A community organization that speaks for the preservation of Franklin Park has called on the community and Boston 2024 to ensure efforts to revitalize the park continue even after the death of Boston’s Olympic bid.
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Grab the popcorn, as they say, and tune in to Thursday night’s debate between those who aim to bring the Olympics to Boston and those fighting tooth and claw against the idea. Here’s a reminder of what’s on the table for Jamaica Plain under the current plan.
Boston 2024, a private group spearheading the city’s bid to host the summer Olympics, unveiled an updated proposal Monday morning. One major change affecting JP would be that a pool is no longer being envisioned for Franklin Park.
Rendering of the legacy facilities envisioned after equestrian events and the pentathlon are held in Franklin Park in Boston 2024’s 2.0 plan
On Monday morning, the private group promoting Boston as host for the 2024 Summer Olympics released renderings of how Franklin Park would be utilized. Here’s a peek.
On Tuesday, resident Chris Hoeh took the podium at First Church to announce that Franklin Park Area Stop the Olympics was in place and in your face.
Mayor Marty Walsh has created an Office of Olympic Planning headed up by newly appointed executive director Sara Myerson, according to a press release. Previously, Myerson served as chief of staff and director of policy for Boston-based Preservation of Affordable Housing.
Thursday evening, more than 150 residents from Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and Dorchester came to the Franklin Park Golf Clubhouse to listen to a presentation from the Boston 2024 executive bid committee. Event organizers from the Franklin Park Coalition expected an informative meeting for the community about what changes to the historic park could be expected, but instead attendees were met with few details and fewer answers.