PANELISTS: Jarrett Barrios: Massachusettes State Representative (D-Cambridge)
Karl Haglund: Author Inventing the Charles River
Julia O'Brien: The Metropolitan District Commission
Steve Belmont: Architect and author, The City in Full
Betsy Shure-Gross: Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
ABOUT THE PANEL DISCUSSION: A panel discussion in celebration of the MIT Press's publication of
Karl Haglund's book
Inventing the Charles River.
This event features a distinguished panel of civic leaders, urban planners and writers in a lively discussion of the Charles River Parklands' history and its future role in the re-greening of the metropolitan park system.