Our Urban Oases
October 29, 2015
By: Michele D. Maniscalco
Tags: Washington Gateway Main Street
The South End has welcomed several new parks in the few years.
The South End has welcomed several new parks in the few years.
Locally, then-City Councilor Thomas Menino helped usher in an organization that would champion neighborhood improvements and local businesses: Roslindale Village Main Street (RVMS).
Over the last 20 years, more than seven acres of urban renewal parcels on Washington Street were rebuilt from the demolition of vacant buildings of the late 1970s.
The Boston Transportation Department has installed four summer “parklets” in Roslindale, Jamaica Plain and Allston-Brighton with another planned for the Audubon Circle neighborhood near Fenway Park.
The grants, which will support initiatives in seven Main Streets Districts.
The Greater Grove Hall Main Streets has hired Ed Gaskin as executive director.