Awaiting Report 17-102, regarding the cost and feasibility of installing lighting at city dog parks

Important Things to Keep in Mind

• Off-leash hours are suspended when there are permitted or school-based activities in the park. • There are no off-leash hours when parks or fields are saturated with rain. • Dogs must be under the control of owner/keeper and must have a current Cambridge license. • Dogs must be leashed when Parks Division crews are working in the park. • The owner/keeper of any dog(s) must appropriately remove and properly dispose of any and all waste left by the dogs. • Dogs are not allowed in playground areas, sandboxes, and tennis or basketball courts.

For a complete list of rules, please see signs posted at parks/off-leash areas. - Gold Star Mothers Park - Greene • Rose Heritage Park - Hoyt Field - Raymond Park / Corcoran Field 6am - 9am - Danehy Park at New Street - Pacific Street Park - Pemberton Street Dog Run - Rogers Street Park (temporary location)

Í Shared Use Hours (Mornings)

Shared Use Off-Leash Areas

Í Dedicated Off-Leash Dog Areas

- Fort Washington Park - Fresh Pond Reservation - Joan Lorentz Park 8am - 10am

Pemberton Street Dog Run

Rogers Street Park

Pacific Street Park

Fort Washington Park

Fresh Pond Reservation

Raymond Park

Joan Lorentz Park

Hoyt Field

Green • Rose Heritage Park

Gold Star Mothers Park

For more information about off-leash dogs in City parks, please visit www.cambridgema.gov/offleash or contact Community Development at [phone removed]. There are three approaches taken by the City to provide off-leash space for dogs: dedicated off-leash areas, shared use off-leash areas, and shared use hours. • are certain times that dogs are allowed off leash at the park locations indicated.

Outside of off-leash hours, dogs at these parks must be kept on leash. • Shared use hours • Shared use off-leash areas • are places where dogs are allowed off leash that are not necessarily separated from other uses and activities. • are specific areas where the primary use is to allow dog owners to have their dogs off leash. These areas are generally fenced in to avoid potential conflicts with other users or passerby, and facilitate the containment of the dog. • Dedicated off-leash spaces