knizerJun 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 .
Show threadknizerJun 21, 2024

It has been brought to my attention that a 5 minute drive from the Cambridge course is a private, 18 hole course, in #WatertownMA, the Oakley Country Club.

I'm now less inclined to argue that the Boston metro area needs so many golf courses, so close to one another. #CambridgeMA

Show threadApiaryJun 21, 2024
@knizer there’s a big difference between accessing public and private courses.
Show threadknizerJun 21, 2024
@Apiary oh? Say more.
Show threadApiaryJun 21, 2024
@knizer public courses tend to be cheap and open to everyone. This is usually not true of private clubs.
Show threadApiary
@knizer one of these courses is 35 bucks for 18 holes. The other is members plus guests, does not list day prices or membership fees. They do list that they do not allow denim.
Jun 21, 2024 at 7:05pmWeb
Show threadknizerJun 21, 2024

@Apiary Weird how golfers would not want to have their courses open to everyone, to make it easy for more people to enjoy playing the game.

Exercise for the reader to speculate on historical and current reasoning there.