Jill Valdés Horwood joined Barr in 2019. She serves as director of the Boston Waterfront Initiative and leads efforts to promote a great public realm throughout the Boston Harbor waterfront. The initiative aims to ensure that all people and neighborhoods have access to and benefit from a vibrant, inclusive, and climate-resilient Boston waterfront now and in the future, with a particular urgency to address disparities in social and economic opportunities.
In Conversation: Seattle Waterfront Director Marshall Foster
A virtual conversation about innovations and strategies driving progress along the waterfronts in Seattle and Boston.
Top Five Urban Parks Ideas from the 2022 Greater and Greener Conference
Our Boston Waterfront Initiative director shares five inspiring ideas for our waterfront from a recent learning journey in Philadelphia.
Planning with Purpose on Boston's Waterfront
Three essential components to creating a waterfront all residents can access and benefit from.
Boston Voters Value the Waterfront — And are Ready for the City to Help it to Change
Responses to a recent voter poll provide a roadmap for how to maximize the benefits of the waterfront for everyone in Boston.
Three Things Boston Voters Think About the Boston Waterfront
A majority of voters agree with taking action to make Boston's waterfront more inclusive, accessible, and climate resilient.