ROSEF.KENNEDY GREENWAY
RoseKennedyGreenwayConservancy,2021-present Role:CapitalProjectsManager
TheRoseFitzgeraldKennedyGreenwayisa1.5mile,17.26acre urbanparkintheheartofBoston.Itisanorganicallymaintained linearparkthatrunsthroughprominentdowntownneighborhoods featuringgreenspace,fountains,urbanamenities,andover400 programsayear.TheGreenwayConservancyservesasthe stewardshiporganizationfortheparkandiscomprisedofstaff specializinginmaintenance,horticulture,ecology,programming, fundraising,andcapitalprojects.
Capitalprojectsmanagementoverseeslarge-scalemaintenance effortsaswellascapitalimprovements.Large-scalemaintenance isconsideredonamulti-yearbasisandprioritizesprojectsthatare deemedhighvalueorthataddressassetsincriticalcondition. Capitalimprovementsincludeprojectsthataddnewelementsto thepark,includingnewparcels,ormeaningfullyupdatethe characterofthepark.Keyresponsiblilitieshaveincludedproject management,cross-departmentcollaboration,generating contracts,contractorcoordination/constructionadministration, draftingmemosforfunders,assessingadjacentdevelopments,and managingthecapitalprojectsteam,supportingpublic engagement,andcorrespondingwithgovernmentagencies.
NORTHMEADOW ontheGreenway
Completed2022
NorthMeadowisthefirstadditiontotheparksinceitsinceptionin 2008,becomingthenewnorthernterminusoftheGreenway.Built onanabandonedtriangularplotsandwichedbetweenbusy roadways,NorthMeadowwelcomeslocalsandvisitorstotakea slowstrollbetweenoaks,sitforlunchbymilkweed,andlingerto watchbirdsandpollinators.SittingdirectlyabovetheCentralArtery Tunnel,theprojectrequiredcarefulconstructioncoordinationto navigatespecialloadingandworkingdepthconstraints.
Projectresponsiblitiesincludedconstructionadministration(on-site representation,interdepartmentalcoordination,requisitionand changeorderreview).
Designer:Ask+
Contractor:NELM
Projectcollaborators:MassDOT,BPDA,GreenwayBID Constructioncost:$1.2M
CentralArteryTunnel(below)
LOW MEADOW WALKWAY PLANTER EX. SIDEWALK TREE PLANTER WASHINGTON STREET BEVERLY STREET PARK ENTRANCE BEVERLY STREET 3 EAST/WEST SITE SECTION SCALE 1/4" = 1'-0" LOW LOW THRESHOLD EXISTING TUNNEL LOW MEADOW BOARDWALK LOW BEVERLY STREET EXISTING SIDEWALK MEADOW EXISTING TUNNEL LOW SIDEWALK VALENTI WAY PLANTER WALKWAY MEADOW EXISTING TUNNEL SITE SECTIONS NOTES: 1. SECTIONS ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY 2. LOW IS SHOWN AS 6" OFFSET FROM TRUE LIMIT OF WORK FOR CLARITY 3. SEE SHEET 8 FOR SECTION LOCATIONS FED. AID PROJ. NO. BOSTON ROSE FITZGERALD KENNEDY PARCEL 2 PARK STATE MA PROJECT FILE NO. -
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SECTIONS 14 PARCEL2_SITE_SECTIONS.DWG 6-Jul-2020 4:47 PM Plotted on SHEET NO. TOTAL SHEETS KENNEDY GREENWAY DESIGN 22 CA/T PARCEL 2
AnthonyRipValentiWay
CentralArteryTunnel(below)
NorthWashingtonStreet BeverlyStreet
WestEnd
NorthMeadowsitsattheedgeofhistoricneighborhoodsWestEndandNorthEnd.Thehistoryof thetwoneighborhoods,especiallyinrelationtoeachother,isdivergentandfraught:onerazed andrebuilt,theotherpreserved.Thisprojectrejectsthehistoricdifferencesandstrivesto peacefullyserveandwelcomeresidentsofboth.
NorthEnd
CHINPARKLIGHTINGENHANCEMENTS
Completed2023
Chinatown,thesouthernterminusoftheGreenway,isoneofthe mostvibrantandactivelyusedsectionsoftheparkyetsuffered frombeingunderlit,posingpubicsafetyconcernsandlimiting programmingopportunities.Acombinationoflightpolesand catenarylightsweredesignedtoaddressandinjectnewlifeinto strategiclocations,especiallyatnight.
