Greenway plans for 'Boston's biggest block party'

By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff

Officials planning the inauguration of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway expect 50,000 to 70,000 people to congregate along the new mile-long stretch of downtown parks on Oct. 4 in what they are touting as “Boston’s biggest block party.”

Plans include a Ferris wheel, free pedicab rides, walking tours, carts with free food, a scavenger hunt, and performance stages, said Kate Gilbert Miller, the event manager of the conservancy that will run the Greenway. Details of the festivities were discussed this morning at a meeting of the conservancy.

“What we’re trying to do is set the tone for what’s to come,” said Alexandra Lee, director of public programs for the conservancy.

The MBTA will also run special buses up and down the Greenway, wrapped in an advertisement for the new parks.

The conservancy will hold a fund-raising gala the night before the opening, inviting political leaders and members of the business community.

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