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August 2018 Neponset River Greenway News
Join us at our next meeting on Wednesday August 1 at the Foley Senior Residences, 249 River St., Mattapan,
MA. Our meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday of the
month at rotating locations in the communities of
the Lower Neponset River: Hyde Park, Milton, Mattapan,
and Dorchester.
Follow us on Facebook to keep up between meetings.
The issues on which we are working are in the agenda for this meeting at http://www.masspaths.net/neponset/council/agenda20180801.pdf
Future Greenway Council meetings
September 5, 2018 Milton Yacht Club, Milton
October 3, 2018 Hyde Park Police Station, Hyde Park
November 7, 2018 Port Norfolk Yacht Club
December 5, 2018 Foley Senior Residences, Mattapan
Along the Trail:
No Trail Opening Yet!
As
of now, no date convenient to the DCR and elected officials has
been set, and the communities have been unable to get a permit from the
DCR to hold their own event. An email will go out if a date is set
before the September newsletter is mailed.
Saturday, August 4: Neighborhood Bike Ride: Mattapan
Meet
at 10:00 am at the Mattapan Square Farmer's Market at the corner of
Cummins Highway & Fairway Street for a tour of Mattapan by bike.
Saturday, August 25: Dorchester Beach Festival
At
Savin Hill and Malibu Beach from 3:00-8:30 pm. There will be family
activities, including crafts and circus acts, from 3:00-6:00 pm, with
food trucks and 3 bands from 5:00 to 8:30, including one playing R&B
and soul, and a Beatles tribute band.
New Neponset Greeway Brochure
For
the Riverfest, we put together a brochure about the Neponset River
Greenway with a brief history, a map, and a few pictures. It is available in a printable PDF file here.
 
Changes Coming to Mattapan Square for Pedestrians
The
Boston Transportation is working with its consultants, Toole Design, to
improve pedestrian crossings between River St., Cummins Highway, and
Blue Hill Ave. The first changes will be small, but they want the
community to be on the lookout for those experiments. Major or permanent
changes won't happen before there is a public meeting.
Thursday, August 23: How Can City Parks Address Inequity?
At
6:00 pm in the Rabb Auditorium at the Copley Square Branch of the
Boston Public Library, join The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education
Center and The Trust for Public Land for a relevant panel discussion
about the ways that public open spaces can address interwoven health,
social, economic, and environmental inequities. Following a
question-and-answer session, audience members and panelists are invited
to view the Leventhal Center’s current exhibition, Breathing Room:
Mapping Boston’s Green Spaces.
This event is free but seating is limited, so be sure to RSVP at parks4all.eventbrite.com
Neponset Riverfest at Neponset Landing Park on July 14
On
Saturday, July 14, the Neponset River Watershed Association
(NepRWA) led a celebration of the Neponset River and
the parks and paths along its shore, along with the natural salt
marshes and wetlands that support more than 200 species of birds, fish
and other wildlife, in the DCR's Neponset II Park in
Dorchester at the corner of Granite Ave. and Hilltop St.
 
Our
Greenway Council table was staffed
The row of tables at the RiverFest
by Ellie, Maria, and Lee
Mattapan on Wheels on July 21
The
Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition Vigorous Youth held their 8th
Mattapan on Wheels (MoW) Bike-a-thon on Saturday, July 21. This year the
three rides started on
the Neponset Trail heading towards Hyde Park and Quincy! During
MoW, riders of all ages and skill levels come together, get physically
active and work to make Mattapan a more bike-friendly neighborhood.
After the ride, there was a great salad bar and grilled food
with Mattapan partners and Governor Baker at the 13th Annual Hoops
and Scoops event!
  Lining
up for the medium ride
Chef Fulani and the great salad bar
at
the end of the ride
-Jessica Mink
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