Homemade Hometown Poké Bowls
Missing your lunch time favorites in the Greenway Food Truck Program? As we change the way we shop for food and plan our meals, we’re checking in with our trucks to see what they’re offering while off The Greenway and what they’re up to! Hometown Poké is based in Providence, Rhode Island and their cafe […]
Earth Day 2020 | A Message from the Greenway Conservancy
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and the Greenway Conservancy is ready to celebrate! Earth Day is an opportunity to step back and think about the environment, to educate yourself and others on the health of the planet, and to take action. Typically, Earth Day on The Greenway has been a […]
Birding on The Greenway and in Your Backyard
Anthony Laquidara is one of The Greenway’s resident birders and consistently surprises us with the diversity of feathered friends he finds along the park. He has traveled across the country in search of native migrants but still maintains that New England has some of the best birding in the country. Spend a few minutes looking […]
Stoked for another year on The Greenway!
It started with Boston’s first gourmet food truck. Today, The Greenway Food Truck Program has grown to more than 35 vendors across the park. From Indian delicacies and Korean fusion to fresh seafood and specialty pizza, it’s a diverse banquet to please every taste. The Greenway is proud to connect our visitors with incredible local […]
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 […]
Why don’t we open a food truck in Boston?
Written by our friends at Dining Car How did your business begin? Naomi had always loved to cook and had gone to culinary school in New York and worked in restaurant kitchens. She moved to Boston and was working as a private chef. I started my career in the software industry, but had left to […]
Greenway Week Reflections
For Greenway Week, our 10th anniversary celebration, we asked the public to share some of their favorite memories of the past ten years on The Greenway; below are the responses we got back (minus some duplicates). Thank you for celebrating with us! A walk during the lunch time The Greenway exemplifies Boston at its best. […]
Celebrating 10 years of The Greenway at Greenway Week
Join the Greenway Conservancy in celebrating 10 years of management and care of The Greenway, the contemporary public park in the heart of Boston. Greenway Week, from October 4th to October 10th, reflects on and features this dynamic public space. Friday October 4 We are kicking off Greenway Week by taking a look backwards to […]
A burger that will rock your world!
Written by our friends at Daddy’s Bonetown Burgers Meet Richard Cambriello, owner of Daddy’s Bonetown Burgers, one of the newest food trucks on The Greenway. He’s known as the face of Daddy’s Bonetown Burgers. His unique food truck concept of incorporating “everything that is METAL” has made Daddy’s Bonetown Burgers a favorite of Greenway […]
Celebrating our “buzz” worthy polli-neighbors!
The bees are buzzing, and so is The Greenway! We cannot think of a better way to welcome spring than with the first season of our new wildflower meadow and the introduction of three beehives to the park. Celebrating 10 years of care and management of The Greenway, the Conservancy is thrilled to expand […]
Get your Shuck on!
Written by our friends at The Shuck Truck As the weather gets colder, many are preparing for hibernation indoors. However, there are still many reasons to head outside, and enjoying a meal at one of our Greenway Food Trucks is one of them! Now in its largest season yet with 35 trucks – many of […]
Play Ambassador, Ponnapa: a playful designer and volunteer
Written by Kait Ziskin Levesque, Programs Manager The Greenway Conservancy has spent the last few years experimenting with a durable but removable vinyl to add playful pop-ups and signage throughout park. As part of our commitment to providing playful spaces and activities, several of these experiments have been unique and imaginative hopscotches! These were designed […]
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, […]
Boston: The Illuminated City
Written by Victorian Solan Consultant Historian for GLOW When walking around the Rose Kennedy Greenway, or indeed any part of Boston in the evening, it is easy to take our cheap and plentiful electric light for granted. Different forms of artificial illumination compete for our attention: pedestrian signals flash, signs advertise our destination, and sidewalks and […]
Part II: Meet our Greenway Fitness Instructors
We’re back for another round of learning more about our amazing Greenway Fitness instructors! As we covered in part one of this post, 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 […]
Summer on Dewey Presented by Citizens Bank
Earlier this July, the Greenway Conservancy announced Summer on Dewey Presented by Citizens Bank, a new partnership that will bring greater awareness to Dewey Square’s vibrancy, including our cider garden, food trucks, farmers market, public art, and beautiful gardens. Dewey Square is a place for the community to gather, play, and unwind. Tens […]
Staff Spotlight: Lev McCarthy
Interview with Lev McCarthy, Project Coordinator How did you come to The Greenway? I went to college in Vermont, but my family lives in the Boston area. This meant frequent bus trips back and forth through Boston via South Station. When heading up to Vermont I’d always get to South Station early to grab food […]
In memory of Rose Kennedy
Today we remember our namesake, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, who would have been celebrating her 128th birthday. The Greenway was named after Rose, who was born and raised in Boston, to honor the many accomplishments of her life. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on July 22, 1890 in the North End. She is remembered nationally and internationally as an […]
The Collector of “Crazy Cool Shapes”: Dave Waller
Written by Victoria Solan, Consultant Historian for GLOW “If you haven’t got a sign, you haven’t really got a business,” the entrepreneur Dave Waller told me as I began the research process for GLOW’s interpretive materials. As I delved further into the history of Fontaine’s Chicken, the Flying Yankee Diner and the other small family […]
Love Letters to the Earth
Written by Kait Ziskin Levesque, Programs Manager We at the Greenway Conservancy are so proud to be stewards of a contemporary public park in the heart of Boston. The Conservancy is committed to organic park care, diverse and resilient plantings, and creating a corridor for pollinators, making The Greenway a public space that is sustainable […]
Carolyn Lynch Garden on The Greenway opens to the public!
Today in the North End, the Carolyn Lynch Garden on The Greenway opens to the public! Though the renovation area is no longer fenced off, improvements will continue for the next few weeks as we install new furniture and planters, and introduce additional plants to the boxwood garden beds. The Carolyn Lynch Garden on […]
Meet our 2018 Greenway Interns!
Spin these blocks!
Written by Kait Ziskin Levesque, Programs Manager As part of a multi-year curation started in 2015, each Lunar New Year a new Chinese Zodiac-themed artwork has been installed at Chinatown Park’s Essex Street Gate. A gateway to Chinatown and the northernmost area of Chinatown Park, Essex Street’s minimalist red gate complement these installations which explore tradition […]
Part II: Our Pollinator Ribbon on The Greenway
Written by Tori Hiney, Plant Health Care Horticulturist How do we maintain our Pollinator population? If you missed Part One of this blog or you are unfamiliar with The Greenway, we are an organic park that sits atop the I-93 tunnel. Given our close proximity to the Boston Inner Harbor, we are dedicated to promoting and maintaining […]
FAQ: The Greenway Business Improvement District
What is a Business Improvement District (BID)? A BID is a district in which property owners vote to finance supplemental services or enhancements for the benefit of the public. Properties that meet certain criteria within the BID boundaries pay a special assessment as part of their property taxes to support improvements. A BID creates a […]