Projectresponsiblitieshaveincludedconstructionadministration (on-siterepresentation,interdepartmentalcooordination, requisitionandchangeorderreview)andrestrictedfundtracking for11fundingsources.
Designer:AECOM
Contractor:NELM
Constructioncost:$1.3M
Originallightingconditionsaboveascomparedtolightingconditionsfollowingpoleenergization shownonright.
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Typicalfootingdetail
Reuseexistingfootingdetail
Edgeoftunnelbelow
Projectfootprint
Complexsubsurfaceconditionsrequiredfourfootingtypes,twoofwhichareshownabove: Typical,spread,modifiedspread,andreusedexisting.SiteconstraintsincludedtheCentralArtery tunnelbelow,extensiveductbanks,existingfootingsassociatedwithexistingpolesandthe emergencytunnelventstack,andvehicularloadinglimitations.
1" = 1'-0" LIGHT POLE FOUNDATION, TYP. 2' 3" 2'-0" DIA. FOOT DEPTH SEE TABLE FINISHED GRADE, MATERIAL VARIES, SEE PLAN ANCHOR BASE OF LIGHT POLE TO FOUNDATION AS PER MANUFACTURERS REQUIREMENTS 24" DIAMETER FOUNDATION PIER, REINF W/ 8 #7 VERT, 3 - #4 TIES @ 3" TYP, BALANCE @12" OC 112" CLR COVER 8-#7 #4 STIRRUP TOP OF FOOTING TO SLOPE IN PLANT BED AREAS 1% TYP. 1% TYP. NOTE: 1. LIGHT POLE FOUNDATION TO BE ADJUSTED IN THE FIELD TO AVOID EXISTING FEATURES. 2. CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM A TEST PROBE AT THE LOCATION OF THE LIGHT POLE FOUNDATIONS TO DETERMINE FOUNDATION DEPTH. 3. MAINTAIN 6 INCHES OF EXISTING SOIL MINIMUM ABOVE TOP OF TUNNEL. 1 2 LANDSCAPE N.T.S. TEMPORARY CHAIN LINK CONSTRUCTION FENCE FINISHED GRADE CONCRETE PORTABLE FENCE SUPPORT CORNER END OR LINE POSTS (SITE WIDE) CENTER RAIL BOTTOM TENSION WIRE CONCRETE PORTABLE FENCE SUPPORT CORNER END OR LINE POSTS TRUSS RODS FINISHED GRADE SECTION ELEVATION 6'-0" (MIN) NOTES: 1. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCING THROUGHOUT THE CONSRUCTION PRIOD AND REMOVE UPON COMPLETION OF WORK. POLE FOUNDATION TABLE LOCATION POLE HEIGHT BEARING CAPACITY FTG DEPTH (PSF) (FT) PT-1 14'-9" 4000 5'-0" 3000 6'-0" 2000 6'-6" PT-2/PT-2A 24'-0" 4000 6'-2" 3000 7'-6" 2000 8'-4" PT-3 18'-0" 4000 4'-0" 3000 4'-9" 2000 5'-6" ALLOWABLE FOUNDATION AND LATERAL PRESSURE CLASS OF MATERIAL BEARING CAPACITY LATERAL BEARING CAPACITY (PSF) (PSF/F BELOW NATURAL GRADE) SEDIMENTARY AND FOLIATED ROCK 4000 400 SANDY GRAVEL AND/OR GRAVEL (GW AND GP) 3000 200 SAND, SILTY SAND, CLAYEY SAND, SILTY GRAVEL AND CLAYEY GRAVEL (SW, SP, SM, SC, GM, AND GC) 2000 150 SECTION PLAN NOTES: 1. IF EXISTING PEDESTAL IS TO BE REMOVED, LOCATION OF CONDUIT MUST REMAIN TO ALIGN WITH NEW PEDESTAL INSTALLATION (SEE NOTE 7). VERTICAL REINFORCEMENT AND BASE PLATE ANCHORS TO BE CUT 1 " MIN. BELOW TOP OF EXISTING FOOTING AND EPOXY COATED AND CONCRETE PATCHED TO BE FLUSH WITH EXISTING. 2. TOP OF FOOTING FOR LIMITS OF PROPOSED PEDESTAL TO BE SCARIFIED UP TO 1" DEEP. 3. VERIFY LOCATION OF EXISTING REINFORCEMENT (AND ANCHOR BOLTS) PRIOR TO DRILLING AND GROUTING FOR PROPOSED REINFORCEMENT AND ANCHOR BOLTS. 