This document outlines a student group's gateway project for the Fairmount Collaborative focusing on developing plans for the Fairmount Greenway in the Codman neighborhood. The group met with community members who wanted safety improvements and greenery added to New England Avenue. The group created two proposals: 1) A long-term curved path separating bikes and pedestrians, and 2) A practical short-term vision focusing on bike routes and small interventions. Both included sections breaking down designs. The group also created storyboards, mapped issues, and proposed temporary installations of benches and an art wall to engage the community. They provided budgets, recommendations to consider materials and community engagement, and references for further information.

1. GATEWAY PROJECT - SPRING2015
CLIENT: FAIRMOUNT COLLABORATIVE
INSTRUCTOR: MICHAEL CHAVEZ & MIA SCHARPHIE
MEMBERS: PETERTRAN
MINH UNG
MIRIAM CANIZ
ELIZABETH CARLINO

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About
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Fairmount Greenway
Since 2008 the Fairmount GreenwayTask Force (FGTF) has been working to create a multisite
urban greenway with an on-­street route along the Fairmount Corridor.The vision is to create a 6
mile walking and biking route – a neighborway – that loosely follows the Fairmount commuter
rail line, in addition to shorter neighborhood loops using existing streets and sidewalks.The
neighborway will safely connect residents, commuters, shoppers, and visitors to new and existing
open space, including parks, community gardens, schools, as well as neighborhood business
districts and historic sites.
Fairmount Corridor
The Corridor is the area within a half mile of either side of the Fairmount Commuter Line, including
parts of Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park.These diverse, multi-lingual communities are home
to many ethnic and cultural groups. Immigrants from the French, Spanish and English-speaking
Caribbean Islands and from CapeVerde live in the Corridor in addition to African-Americans and
Anglo-Americans.
BENEFITS
Connecting neighborhood to one other
Providing transportation alternatives
Improving health by encouraging biking, walking, and playing outdoors
Improving access to jobs in other neighborhoods
Greening our neighborhoods and bettering air quality
Source: www.fairmountcollaborative.org

3. Study and understand
Fairmount Corridor history,
communities, demographic,
etc.
Continue to work with graphic
standards: Branding the
Fairmount Greenway.
Participate with community
to develop set of proposals
that based on community
assets, features, etc.
Participate in a temporary
installation to engage with
the community about the
vision for the Greenway.
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Project Goals
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Timeline of Activities
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
02/13/2015 -Fairmount Corridor tour
familiarizing ourselfs with the site and Fairmount
Collaboratives
02/27/2015 -Hyde Park Team meets with the
residents/ CNC staff
02/24/2015 - Codman Team meets with TNT
residents/ CSNDC staff
05/08/2015 - Final Client Presentation
05/24/2015 - Community Installation Week04/03/2015 - Mid-Semester Client Presentation 04/17/2015 - Last Gateway Forum
03/06-27/2015 - Workshop
Developing models and story boards
NEW ENGLAND AVE
LONG-TERM VISION
CONTACT INFORMATIONINSTRUCTORS:
MICHAEL CHAVEZ
mchavez@fairmountcollaborative.org
MIA SCHARPHIE
mia.scharphie@gmail.com
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STUDENTS:
MIRIAM CANIZ
caniz.miriam@gmail.com
MINH UNG
unghuanhatminh88@gmail.com
PROPOSAL 01:
This proposal focuses on separating the pedestrians and bikers from the main traffic. Utilizing the developments
along the street, a buffer zone and serpentine path can run through the neighborhood. The buffer zone also
provides spaces for green infrastructure. This path also creates opportunities for different activities connecting
the community together.
PROPOSAL 02:
This option is more realistic. It bases on the current condition of the site and enhances it for safe-travel, better
way-finding. Our goal is to create recreational areas along the pockets, which are now larger and providing the
opportunity for different events .
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● BENCHES:
Benches along the road with
greenery for people to rest.
● GATES:
Connect the path at
intersection and add visual
cues about the existing of the
path from afar.
● PUBLIC SQUARE:
For community’s activities
● PROTECTED BIKE LANE:
provide safety for bikers and
pedestrians. Signs and signals
mark the dedicate path.

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5. FOCUS
Develop New England Ave as part of the Greenway
Codman NDC goals: Develop the area into an Eco district
Participate with community to develop set of design plans to
show issues and features of the neighborhood
Design small and large scale interventions that enhance and im-
prove key features in the Codman neighborhood
Promote activities on the street by strategically designing bike
routes that work specifically for New England Avenue.
Incorporate calm traffic strategies along New England Avenue
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Codman Square
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Codman Square
Community
Study:
Learning From The Residents
Staff’s Comments
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On Friday, February 27th, our group met up with twoTNT
residents along with staff to talk about the community’s
concerns and goals.
Redevelopment of New England Ave.
“The neighborhood has potential and can be transformed into a community jewel”
Eco innovations to provide affordable housing
Revitalization of a community
Changing streetscape- Proposal of vacant lots
Resident’s Comments
Peace and Harmony
They would like the areas near the commuter rail be more INVITING, rather than
intimidating. Also, safety is a concern.They would like to see some COLOR because
now it is very dull. It can be on the façade of the buildings, on the commuter rail’s
fence, or murals on the street.
They would like some BENCHES to rest while
walking on the street, and possible some tables with game boards
Photos by Michael Chavez

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Story boards that put us into the residents’ shoes
After the community meeting, we took the apportunity to come up with
story boards that relate to some of the resident’s day to day activities.

