Emerald Necklace park system

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greenway linear park urban park system

The Emerald Necklace park system is a chain of interconnected parks and waterways in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts, designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted as an urban greenway.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	greenway → linear park → urban park system →
architecturalStyle	landscape architecture →
connects	Back Bay → Dorchester via Franklin Park → Jamaica Plain → Roxbury → downtown Boston →
country	United States of America →
designer	Frederick Law Olmsted →
followsWatercourse	Muddy River → Stony Brook →
hasDesigner	Frederick Law Olmsted →
hasPart	Arnold Arboretum → Back Bay Fens → Boston Common → Commonwealth Avenue Mall → Franklin Park → Jamaica Pond → Olmsted Park → Public Garden → Riverway → The Fens →
hasTrail	multi-use paths →
hasUse	bicycling → boating → jogging → nature observation → walking →
heritageDesignation	Boston Landmark (some components) →
inception	late 19th century →
influencedBy	picturesque landscape design principles →
locatedIn	Boston, Massachusetts → Brookline, Massachusetts →
maintainedBy	City of Boston → Town of Brookline → nonprofit organizations →
namedAfter	emerald necklace metaphor →
notableFor	integration of urban design and natural landscape → interconnected parks and waterways →
partlyWithin	City of Boston → Town of Brookline →
partOf	Boston park system →
purpose	flood control → recreation → scenic preservation → urban greenway →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Commonwealth Avenue Mall → Jamaica Plain → Public Garden ("Emerald Necklace") → Riverway ("Emerald Necklace") → Riverway → The Fens ("Emerald Necklace") →	partOf
Boston Landmark (some components) →	appliesTo
Longwood Medical Area →	hasLandmark
Greater Boston parkway system ("Emerald Necklace parkways") →	hasPart
Stony Brook →	integratedInto
Boston Parks and Recreation Department →	responsibleFor
MBTA Green Line D branch ("Emerald Necklace park system (near Fenway and Longwood stations)") →	servesParkNearby