4. FOR EXISTING STRUCTURE REINFORCEMENT DESIGN REFER TO CONTRACT C32C1, DRAWING NO. S-C301, SECTION 3. 5. PROPOSED CONCRETE PEDESTAL SHALL BE 4000 PSI MIN. 6. PROPOSED AGGREGATE SHALL BE ". 5. REINFORCEMENT STEEL SHALL BE 60 KSI EPOXY COATED. 6. PEDESTAL NOT TO EXCEED 1'-0" ABOVE GRADE. 7. EXISTING PEDESTAL MAY REMAIN, AFTER VERIFYING THAT THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING ANCHOR BOLTS DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE PROPOSED ANCHOR BOLTS. DRILL AND GROUT PROPOSED ANCHOR BOLTS PER MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDATIONS. 8. FOLLOW INSTALLATION PROCEDURES PER HILTI HIT-RE 500 V3 + REBAR PRODUCT FOR DRILLING AND GROUTING OF THE 8 #8 VERT BARS. ℄ POLE, PEDESTAL & FTG ℄ EXISTING POLE, PEDESTAL & FTG ℄ POLE, PEDESTAL & FTG 2'-0" 2'-0" SQU. PEDESTAL 7'-0" SQUARE EXISTING FTG. 7'-0" SQUARE EXISTING FTG. 1'-0" MIN. BASEPLATE AND ANCHOR BOLTS BY POLE MFR. #4 @ 4" STIRRUPS 1'-6" 1 1/2" CL TYP. UON VARIES BASEPLATE AND ANCHOR BOLTS BY POLE MFR. 1'-3" MIN. 8 - #8 VERT, DRILL AND GROUT BARS WITH HILTI HIT-RE 500 V3 8 - #8 VERT, DRILL AND GROUT BARS WITH HILTI HIT-RE 500 V3 EXISTING 7'-0" x 7'-0" FOOTING REMOVE EXISTING 2'-0"Ø PEDESTAL LIMITS OF ℄ OF PROPOSED PEDESTAL. PROPOSED PEDESTAL 2'-0" MIN 3'-0" 3'-0" 2'-0" MIN 1'-6" MAX EXISTING 2'-0"Ø PEDESTAL (TO BE REMOVED) 1'-6" MIN 3" CL. X X 6" MIN 3'-0" MIN FINISH GRADE TUNNEL MATERIALS (SEE NOTE #9)
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MASSDOTCAPITALREPAIRPROJECTS
Annualbudget$500kfromMassDOT(deptoftransportation) Planningperiod:5years
Approximate#ofrepairprojects/year:20
MassDOTprovidestheConservancywithannualfundsforcapital repairsonafiveyearbasis.Capitalrepairsarecriticalfor maintainingapristineparkexperienceandbalancingtheimpactof highpublicusageandactiveprogramming.Projectscoverevery dimensionoftheGreenwayʼsassetsfrommasonrytofountain repair,furnishingstoclimateresilience.
Responsibilitieshaveincludedcapitalrepairbudgetmanagement andprojectexecutionfromscopedevelopment&contractdrafting toon-sitesupervision&projectcloseout.
Extensivewaterproofingoffountainexpansionjointswasundertakentomitigatemeasuredwater loss.Cementitiouscoatingsandexpansionjointshadfailedinanumberoflocations,preventing waterfromrecirculatingasdesigned.Remediationsincludedremovingexistingallexpansionjoint material,installationofM-Seal,andapplicationofnewelastomericcoating.
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316SSskatedeterrentfabrication
Treegratereplacement Trenchdrainreplacement Treepitenlargement
WHARFBENCHREPLACEMENT
Budget:$370k
82benchesintheWharfDistrict(shownbelow)werereplacedto refreshaniconicstretchofTheGreenway.Thisprojecttotaled $370kandwasprimarilyfundedbyarestrictedalotmentfromthe GreenwayBID.Thebencheswerechosenfortheircontemporary design,weather-resistantIpewood,andsturdyconcreteandmetal structure.
