Activating Columbia Road: Reframing a Missing Link

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Plan of the Emerald Necklace, 1894
Figure 2: The 1897 Plan of Columbia Road
Figure 3: Columbia Road, 1948
Figure 4: Columbia Road, 2019
Figure 5: The Emerald Necklace and Columbia Road (in Orange)
Figure 6: Historic Timeline of Development along Columbia Road
Figures 7 and 8: The Legacy of Parks and Greenways (Above) and The Emerald Network (Below)
Figure 9: The Economic Benefits of Greenways
Figure 10: Research Methods
Figure 11: Guiding Research Questions
Figure 12: Locus Map: Greater Context of Columbia Road
Figure 13: Study Area by Census Block Group
Figure 14: City of Boston Neighborhood Boundaries
Figure 15: City of Boston Sub-Neighborhoods
Figure 16: 2017 Average Household Income
Figure 17: Predominant Population by Race
Figure 18: Linguistic Isolation
Figure 19: Percentage of Population with a Disability by Census Tract
Figure 20: Percentage of Population Under 18
Figure 21: Percentage of Population Over 65
Figure 22: Distribution of Civic Institutions
Figure 23: Streetscape Types
Figure 24: The Standard Columbia Road Streetscape with a Tree Median
Figure 25: Land Use Variation Along the Section of Columbia Road Between Blue Hill Ave and the
Fairmount Commuter Rail Overpass
Figure 26: Environmental Justice Communities
Figure 27: Status of Environmental Justice
Figure 28: Accessibility to Open Space
Figure 29: Social Vulnerability Index
Figure 30: Trips and GHG Emissions in 2016
Figure 31: Flood Hazard Areas
Figure 32: Asthma ED Visits Among 5- to 17-Year-Olds by Neighborhood
Figure 33: Public Kitchen
Figure 34: Artists in Residence
Figure 35: Making Planning Processes Public
Figure 36: Lighting the Line
Figure 37: Imaginary Tea Stop
Figure 38: Light Up the Bridge
Figure 39: Upham’s Street Lab
Figure 40: Placemaking and Public Art Vicinity Map
Figure 41: Dudley Neighbors, Inc. Community Meeting
Figure 42: Development Projects Along Columbia Road
Figure 43: Moakley Park Vision Plan Aerial