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Issues Map
Photos of the current site
by Minh Ung & Miriam Caniz
We also went ahead and mapped out some issues in the neighborhood.These issues being;
lack of lighting is certain spaces,faded crosswalks, run down fences along New England avenue
and the need of implementing more signs aound New England Avenue.
Mapping this out allowed us to focus on the issues that need closer attention.

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New England Avenue
Proposal 1: Curved Path
10 Year Vision
This option focuses on separating the pedestrians and bikers from the main traffic.
Utilizing the developments along the street, a buffer zone and serpentine path can
runs through the neighborhood.The buffer zone also provides spaces for green
infrastructure.This path also creates opportunities for different activities connecting
the community together.
Rendering of the proposal

11. View A
View B
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View C New England Avenue
We decided to break it down into three sections
A,B,C based on the existing widths of the

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Will be a commercial area with business
serving the Greenway
Add street trees, lights and benches to the
street
Widen one side of the sidewalk to add cycle
path
Option 1- Section A
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New England Avenue Plan- Section A

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Option 1- Section B
Separate path
Poket parks and squares for activities
A line of rain gardens
Bold structures marking the enter/exist point of the Greenway in the
neighborhood as well as tie the curvy design into continuous path of
the Greenway
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New England Avenue Plan - Section B
Rain garden system
and compatible plants

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Gateway Conditions
Separated Paths

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Option 1- Section C
New England Avenue Plan- Section C
Commercial area for auto services
Define the sidewalk
2 way bike path, bikers going south don’t need to turn to Ferndale
street
Downside: no parking for future business there
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New England Avenue
Proposal 2: Practical Vision
1 Year Vision
For this second proposal, our main idea was to promote activities on the
street by strategically designing bike routes and implementing small scale
interventions that work specifically for New England Avenue.
Throughout this design, we wanted to maintain the integritiy of the
neighborhood by only enhancing the qualities of the neighborhood.
Rendering of the proposal

17. View A
View B
View C
17 New England Avenue Plan
We decided to break it down into four sections
A-D based on the existing widths of the streets.

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Option 2- Section A
New England Avenue Plan- Section A
Zooming in to section A, going from north to
south, the bike lane would be shared with the
car lane.
Crossing talbot avenue, you would then
transition into your own 5’ bike lane.
3’ buffer zone separating the sidewalk and
bike lane.
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Option 2- Section B
New England Avenue Plan- Section B
We are maintaining a similar layout to section
A, with the only exception of a wider bike &
pedestrian path of 6’6”.
So what is special about this section is that
we have the opportunity to incorporate public
space for the neighborhood.
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Pocket parks
Segregated, partial connected
For different group of users
Intimate Square
At one end of the path
Show the bond of the neighborhood
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Pocket parks
Intimate Square

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Green Tunnel
Public SquarePublic Square
Biggest lot
On one end of the path
Close to shopping
View to the rail track
Green Tunnel
Narrowest part
Transitional space
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Option 2- Section C
Section C would be only for
people traveling south to north
Bottom portion of New England
Avenue is a one way street ,so
the bike lane would have its own
5’ wide lane.
We are also maintaining parking
space on the left side.
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23. Section D is for people going from
north to south.
Similar to section C, the bike lane has
its own lane.
Section D maintains parking spaces on
both sides
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Option 2- Section D
New England Avenue Plan- Section C&D
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Temporary Installations
Proposal: Bench
Vision for the Street
We are proposing to reclaim the New England Avenue strip for pedestrians by incorporating
smaller-scale interventions. Our proposal is for a multi-purpose seating area that would
complement the existing site. We are also proposing for an alternative bike/pedestrian pathway
that would provide a safer and more enjoyable experience.

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This components are based on elements that are missing in this
neighborhood.
This bench is designed so that is seats various people, giving them the
flexibility to choose where they want to sit.
It is also designed so that you can take this bench and re-arrange it
depending of a theme or whatever program is intended to serve.
For this temporary installation the green infrastructure occurs at a smaller
scale allowing nature to soak up the storm water.
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Section of Bench Diagram of bench setup - layer by layer

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Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4such as,
Different bench layouts using the same
amount of material. Modular system.

