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knizer Jun 21, 2024

#FreshPond has a public 9 hole golf course run by the City of #CambridgeMA

The course is almost 100 years old, and Boston area land usage has changed significantly since then. Some people believe that having a golf course this close to Boston is a critical recreation facility. Some people believe that the ecological impact of golf courses is too high, and that they are a byproduct of a different era.

As we think about changes we need to make to mitigate #Climate change and serve the changing needs of residents, I wonder:

What should the City of Cambridge do with the golf course over the next 25 years? #Boston #MAPoli

Keep the historic golf course as is

2.2%

Reduce course size, re-allocate for other uses

11.1%

Convert to public park/keep as public green space

51.1%

High Density Affordable Housing

35.6%

Poll ended at Jun 22, 2024 at 3:54pm.

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brucy Jun 21, 2024

@knizer
Really good question and I don't know which way I go.
I'd love more housing everywhere, but having recreation spaces is also really important.

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knizer

@brucy I'd be curious if the city has done demographics and metrics about course usage, especially compared to the City's more general-use public parks.

I'd wager that a significant minority (maybe 10%) of Cambridge has ever used the Fresh Pond course to golf, but a vast majority (maybe 90%) have enjoyed one of the City's more general-use public parks. And gosh, do we ever need more housing built in the #Camberville area.