Urban green spaces are an important resource for the health and safety of city residents. Reconstructing vacant lots into green spaces provide significant benefits for a city and residents in an urban environment, but few Massachusetts cities have specific plans in place to capitalize on green space implementation. Based on urban green space plan implementation research, interviews with various city planners, and the analysis of multiple GIS maps, we created a list of recommendations to consider when making a decision to turn a vacant lot into a green space. These recommendations cover potential green space locations, best use of available spaces and how the Commonwealth of Massachusetts would be best able to assist cities with green space implementation.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Mackenzi, Jacob A.
• Russell, Brendan A.
• Ng, Samuel W.

Subject

• Environment
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101620-165120
• 4541

Mot-clé

• Space
• Vacant
• Lots
• Green

Advisor

• Tuler, Seth
• Song, Qingshuo

Year

• 2020

Center

• Boston, Massachusetts Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2020-10-16

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright