2021 Greenway Fitness Program
The Greenway Conservancy is excited to announce our 2021 Greenway Fitness Season, presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. We invite you to reconnect and rediscover The Greenway this year through free fitness classes across the park every Monday through Friday, with additional classes taking place on select Saturdays and Sundays. This year offers […]
Parting Words: A Decade of Innovation on The Greenway
Written by Jesse Brackenbury, Executive Director As I prepare to step down in late April to lead the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, I’m reflecting on the Conservancy’s work over the 11 years I’ve worked here. Two previous blog posts focused on our sustainability work and our success in bringing The Greenway to life. Today […]
Parting Words: A Decade of Vibrancy on The Greenway
Written by Jesse Brackenbury, Executive Director As I prepare to depart the Conservancy after over a decade, I’m reflecting on our past and ongoing efforts to “raise the standard of excellence for urban park management” (as emphasized in our mission). My first blog post in this series focused on our sustainability work, while this piece […]
2020 Summer Fitness on The Greenway
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy is excited to announce our 2020 Greenway Fitness Season, presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. The Conservancy’s free fitness classes from local gyms and instructors would typically have begun in May but due to COVID-19, many classes were postponed pending guidance from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the […]
The Beauty of Belonging: The TRILLFIT Experience
Written by our friends at TRILLFIT TRILLFIT is a one-of-a-kind boutique fitness studio in the heart of Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood. Black woman owned and operated, we at TRILLFIT are on a mission to decolonize wellness, one hip-hop dance party at a time. With class formats that include Cardio Dance, Sculpt, Restore, Cardio Boxing, and […]
Looking back at 2019
As the Greenway Conservancy wraps up our tenth (10!) season maintaining and operating The Greenway, we wanted to take a moment to look back at some of our favorite moments of the last year on Boston’s contemporary public park. From our ever-changing public art installations to free public programming, sustainably maintained lawns and gardens to […]
2019 Season Wrap Up: Programs Interns
Written by Allegra DeNooyer, Lian Painchaud, and Peri D’Amico My name is Allegra DeNooyer and I’m a rising senior at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, where I’m double majoring in Urban Studies and French. I was interested in applying to the Greenway Conservancy because I have fond memories from my adolescence spent exploring the […]
Summer Play on The Greenway
Written by Shannon Quirk, Youth Programs Intern For kids, The Greenway is more than a contemporary public park in the middle of a busy city. For many, it is not only their playground but their backyard as well. It is a place where they can run around, use their imagination, make friends, learn about nature, […]
Not all waffles are created equal
The Greenway Mobile Eats program is now in its 9th and largest season yet, with the 2018 season including 35 trucks and trailers across 7 locations! We take pride in knowing our vendors and supporting their businesses. Mayor Walsh said it best when he described how the Greenway Mobile Eats Program, “not only offers residents and […]
Meet our Greenway Fitness Instructors
The Greenway Conservancy is committed to bringing free and healthy workout options throughout the parks each summer. From pilates to boot camps, yoga to tango, over 100+ free classes are expected in 2018, covering a range of workouts and abilities. The 2018 Fitness Season is presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, with […]
