CityLab Fall 2024 - East Boston: Piers Park

"Piers Park plays important dual roles as both a significant neighborhood park and a city-wide destination park. The original seawalls were built in 1870 and the current park was completed in 1995. The park marks a significant victory for the community of East Boston: It's a sign of their own successful advocacy for water access and open space."

CBS News
April 28, 2022

"The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) has official site developer designation from Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) to transform the pier adjacent to Piers Park and the future Piers Park II into a signature waterfront destination, Piers Park III. The Trustees has hired world-renowned landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. (MVVA) to lead the park design process, which prioritizes input from the community. The proposed waterfront park will create welcoming public open space, add a natural buffer to storm surge and sea level rise, and restore what is currently an unused, abandoned pier."