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MULTI PROJECT
PROJECT: SENATOR JOSEPH
FINNEGAN PARK AT PORT NORFOLK
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
FIRM: GEI CONSULTANTS, INC.
WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS
M
ore than 30 years after locking
arms and chaining themselves to
the gate of the Shaffer Paper factory to block toxic dumping, residents of Boston's Port Norfolk section of
Dorchester finally are enjoying the results
of their efforts. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
(DCR) in May 2017 opened the Senator
Joseph Finnegan Park at Port Norfolk on
the site of the old factory, making good
on a promise to the neighborhood from
decades ago.
The 12-acre waterfront park is the last
link of the 5-mile Neponset River Green-
way, which provides a variety of scenery
from urban wilderness through a mill village to a salt marsh at the mouth of the
Neponset River. The park was formerly a
lumberyard, a commercial fishing pier and
an industrial area, which led to hazardous
waste contamination. The DCR acquired
the site in 1986 and began initial cleanup
activities. Financial constraints impeded
final site cleanup, and it remained a vacant
eyesore until 2014 when funds again
became available.
DCR hired GEI Consultants, Inc., as
lead designer, environmental consultant and
Licensed Site Professional (LSP) of record
to plan and build the park.
Over the years, residents expressed a
strong desire for a simple walking path
in the natural area. "With another open
space very close that accommodates active
recreation, the community wanted a
neighborhood park that was just for passive
use and more naturalistic," says
Ileen Gladstone, senior vice
president at GEI Consultants.
One key step was reviving
the natural edge of the shore,
which included demolishing a dilapidated
sheet pile seawall and replacing it with a
shoreline that consists largely of preserved
and expanded native salt marshes capable
of absorbing floodwaters and rising water
levels. "We stabilized the shoreline with an
ecological community as opposed to riprap," Gladstone says.
The new park blends seamlessly with
the coastal environment. "Everything was
designed with native plants," says Anne
Leifer, GEI's project manager and LSP of
record. "The park was designed to be low
maintenance, not just for the usual issues
but also to use less fertilizer, less water and
to need less mowing."
After waiting decades for the
contaminated site to be rehabilitated,
residents now have a park where they
can enjoy the view of the Boston skyline,
walk with their pets and relax with
family and friends.
Ileen Gladstone
Anne Leifer
Senator Joseph Finnegan Park includes
footpaths, lawns and green spaces,
salvaged granite seat stones and new
trees and shrubs.
JULY / AUGUST 2018 ENGINEERING INC.
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HALVERSON DESIGN
A Park
With a View
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