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Fairmount Collaborative (click here to view MBTA Map)

The history of Fairmount Indigo Line The Greater Four Corners Action Coalition and the MBTA Advisory Board, under the leadership of Marvin Martin and Noah Berger, envision the corridor as the "Indigo Line" with rapid transit-like service, including shorter headways, longer service hours, new attractive and secure stations at key commercial and residential nodes along the corridor, and fare integration with the rest of the subway system.
Responding to community persistence and political leadership, the MBTA takes the first steps towards implementing the Indigo Line vision. Dorchester Bay EDC, Codman Square NDC, Southwest Boston CDC and Mattapan CDC bring community organizations and activists together to form the Fairmount/Indigo Coalition, to further the goal of new community stops and upgraded service on the line. The state commits $43.5 million to the added stations and rail service.
State Senator Jack Hart spearheaded legislative efforts to secure funding for improvements and new stations on the Fairmount Line. Sustained community mobilization, cooperation by residents of all four neighborhoods along the line, and the steadfast legislative work by Senator Hart and other political leaders created the momentum that is bringing the Fairmount Line corridor to a new threshold of opportunity for community-based transit-oriented development.

Today the Fairmount/Indigo Line CDC Collaborative has received regional and national recognition for its smart growth, transit-oriented-development plan by Dorchester Bay EDC, Codman Square NDC, Mattapan CDC and Southwest Boston CDC. Our two major goals are: 1) to help the broader coalition bring transit equity to the residents in the distressed neighborhoods along the nine-mile Fairmount line, and 2) to spearhead smart growth, transit-oriented development. Vibrant "urban villages" a will have new affordable housing, economic development opportunities and combined open space to benefit the surrounding communities. We have a pipeline of over 1500 new and preserved housing units, 780,000 sf of new commercial space, with potentially 1,365 jobs; and a 9-mile Green Corridor.

 

 

Community

Movies on the Lawn
Mattapan CDC is putting together a family-friendly outdoor film series on the Great Lawn of the Foley Campus. The series will begin Summer 2010. If you are interested in providing support for this program, please contact Michele at mscott@mattapancdc.org.

Farmers Market at Mattapan Square
Mattapan CDC, in collaboration with the Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition, organizes and operates a Farmers Market in Mattapan Square every Saturday. The Market runs from June through October. Check out Upcoming Events for more information. If you would like to set up a stand at the Market, please contact Michele at mscott@mattapancdc.org.

Youth Development/Arts

A Mattapan community collaborative program supported by the Amelia Peabody Foundation is hosted by the Mildred Avenue Community Center and Mattapan CDC. The Director of Information Technology is currently developing an online presence for all of Mattapan's youth as one way of using information technology to increase youth participation in the civic process.

Mildred Avenue Community Cluster

Mildred Avenue Recreational Facility
Mildred Avenue Community Center is a  state-of-the-art facility that includes a gym, an exercise studio/weight room, large locker rooms, classrooms, a dance studio, community rooms, a computer center, a senior center with kitchenette, a 250-yard competition-sized swimming pool with balcony seating, a staged auditorium and a dedicated space that is fully wired to support a recording studio.

Gallivan Community Center
This center is Mattapan’s link to technology.

Mildred Avenue Recreational Facility
Mildred Avenue Community Center features an exercise studio/weight room, a senior center, and a 25-yard competition sized swimming pool.

Mattahunt Community Center
The associated community center offers tutoring, arts and crafts, childcare, athletics, Tae Kwon Do, and swimming.

Mass Audubon Boston Nature Areas Network (BNAN) & Wildlife Sanctuary
This sanctuary has the following accessible facilities: nature center, restrooms, trails and a learning garden. The center sponsors a series of workshops such as Seed, Sow & Grow. Learn about planting techniques, planning the urban garden, and many more topics.

The Mattapan CDC and the BNAN provide programming in the Mattapan portion of the Neponset River. Mattapan CDC added the Children’s Project plus additional youth and adult programming emphasizing health, arts and nature. This summer park programming served as a model for summer program expansion to all of Mattapan’s parks. 

Neponset River Reservation
Mattapan CDC seeks to increase Mattapan residents’ utilization and understanding of the issues concerning the Neponset River Reservation, a natural resource providing recreational activities and a quiet scenic refuge in an
urban setting.