Raymond Park

Raymond Park is a beloved neighborhood park in Neighborhood Nine. The park features a playground, community garden, basketball courts, and a large open field area. 

People visit Raymond to play, relax, garden, and gather throughout the year. After years of use the park is showing signs of wear. 

This renovation project will consider the whole park to build on what people love, and improve where we can. 

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December 2024

Raymond Park Renovation Plan

We are excited to share our Raymond Park Renovation Plan!

Thank you for participating in the community process so far and submitting feedback. The feedback we received in Wave 1 and Wave 2 of our community engagement were assessed and incorporated into the renovation plan that will be further refined and developed into construction documents. 

  1. Please take 9 minutes to watch a video presentation of the renovation plan. You can review the slides shown in the presentation here.
  2. Once you've watched the video and reviewed the plan, please take 5 minutes to fill out a survey to provide feedback.  
  3. Stop by one of our events listed below to review the plans in person and discuss with the design team and neighbors! 

Community Engagement Wave #3: Save the Date!

Join us in Raymond Park on Tuesday, December 17 or Thursday, December 19 to review the draft renovation plan. These events are a chance to let us know what you think, and discuss the renovation with the project team and neighbors! 

Don't worry if you can't make any of the pop ups, we'll post to this webpage all the materials and a survey that asks the same questions that will be asked at the pop ups. 

Stay tuned for an email update including the draft renovation plan, and the survey for feedback.

August 2024 

Community Engagement Wave #2: What We Heard

Thank you for sharing your voices with us during our second wave of community engagement. A special thank you to the hearty folks who joined us on some very hot days in the park! 

291 people filled out the conceptual designs scorecard in-person and online. We are reviewing your ideas and feedback, and using what we've heard to help craft a draft plan for the renovation.

Review a summary of what we heard in Community Engagement Wave #2.

What's Next?

This fall, we will launch our third wave of engagement to get feedback on the draft plan. 

We'll send a message to the project-specific email list announcing this next wave of engagement. You can sign up for the email list here. 

 

July 2024 

Conceptual Design Open Houses and Online Survey (survey closed on 7/22/24) 

Thank you to everyone who came to one of our open houses or responded to our online survey!  

At the open houses and on the survey we reviewed conceptual designs for the park, and got your feedback on what renovation ideas you liked. 

See our August 2024 update above for a summary of what we heard.

 

May 2024

Thank you for sharing your voices with us during our first wave of community engagement! We are reviewing your ideas and feedback, and using what we've heard to help start the design process.

Review a summary of what we heard in Community Engagement Wave #1.

Did you miss our first survey? Have any ideas or questions?

Sign up for virtual office hours with project manager, Lev McCarthy, to discuss the project.

 

April 2024

Kickoff Survey and Scavenger Hunt Closed (4/11/24)

Thank you to everyone who took time to fill out an online survey or scavenger hunt! 

We received over 250 survey responses, and over 30 completed scavenger hunts. Please check back soon for an update on what we've heard so far and our next steps. 

 

 

March 2024 

Kickoff Survey and Scavenger Hunt (3/11/24)

At the very beginning of the process we used a scavenger hunt and online survey to ask community members what they love about Raymond Park and what could be improved.

Project Launch (3/4/24)

We launched the Raymond Park Renovation project in Spring 2024.

The process for Raymond Park Renovations will be divided into three phases: 1) Envision, 2) Design, and 3) Build.

Spring - Summer 2024: We focus on understanding the current conditions, how people use the park, and what ideas the community has for the future of the park.

Summer - Winter 2024: We develop and share design concepts and incorporate community feedback.

Spring 2025 - Spring 2026: Construction to build the improved park!  

 

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The City of Cambridge Community Development Department is working with a team of landscape architects, planners, designers, engineers, and other experts to plan the Raymond Park renovations.

The project team is led by Agency Landscape + Planning.

Other team members are from:

  • Abundant Playscapes
  • Arup
  • Irrigation Consulting
  • VHB

For more information, reach out to Lev McCarthy at lmccarthy@cambridgema.gov.