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News & Progress
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Register to join the Voice of the Malden River: a Photo-Narrative and Short Film Screening
Malden Catholic student, Amy Nguyen, captures video for the Voice of the River project while canoeing along the Malden River.
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Did you miss our latest Public Meeting? Our Seventh Public Meeting! Learn here of Culture & Canoes events to be held at the Malden River in 2022
Listing of Upcoming Events and Watch the 7th Public Meeting: Design Updates; Descriptions of Events; Trash Free Malden and Mystic Rivers
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Youth Engagement on the Malden River
Learn more about recent youth engagement activities on the Malden River, including a surprise visit from U.S. Senator Ed Markey!
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Latest Design Updates and Community Conversations
Curious about the latest on the project? Read a quick recap of the most recent park design and outreach efforts.
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Fifth Public Meeting
In the Fifth Public Meeting, we introduced our Engineering Team and discussed several themes of Malden River Works with the community.
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Boston Globe 2/21/21: Can this DPW yard help save the planet?
Boston Globe highlights Malden River Works.
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Concept Design Report
Read our official report on the community-led concept design process for the Malden River Works project.
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Fourth Public Meeting
In the fourth public meeting we discussed how best to celebrate Malden through the park design.
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“Celebrate Malden” Survey
See the results of our survey about ways to celebrate Malden in the park design.
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Third Public Meeting
In the third public meeting we discussed a new design scheme and gathered feedback on the first draft of the Design Goals.
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Second Public Meeting
In the second public meeting we discussed preferred features and priorities based on the three design options.
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First Public Meeting
In the first public meeting we worked to establish the values and priorities of Malden residents for this project and the riverfront overall.
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Leventhal City Prize
The MIT Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism awarded Malden River Works with the first ever Norman B. Leventhal City Prize.
Banner Image: Site of Future Park | Photo Credit: Khalil Kaba