Downtown's Central Green, a Plan BR II Masterplan implementation project, has been fortunate to be recognized by two prominent organizations for its successful design, level of innovation, and improvement of connectivity.

Over several years, the DDD, Mayor's Office, Public Works, and several other agencies have worked to connect numerous civic and cultural institutions downtown through a unified system of greenspaces known collectively as the Central Green. In total, the Central Green boasts over 11 acres of accessible, contiguous public greenspace in the heart of downtown.

The International Downtown Association has informed the DDD that the project, Central Green: Connecting Community with Commerce & Culture has been selected for an Award of Excellence within the 2020 Achievement Awards Application - Planning, Design and Infrastructure category.

The Central Green has also received a 2020 Professional Merit Award for Design from the Boston Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects.

In addition to the two prestigious awards for the Central Green, the International Downtown Association has also recognized the DDD for the Sing the River sculpture project (Rotary Sculpture project) with a Best Practice Award for its professional urban place management principles.

While visiting the Central Green make sure you check out the new downtown library as the centerpiece of Town Square along with other civic and cultural attractions!