Metropolitan Park Commission
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The Metropolitan Park Commission was a public agency responsible for planning, developing, and managing a regional system of parks and parkways.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Park Commission canonical | 1 |
| Metropolitan Parks Division | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct government agency
ⓘ
parks commission ⓘ public agency ⓘ regional planning authority ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Greater Boston
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston metropolitan area
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 20th century ⓘ |
| dissolvedType | merged into successor agency ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conservation
ⓘ
landscape architecture ⓘ park planning ⓘ recreation management ⓘ regional planning ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
regional parks
ⓘ
regional parkways ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
focus on parkways and greenways
ⓘ
multi-jurisdictional authority ⓘ regional scope ⓘ |
| hasPart |
regional parks system
ⓘ
regional parkways system ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
coordination of regional park development
ⓘ
protection of natural landscapes ⓘ provision of public open space ⓘ provision of recreational facilities ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
later metropolitan park systems in the United States
ⓘ
regional open space planning practices ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
City Beautiful movement
ⓘ
early conservation movement ⓘ |
| isPartOf | state government of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Greater Boston
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| mainResponsibility |
developing a regional system of parks
ⓘ
developing parkways ⓘ managing a regional system of parks ⓘ managing parkways ⓘ planning a regional system of parks ⓘ planning parkways ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
|
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
metropolitan region
ⓘ
urban fringe areas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
conservation of open space
ⓘ
public recreation ⓘ scenic parkways ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Metropolitan District Commission (Massachusetts)
this entity surface form:
Metropolitan Parks Division