR Parkways Flood Resilience Adaptation Strategies, Nantasket Ave and Hull Shore Drive 10/27/2026 

Winthrop Parkway (Revere/Winthrop)

Winthrop Parkway (Revere/Winthrop) Flood Resilience Adaptation Strategies being developed in 2026