Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Parks Commissioner Ryan Woods joined Allston-Brighton residents on November 5 for the opening of a devoted canine recreation area at Smith Playground.
The grasp plan for the park, situated at 235 Western Avenue, recognized a necessity for a canine recreation area in Allston and positioned it within the north half of Smith Playground on the Soldier’s Subject Highway aspect of the 14.8-acre complicated. Part 2, which included the canine park and three athletic fields, started development in 2021. Group conferences for the grasp plan had been held in 2016 with neighborhood conferences for part 2 held in 2019 and 2020.
The canine park has two fenced-in areas, one for big canines and one for small canines. Facilities for consolation embody water for canines and their people, shade for creatures with two and 4 legs, and gated vestibules with leash posts and a bulletin board. Mounds and platforms create some enrichment challenges for canines who’re so inclined.
“Options like this, facilities that characterize the complete humanity and all of the wants of our households’ lives in Boston will help be sure that households maintain placing down roots right here in our metropolis, keep right here, and thrive,” mentioned Mayor Michelle Wu. “I need to thank our superb Parks Commissioner Ryan Woods, our Vitality, Atmosphere and Open Area Chief Reverend Mariama White-Hammond, and everybody on the crew who has labored on this and each resident who has been part of the neighborhood engagement course of.”
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