Clippership Connector

Background: Despite being included in the 2010 DCR master plan for the Mystic River, it is doubtful that the Clippership Connector could have advanced without civic leadership in Medford and the work of the Mystic River Watershed Association to build the vision and begin design for the project. The DCR picked up where private partners left off to advance the project through design and construction. Numerous impediments including the I-93 highway, private encroachments, an active boat club, and contaminated soil had to be addressed before a final plan could be approved. The design locates a shared-use path along the river on state own land linking Clippership Drive at Medford Square to the McGlynn Middle School playing fields. In addition to extending the path along the river, the design provides an opportunity to restore riparian vegetation along the river’s edge.

Plan