Rose Kennedy Greenway

Visitation numbers for the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway rose sharply in 2013, conservancy says

The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy said Monday that the greenway had roughly 853,000 visitors in 2013, up from about 697,000 the previous year.

The conservancy said it has tracked greenway attendance since early 2009. Attendance has increased as more events and programs have been added to the greenway’s calendar.

Also helping to boost the number is the expansion of Mobile Eats, the conservancy’s food vending program. This year, 15 new vendors are set to participate in the progam, for a total of 30 food trucks and trikes.
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How do they track this kinda thing? Does it count as a visit if I am just strolling by? Do I need to stop and do something?
 
Yeah, unless they can give some sense or insight into how they calculate it, they might as well say 0 people visited.

Now let Chiofaro build a 900ft tower here it, dammit.
 
I'll admit it...I love the Intercontinental's glass. It's almost always doing something cool.
 
The funny thing is that I have always hoped that the Seaport District would have gotten something along the lines of the Biosphere, given the height restrictions and for showing some juxtaposition against the many square buildings. I am not necessarily upset with the way the Seaport District is turning out, but something like this would have been great there.
 
Jahvon09 said:
I still have yet to see & walk through this greenway.
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One of the great photographers on the board (can't remember exactly who right now) did a photo tour of the Greenway last summer. The carousel has been completed since then, but I don't think much else has changed. Should be a few pages back.
 
Time for a little walk on what turned out to be the first truly gorgeous day of the year, Saturday:

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Quick note for those who said kids will be scared by the gregarious creatures: you most definitely overthought it.

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I find it hard to believe that people really want to walk through a maze between highway ramps and parking garages... I guess I'm wrong?
 
You should check it out on a nice weekend. It gets swamped. You actually barely notice the parking garage and on/off ramp when you're down there. They're drowned out by the carousel, Columbus Park, Fanieul Hall/Quincy Market, and the North End.
 
To me the parcels with a clear purpose have the most activities. Some of these other ones are just nice point A to B paths. I would still love to see a Botanical Garden that could open up its windows in the warm months. That would be sexual.
 
IMO it's all about the tourists. Think about the routes they walk -- Quincy Market to the North End, QM to Columbus Park and Long Wharf and then down to Rowes Wharf -- and that is where you'll see the parcels most in use. It's quite easy to predict, actually.

The only exception is the stupid light blade patches which, besides a Zumba class making good use of the grass once, I've never seen get much of any kind of love. But everything else from the North End Parks down to Rowes Wharf gets good use.
 
It's so sad seeing all those shadows :'(

But seriously, I was out and about on Saturday too. I think because of it's simplicity it doesn't really picture well, but when you're actually there it is a pleasant strip.
 
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