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Revere Open Space & Recreation Plan 2018-2025 Update Revere Open Space & Recreation Plan June 2018 Prepared for: City of Revere Department of Planning and Community Development Revere, MA 02151 Prepared by: Metropolitan Area Planning Council Boston, MA 02111 www.mapc.org ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This plan would not have been possible without the support and leadership of many people in Revere. Sincere thanks to the following staff from the City of Revere for their assistance during this project: Elle Baker, Project Planner Recreation Plan Recreation Frank Stringi, City Planner Michael Hinojosa, Director of Parks and Recreation Paul Argenzio, Superintendent of Public Works Michael Kessman, Project Engineer Professional support was provided by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the regional planning agency serving the 101 cities and towns of Metropolitan Boston. The following MAPC staff executed the research, analysis, and writing of this Open Space and Recreation Plan, as well as the facilitation of key public meetings: Emma Schnur, Regional Land Use Planner and Project Manager Sharon Ron, Public Health Research Analyst Annis Sengupta, Regional Arts & Culture Planner Carolyn Lewenberg, Artist-in-Residence Funding for this project was provided by the Gateway City Parks Program through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (MA EOEEA). Additional funding from MAPC’s District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) Program and the Revere Open Space and Space Open Revere Barr Foundation enabled this plan to include arts & culture and public health elements. Metropolitan Area Planning Council Officers: Community Setting Community President Keith Bergman, Town of Littleton Vice President Erin Wortman, Town of Stoneham Secretary Sandra Hackman, Town of Bedford Treasurer Taber Keally, Town of Milton Revere Open Space and Recreation Plan Recreation and Space Revere Open 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: Plan Summary ...................................................................................................................... 4 Section 2: Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 5 Statement of Purpose ....................................................................................................................... 5 Updates Since the Last Plan ............................................................................................................ 5 Recreation Plan Recreation Planning Process and Public Participation .................................................................................... 8 Arts & Culture in Open Space and Recreation .......................................................................... 11 Health in Open Space and Recreation ....................................................................................... 13 Enhanced Outreach and Public Participation ............................................................................. 15 Section 3: Community Setting ............................................................................................................ 18 Regional Context ............................................................................................................................. 18 History of the Community ............................................................................................................... 22 Population Characteristics ............................................................................................................. 24 Growth and Development Patterns ............................................................................................. 32 Community Health Profile .............................................................................................................. 43 Section 4: Environmental Inventory and Analysis ........................................................................... 53 Geology, Soils, and Topography................................................................................................. 53 Landscape Character ..................................................................................................................... 55 Revere Open Space and Space Open Revere Water Resources ............................................................................................................................. 56 Vegetation ........................................................................................................................................ 61 Community Setting Community Fisheries and Wildlife .................................................................................................................... 65 Scenic Resources and Unique Environments ................................................................................ 67 Environmental Challenges .............................................................................................................. 73 Section 5: Inventory of Lands of Conservation and Recreation Interest .................................... 79 Revere Open Space and Recreation Plan Recreation and Space Revere Open Introduction to the Inventory .......................................................................................................... 79 Levels of Protection ......................................................................................................................... 89 City-Owned Open Space .............................................................................................................. 90 State-Owned Open Space ........................................................................................................... 90 Privately-Owned Open Space ..................................................................................................... 91 Section 6: Community Vision .............................................................................................................. 93 Description of Process ..................................................................................................................... 93 Statement of Open Space and Recreation Goals .................................................................... 94 Section 7: Analysis of Needs ............................................................................................................. 95 Summary of Resource Protection Needs ..................................................................................... 95 2 Summary of Community Needs .................................................................................................... 96 Summary of Management Needs ............................................................................................. 105 Section 8: Goals and Objectives ................................................................................................... 107 Section 9: Seven-Year Action Plan ................................................................................................ 109 State and Federal Funding Sources .......................................................................................... 118 Section 10: Public Comments .......................................................................................................... 121 Recreation Plan Recreation Section 11: References .................................................................................................................... 122 Appendix............................................................................................................................................ 123 ADA Access Self-Evaluation & Transition Plan ........................................................................ 127 Activity and Use Limitations ........................................................................................................ 137 Revere Open Space and Space Open Revere Community Setting Community Revere Open Space and Recreation Plan Recreation and Space Revere Open 3 SECTION 1: PLAN SUMMARY The 2018-2025 Revere Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) is the culmination of a year of public input, research, and analysis to update the City’s OSRP. The document has been prepared to serve as a planning guide for the various City staff, committees, boards, commissions, and volunteer groups in Revere working to support open space and recreation. While acknowledging the financial constraints, dense development, and changing Recreation Plan Recreation demographics that exist in Revere today, this plan seeks to offer opportunities for improving and adding to the stock of open space and recreation land in the city, as well as for developing programs that meet community goals. This plan was prepared by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), which is the regional planning agency serving the people who live and work in the 101 cities and towns of Metropolitan Boston. MAPC prepared the plan under the direction of staff from the following City of Revere departments: Community Development, Healthy Community Initiatives, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, and Engineering. During the course of the OSRP update process, MAPC organized a series of focus group meetings, held a public forum, created a survey that was completed by over 400 people, facilitated a public art project, and met numerous times with staff from the City of Revere. The quality of life for Revere residents and residents of surrounding communities is enhanced dramatically by Revere Beach, Rumney Marsh, and
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