Open Space Plan

The Open Space and Recreation Plan is a document that guides open space planning in the town, and is required by the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The Conservation Commission, along with the Parks and Open Space Division, are responsible for updating the plan every 7 years, and overseeing its implementation.

Open Space 2018: Open Space and Recreation Plan for the Town of Brookline (Full Document)

  1. Open Space and Recreation Plan (PDF)

Open Space and Recreation Plan (by section)

  1. Section 1 Executive Summary (PDF)
  2. Section 2 Introduction (PDF)
  3. Section 3 Community Setting (PDF)
  4. Section 4 Environmental Inventory and Analysis
  1. Section 5 Inventory of Lands (PDF)
  2. Section 6 Community Vision (PDF)
  3. Section 7 Needs Analysis (PDF)
  4. Section 8 Goals and Objectives (PDF)
  1. Section 9 Seven Year Action Plan (PDF)
  2. Bibliography (PDF)
  3. ADA Access Self-Evaluation (PDF)
  4. Letters of Comment (PDF)

Maps

  1. Bike Lanes and Paths (PDF)
  2. Capital Improvement Project (CIP) FY2019-2025 Parks (PDF)
  3. Cemeteries (PDF)
  4. Community Parks (PDF)
  5. Conservation Areas (PDF)
  6. Conservation Restrictions (PDF)
  7. Environmental Justice Populations (PDF)
  8. Existing Land Use (PDF)
  9. Historic Parks (PDF)
  10. Historic Sites and Districts (PDF)
  11. MBTA Bus and T Lines (PDF)
  12. Neighborhood Parks (PDF)
  1. Open Space Map (PDF)
  2. Passive Parks (PDF)
  3. Population Density (PDF)
  4. Public Paths (PDF)
  5. Regional Context (PDF)
  6. School Playgrounds (PDF)
  7. Soil Map (PDF)
  8. Surficial Geology and Unique Features (PDF)
  9. Topography Map (PDF)
  10. Water and Wetland Resources (PDF)
  11. Watersheds in Brookline (PDF)
  12. Zoning Map (PDF)