Arborway

One of three parkways in Frederick Law Olmsted’s “Emerald Necklace” (00971), The Arborway was designed in 1892. Connecting Jamaica Way (see job 10239) to Forest Hills, the parkway runs through Jamaica Plain and intersects the eastern end of Arnold Arboretum (00902). The tree-lined parkway was designed with a total of seven lanes, with three designated for walking, two for carriages, one for riding, and one for driving. (Plan 901-z2). The widest of the parkway’s in the Emerald Necklace, the Arborway runs 1.6 miles long from Pond Street to Circuit Drive.