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BUDGET PROPOSAL
Written by: Miriam Caniz
MATERIALS
ITEM MATERIAL AMOUNT ITEM COST TOTAL COST NOTES
SEATING
Concrete Blocks 16in.x 8in.x 8in. 74 $1.49 $110.26 Total for Concrete Blocks (Home Depot)
Landscape adhesive Loctite PL 375 heavy duty 10fl.oz 3 $1.95 $5.85 Good for masonry and metal
(Found in the paint department at Home Depot)
Metal flashing rectangles 5in.x7in. 26 $0.59 $15.34 Precut- found in the roofing dept
Hardware Caulking gun will be provided
Pressure Treated Lumber 2in.x 10in. x8ft. 2 $9.57 $19.14 This lumber will be cut in half
BENCH MATERIAL'S TOTA $150.59
Weeds and tall grass removal $0.00
Trash Removal $0.00
Supertunia Royal Velvet Petunia 4.25 in 5 $5.99 $29.95
Yellow Chiffon Calibrachoa . 4.25 in 5 $5.99 $29.95
Daylily Fragrant Stella D'Oro Roots 6-Pack 1 $9.99 $9.99
Dusty Miller 6-Pack 2 $5.48 $10.96
VEGETATION TOTAL $80.85
Gateway Team 6-8 People 2 working days
LABOR TOTAL $0.00
$231.44
New England Avenue Temporary Installation: Bench 1
SITE WORK & VEGETATION
LABOR
TOTAL PROJECT ESTIMATE
Temporary installation Budget
MATERIALS
Model 1
MINI ECOSYSTEM
“Stack away”
-Provides seats
-Allows plants to grow attracting wildlife such as,
butterries, ladybugs, and many other.

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Temporary Installations
Proposal: Art Wall
Vision for the Street
Kinetic art: paper pinwheels’ motion will easily attract people to the site. Using ruin down facades
of the buildings to show the contrast between the condition now and in the future
Collage showing people interacting with the art

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BUDGET PROPOSAL
Written by: Minh Ung
MATERIALS
ITEM MATERIAL AMOUNT ITEM COST TOTAL COST NOTES
WALL MURAL
metalic paper pinwheel foil. 215 in height. 7 in wide 10 $1.49 $14.90 Party City. SKU: 622727', 622728, 635337
epoxy putty - Loctite Universal Epoxy P 2 oz each 2 $5.97 $11.94 Home Depot: SKU # 1001024677
industrial tape- black- VELCRO 4ft. x 1 in. 1 $8.97 $8.97 Home Depot: SKU # 1000713095
exterior paint-black- BEHR .semi-gloss. 1 gallon = 400 sq ft 2 gallons $30.97 $61.94 Home Depot: Internet # 205256582
Grafix Clear-Lay Assorted Colors Pack of 50 sheets, 9" × 12" 1 $36.27 $36.27 Blick Store SKU 55503-0059
wooden handle - Babecue Skewers 100 per pack 1 $1.49 $1.49 Party City: SKU: 3840
pins 100 per pack. 1 $3.49 $3.49 Target: DPCI: 081-06-1744
WALL MURAL TOTAL $139.00
$139.00
NEW ENGLAND AVE INSTALLATION
TOTAL PROJECT ESTIMATE
Theme: to represent the life force of the
neighborhood, regenerate from a deserted place.
it ties back to the concept of developing the area
into an eco-district
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Recommendation
Design recommendations
Communicate with the developers and the authority to allow green parcels to expand past their property line.
Identify what kind of material the project will be utilizing, and why those materials were chosen.
Continue to strategically focus and narrow down to areas where there needs to be more encouragement for vehicle to slow down
and to use transportation alternatives.
Detailed Recommendations:
For Proposal 2: PracticalVision, in sections A-B of the bike route, we decided to incorporate a slightly sloped buffer zone. According
to the regulations, if the bike lane is raised we would only need a 1’ buffer zone, but if the bike lane is on the same level as the car lane we would
need a 3’ buffer zone. Our recommendation is to consider strategies as to how this will be maintained and what kind of machinery would be need-
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Continue identifying profound characteristics of the neighbor that must be integrate into the design
Community engagement strategies
For the development of the temporary installations gather all the materials to graphically communicate the design, so that the idea
might be introduced to another group to build.
Design events considering the great number of artists and musicians in the neighborhood.
Although we were unable to construct and install our temporary interventions, our team should stay in touch with the CSNDC and
TNT staff for future temporary installation opportunities.
Design recommendations from Codman group

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References
ABOUT THE GREENWAY
www.fairmountcollaborative.org
CASE STUDY
Greenway
http://riverlink.org/conserve/conservation-easements/benefits-of-greenways/
http://atfiles.org/files/pdf/BenefitsPA2002.pdf
https://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/About_Us/benefits.php
Neighborway
http://www.somervillestreets.com/
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/50518
Streetscape
http://tooledesign.com/http://bostoncompletestreets.org/
http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/traffic/mutcd2003/htmversion/htm/part3b2.
htm#figure3B30
http://bostoncompletestreets.org/
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