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iVanasse Hangen Brustlin,Inc. Tophet Swamp Conservation Area is located north of Katandin ► The"Burlington Strip"a narrow,continuous strip of land Woods,and is bisected by the Minuteman Bikeway.Most of the located in Lexington at the Burlington town line,behind the Tophet Swamp Area consists of inaccessible wetlands.The area is residential properties on Turning Mill Road and Partridge only accessible along the Minuteman Bikeway and a trail at the Road,and abutting the"Burlington Landlocked Forest"to the eastern edge of the Conservation Area which is accessible from north. the Bikeway,Katandin Woods and 110 Hartwell Avenue office parking lot.The Lexington Compost Facility borders theTophet Other significant parcels of Open Space(open green spaces Swamp Area. owned by theTown,but without conservation designation) include the Westview Cemetery and land associated with the Simonds Brook Conservation Area is a 78.4 acre property located Estabrook School.In addition,Marvin Park,a recreation area,is between Bedford Street and Grove Street.The power line located to the west of the Project Area,between Winter Street easement runs through the Simonds Brook Conservation Area, and the Bedford town line.A large portion of the Southern with wooded land to the east and west of the easement.Trails Section of the project area contains open space owned by the accessible from Grove Street provide access to the area. City of Cambridge Water Department to protect the City of Cambridge's public water supply. The Paint Mine Conservation Area consists of 3S•S acres of land located between Turning Mill Road,Grove Street and Mountain Ownership Road.The Estabrook School property abuts the Paint Mine Area to the east,and the area is bisected by the power line easement.The area gets its name from when ochre was mined from the area for The Greenway study area consists of a mosaic of publicly and use in paint manufacturing in the 1911 century.Other features in privately owned lands,as shown on Figure S.There are also significant public utility easements within the project area, this area include woodlands typical of the northern New England, Hennessey's Field,a late 19th century barn foundation,an historic namely the NS power line easement,depicted as black apple orchard,and the Muskrat Ponds,a series of man-made dashed lines onn Figures. s. ponds.A series of connected trails,accessible from Turning Mill Road,Grove Street and Robinson Road,provides access through- Parcels depicted in shades of green on Figure s indicate publicly owned lands,which are primarily open spaces.The lightest green out the Paint Mine Area. shade indicates lands owned by theTown of Lincoln Conservation In addition to these large parcels of Conservation Areas,there are Department.The medium-shade of green indicates lands owned several smaller Conservation Areas that have been obtained by or by theTown of Lexington,namely the Westview Cemetery, given to theTown of Lexington for conservation,depicted in light Estabrook School,and the Compost Facility.The darkest shade of green on Figures: green(in the southern portion of the Greenway Project Area) indicates land owned by the City of Cambridge Water Depart- ► Parcels in the Fairview/Hayward Avenues residential area ment.Other publicly owned lands within the corridor include the south of Wood Street federally-owned Minute Man National Historical Park,indicated in ► Parcel off of Holton Road north of Wood Street,which provides purple on Figure s.The Commonwealth of Massachusetts owns access to the power line easement from Holton Road two parcels of land in the southern half of the project area, including the Minuteman Regional High School and a Massachu- ► Parcels in and immediately adjacent to the power line setts Department of Public Works facility adjacent to Route 128. easement south of Katandin Woods in the vicinity of Spring- The"Burlington Landlocked Forest"is also publicly owned by the dale and Conestoga Roads. Town of Burlington. ► A newly acquired parcel on Hartwell Avenue Areas shown in beige on Figure s are privately owned. ► Parcels adjacent to the Route 128/Interstate 95 between Grove Street and Bedford Street. The major utility easement running through the project area is ► Parcels abutting Marvin Park,one at the end of Marvin Street, the NSTAR power line utility easement.Other significant ease- and one at the Bedford Line. ments include the Tennessee Gas Line which runs from Burlington through the northern part of the Project Area.A number of municipal sewer lines also traverse the project area. 8 West Lexington Greenway Master Plan