. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. 6. Remove the fence along Alewife Brook to allow for better visual access. Natu- ralization of the banks will eliminate the safety hazard of the current steep, concrete banks. 7. Enhance circulation along both sides of the Alewife Brook and create a link to the Minuteman Bike Path. A small portion of this proposed link is located outside the MDC property and must be coordinated with the City of Ar- lington, the landowner of this parcel. This path leading around the cattail marsh will split at the beginning o
. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. 6. Remove the fence along Alewife Brook to allow for better visual access. Natu- ralization of the banks will eliminate the safety hazard of the current steep, concrete banks. 7. Enhance circulation along both sides of the Alewife Brook and create a link to the Minuteman Bike Path. A small portion of this proposed link is located outside the MDC property and must be coordinated with the City of Ar- lington, the landowner of this parcel. This path leading around the cattail marsh will split at the beginning of the Alewife Brook corridor, continue on the west side up to Henderson Bridge, and cross via a bridge over the Alewife Brook to connect to the east side. On the east side, the existing sidewalk will be replaced or enhanced by a 10- to 12-foot-wide asphalt path, while on the west side, an existing dirt path will be replaced and re-aligned with an 8- to 10-foot- wide stabilized aggregate path that will wind through grass, meadow, riparian, and forested areas, with views of the stream. 8. Improve the Massachusetts Avenue— Alewife Brook Parkway intersection to serve as a gateway to the Alewife Brook corridor. Incorporate direc- tional signage and traffic light con- trolled crossings for safe travel. Access to the parkland of the Alewife Brook corridor is also possible via multiple neighborhood access points along the east and west side. 9. Prune vegetation at bridges to allow for scenic views (Refer to Section 3F for specific management and mainte- nance recommendations). 10. Improve the Parkway character by in- stalling typical MDC lights along the road and smaller light fixtures along the asphalt path. Supplement tree plantings on both sides. Seed remain- ing open areas with a low-maintenance fescue grass mixture. Replace the gran- ite curb defining the road edge where necessary. 11. Incorporate Bicentennial Park and Massachusetts Avenue Bridge history into an interpretive pro
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