Open Space and Recreation Plan
The OSRP provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of Boston's park system as well as a set of goals and a Seven-Year Action Plan that will guide the City’s parks-related work heading towards 2030.
WHAT'S IN THE OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION PLAN?
PROPERTY AND FACILITY INVENTORY
Provides a published record of the city’s open space inventory including property owner, protection status, recreational facilities, and access analysis. The plan documents policies and practices that protect and grow Boston's park system (i.e. Article 97 regulatory protections, Article 80 development review, and zoning).
PARK SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
The OSRP communicates public priorities and goals related to the parks and open space system from a wide variety of information sources (i.e. survey responses, geospatial modeling, environmental data, development trends, demographics, park access, park features, historical and cultural sites, etc.).
PARK SYSTEM EXPANSION
What are the system needs? What are the policies and practices that lead to park system expansion? The Lands of Conservation and Recreation Interest maps illustrate potential areas for open space protection or acquisition.
MANAGEMENT, DESIGN, AND PROGRAMMING
Parks and the communities they serve are unique, leading to investments, design, programming, and maintenance that responds to varying interests and needs.
2023-2029 Open Space and Recreation Plan
2023-2029-
Section 0 - Acknowledgements and Table of Contents
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Section 1 - Executive Summary
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Section 2 - Introduction
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Section 3 - Community Setting
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Section 4 - Environmental Inventory and Analysis
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Section 5 - Inventory of Lands of Conservation and Recreation Interest
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Section 6 - Community Vision
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Section 7 - Analysis of Needs
- Section 8 - Goals and Objectives
- Section 9 - Seven-Year Action Plan
- Section 10 - Public Comments
- Appendices - Appendices
The 2023-2029 Open Space and Recreation Plan contains 49 maps.
- For ease of viewing, we've created a Quick-Reference Guide to Maps: look at all the maps and their data sources in one PDF
- If you would like to download a particular map, we've also provided them as individual JPEGs and PDFs in this Google Drive folder.
- A selection of citywide maps were exported at the neighborhood scale. Click below to explore the PDFs.
- If you would like to download a particular map, we've also provided them as individual PDFs in this Google Drive folder.
Previous Open Space and Recreation Plans
Previous Plans- Open Space and Recreation Plan, 2015-2021
- Section 0 - Acknowledgements and Table of Comments
- Section 1 - Executive Summary
- Section 2 - Introduction
- Section 3 - Community Setting
- Section 4- Environmental Inventory and Analysis
- Section 5 - Inventory of Lands of Conservation and Recreation Interest
- Section 6- Community Vision
- Section 7.1 - Analysis of Needs: Resource Protection
- Section 7.2 - Analysis of Needs: Community Open Space & Recreation
- Section 7.2.1 - Allston-Brighton
- Section 7.2.2 - Back Bay/Beacon
- Section 7.2.3 - Central Boston
- Section 7.2.4 - Charlestown
- Section 7.2.5 - Dorchester
- Section 7.2.6 - East Boston
- Section 7.2.7 - Fenway/Longwood
- Section 7.2.8 - Hyde Park
- Section 7.2.9 - Jamaica Plain
- Section 7.2.10 - Mattapan
- Section 7.2.11 - Mission Hill
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