Inanefforttomaintainthequalityofthepark,theConservancy takesonlargerimprovementprojectsliketheWharfbench replacementthataresupportedbyspecialfundingsources.These projectsareanacknowledgementofthepassageoftime,the changingneedsofthepark,andalsotheincrediblepartnerships thatareneededtoproduceaflourishingpublicspace.
OriginalWharfDistrictbenchstyle.
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New‘StrataBeam’WharfDistrictbenchstyle
CLIMATERESILIENCE
In2020,theBusinessImprovementDistrictfortheGreenway fundedaclimateriskassessmenttodeterminevulnerabilitiesthat theparkfacedoverthenext50years.Itwasdeterminedthata numberofcriticalassetsweresusceptibletoflooddamagebased onstormsurgeelevations.TheGreenwayhasprioritizedalistof thesehighrisk,highvalueassetsthatcanbeproactivelyprotected now.Solutionshaveincludedfullreplacementwithwater-tight products,installingwaterprotectionatvulnerablelocations,and fabricationoffloodprotectionsuchaslouvercovers(seebelow).
Responsiblitieshaveincludedidentificationandprioritizationof remediationsaswellasprojectexecutionfromscopedevelopment &contractdraftingtoon-sitesupervision&projectcloseout.
ClimateriskassessmentperformedbyVHB
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Lowestelevation
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Rose Kennedy Greenway Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Asset Management Plan
Figure 4 – Greenway Assets at Risk in 2070 from Coastal Flooding
ThetopographyoftheGreenwayisashallowvalley,withthecentralparcelsbeingmost susceptibletosealevelriseandstormsurges.
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Identificationofvulnerablesubsurfaceconduitinfloodconditions
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Replacementoffountainvaulthatchtomeethydrostaticpressureof2070100-yearflood
GREENWAYCAROUSEL
TheGreenwayCarouselisafullycustom,fullyaccessible amusementfeaturethatopenedtothepublicin2013.33 mechanically-actuatedanimalcharactersencircletheCarousel, representingnativewildlifeoftheNewEnglandarea.Theriding experienceissupportedbyaPharos-controlledlightandmusic show.
Responsiblitieshaveincludedpermitting,winterization&opening, supportofCMMactivities,projectmanagementrelatedtorepairs.
Collaborators:Operators,Programsdepartment, certifiedmaintenancemechanic
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TheCarousel’srotationalmovementisdrivenbyanelectricmotorthattransferspowerthrougha shaft,piniongear,andringgear.Thepiniongearismateriallyweakerthantheringgearand designedtofailfirst.Thus,itisregularlycheckedandreplacedasneeded.Electricalpoweris transferredfrombelowtotherotatingplatformabovethroughasetofcommutatorringswhich transfercurrentwithoutcontinuouswiring.
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Afternearly10yearsinservice,theCarouselcharacterswerecompletelyrefurbishedoff-site undercontrolledconditionsbyAdirondackStudios.Thecharactersweremediablastedwith walnutshellstostripexistingpaint,fiberglassbodiesrepairedasneeded,andautomotivepaint andclearcoatappliedtowithstandharshoutdoorconditions.
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MARYSOOHOOPARKENHANCEMENTS InProgress
MarySooHooParkEnhancementsseekstorevitalizethe southernmostsectionofChinatownandtransformanunderutilized spaceintoavibrantadditiontotheGreenwayandChinatownitself. Hills3wasretainedtodevelopdesignstofirstgatherandthenin responsetocommunityinput.Followingcommunityfeedback,the followingkeydemographicswereprioritized:Youngchildrenand seniors.Keyconcerns:safety,cleanliness,andlushgreenery.This projectisaniticipatedtocompletein2023.
Responsiblitieshaveincludeddevelopingthecontract,providing designdirection,supportingcommunityengagement,andoverall projectmanagement.
SOO HOO ENHANCEMENTS / September 22, 2022 / Page 5 HILLS 3 STUDIO Existing Condition B Existingconditions 32
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Proposeddesignelements:
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1.Aircraftcablefence 2.Balancestructure 3.Safetysurfacing 4.8’ipebench 5.Musicalinstruments 6.Ipefootbridge 7.Plantcontainers 1. 3. 4. 7.
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ConceptualrenderingbyHills3
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