Boston Parks And Recreation: Parks Department Project Improves City Sports Courts

Boston MA

28 October, 2021

5:56 PM

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Press release from Boston Parks and Recreation: October 28, 2021 The Boston Parks and Recreation Department's Various Courts program is an annual capital improvements project focused on 88 individual sites containing over 216 courts throughout the City of Boston's park system. The Boston Parks and Recreation Department's Various Courts program is an annual capital improvements project focused on 88 individual sites containing over 216 courts throughout the City of Boston's park system. The court types include basketball, tennis, street hockey, handball, and wall ball courts. The annual funding is $750,000 and includes design services and construction costs. The court types include basketball, tennis, street hockey, handball, and wall ball courts. The annual funding is $750,000 and includes design services and construction costs. The court types include basketball, tennis, street hockey, handball, and wall ball courts. The annual funding is $750,000 and includes design services and construction costs. Colorful courts refurbished by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department await players at Winthrop Playground in Roxbury. Throughout the years the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with various groups for input, as well as assistance on renovations. In 2018, for example, Hemenway Playground in Dorchester was funded through the Community Preservation Act, as was Roxbury's Orchard Park in 2019. The Boston Bruins Foundation, in partnership with commercial playground equipment manufacturer Kompan, assisted in resurfacing Porzio Park in East Boston and DeFilippo Park in the North End. The US Tennis Association along with the Laver Cup assisted in surfacing the tennis courts at Moakley Park in South Boston. Throughout the years the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with various groups for input, as well as assistance on renovations. In 2018, for example, Hemenway Playground in Dorchester was funded through the Community Preservation Act, as was Roxbury's Orchard Park in 2019. The Boston Bruins Foundation, in partnership with commercial playground equipment manufacturer Kompan, assisted in resurfacing Porzio Park in East Boston and DeFilippo Park in the North End. The US Tennis Association along with the Laver Cup assisted in surfacing the tennis courts at Moakley Park in South Boston. Throughout the years the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with various groups for input, as well as assistance on renovations. In 2018, for example, Hemenway Playground in Dorchester was funded through the Community Preservation Act, as was Roxbury's Orchard Park in 2019. The Boston Bruins Foundation, in partnership with commercial playground equipment manufacturer Kompan, assisted in resurfacing Porzio Park in East Boston and DeFilippo Park in the North End. The US Tennis Association along with the Laver Cup assisted in surfacing the tennis courts at Moakley Park in South Boston. Partnerships with organizations such as the Boston Bruins Foundation result in state-of-the-art courts such as this street hockey rink at DeFilippo Playground in the North End. Below is a list of the courts the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has renovated over the last several years: Below is a list of the courts the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has renovated over the last several years: Below is a list of the courts the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has renovated over the last several years: 2021 Byrne Playground, Dorchester Moakley Park (tennis), South Boston 2020 DeFilippo Park, North End Peters Park, South End South Street Mall, Jamaica Plain Winthrop Playground, Roxbury 2019 Boston Police Department District D-4 basketball court, South End Moakley Park (street hockey), South Boston Christopher Lee Playground, South Boston Orchard Park, Roxbury 2018 Billings Field, West Roxbury Dorchester Park, Dorchester Hemenway Playground, Dorchester 2017 Hardiman Playground, Allston-Brighton Walker Playground, Mattapan 2016 Iacono Playground, Hyde Park Ryan Playground, Charlestown 2015 Fallon Field, Roslindale Parkman Playground, Roslindale Edwards Playground, Charlestown Lines for tennis and pickleball are both offered on the new courts at South Street Mall in Jamaica Plain. This press release was produced by Boston Parks and Recreation. The views expressed here are the author's own.