The Arborway
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The Arborway is a four-lane, divided parkway in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. "The Arborway" is most correct, although locals use "Arborway" and "The Arborway" interchangeably. "Arbor Way" is incorrect.
The Jamaicaway curves around Arnold Arboretum and connects it with subsequent "links" in the Emerald Necklace system of green areas designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. In addition to larger parks, the Emerald Necklace includes these other parkways:
The Arborway begins at a large rotary that connects it with the Jamaicaway. Arborway curves past the main entrance of Arnold Arboretum (125 The Arborway) and on-street parking is allowed in this area.
The Arborway ends at the corner of the Arboretum; from there Westbound traffic may either exit into Forest Hills next to Forest Hills Station or may continue onto the overpass towards Roxbury and Mattapan.
[edit] Casey Overpass
Named Monsignor William J. Casey Overpass in honor of a Depression-era priest of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Jamaica Plain, this hulking metal and concrete structure has little aesthetic appeal.
Also called the Morton Street Overpass, its construction around 1955 compromised the continuity of Olmsted's park system. Prior to this, the Arborway was a true green connector between Arnold Arboretum and Franklin Park. In recent years, community groups have been investigating the possibility of fixing this "missing link" in the Emerald Necklace.[1]
