Keeping our Rings Fountain running
Two months after a temporary security fence was installed around the Rings Fountain, the Rose Kennedy Greenway Maintenance staff is getting close to completing repairs and cleaning of the fountain in preparation of starting it for the 2017 fountain season. This fountain is approaching its 10th year in operation and many of the components are […]
Greenway earned income continued to grow in 2016!
Greenway earned income hit a record $956,687 in 2016, continuing the strong growth of the last several years. (You can find this figure on page 3 of our independently audited financial statements, posted online last week after Board approval.) The non-profit Conservancy earns income from four major sources: location fees from our Mobile Eats vendors, […]
Learn more about the Greenway Conservancy’s annual audit process
Today we posted the 2016 audited financial statements of the non-profit Greenway Conservancy following their approval by our volunteer Board of Directors. Every year independent auditors review our books, and they again offered a “clean opinion.” We talked with our Director of Finance and Administration, Renee Wood, about the audit. Q: What is an audit? A: Most […]
A Year in Maintaining The Greenway
On any given day while walking through our parks, you are likely to encounter a member of our Maintenance team lending their expertise towards maintaining The Greenway. Our Maintenance team cares for seven water features, acres of specialty paving, complex lighting systems, and more. The Conservancy’s maintenance staff, under the leadership of Superintendent Bob Stigberg, handles repairs, fountain […]
Safety on The Greenway
In 2014, we launched the Greenway Park Rangers Program. Greenway Rangers compassionately ensure a safe and welcoming park experience for all visitors. The need for the Greenway Rangers Program was first identified by Horticulture and Maintenance staff members faced with discarded drug paraphernalia, homeless people sleeping in the plant beds, aggressive skateboarders, and public safety […]
Learn More About the Greenway Conservancy’s Operations & Decision-Making Processes
By Jesse Brackenbury, Greenway Conservancy Executive Director Since our non-profit maintains, programs, and improves The Greenway with a different model than other parks in Boston, we’re committed to making sure the public has insight into our operations and decision-making. You can meet our staff, attend a public meeting, or engage with us online. The most […]
Remembering Rose
Today we remember our namesake, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, who would have been celebrating her 126th birthday today! The Greenway Parks were named after Rose, who was born and raised in Boston, as a way to honor the many accomplishments of her life. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on July 22, 1890 in the North […]
Staff Spotlight: Kait Levesque
New staff member, Kait Levesque, joined The Greenway team in March. She is the park’s first ever Play Coordinator and she works to plan and implement programming furthering the Conservancy’s play initiatives and education goals. Get to know Kait and Play on The Greenway! How did your story with The Greenway begin? After graduate school, I had […]
The Greenway as Case Study for Supporting Arts & Culture in Boston
By: Greenway Conservancy Executive Director Jesse Brackenbury The Greenway Conservancy’s reliance on donations and grants to support our award-winning public productions—from the Janet Echelman sculpture to the murals on the Greenway Wall to dance performances—has become a successful model for funding the arts in Boston. A major discussion is underway about how Boston and the […]
A Fiscal Year End Update on The Greenway and Greenway Conservancy
With the recent completion of our FY15 audit and the publication of our Annual Report, we wanted to update two overview blog posts we wrote last year. The first of those blog posts outlined the public-private model that governs The Greenway. We discussed the Conservancy’s history, how the private sector has shouldered a greater funding […]
