The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS) is offering Jamaica Plain residents an opportunity to take a survey regarding game day parking for future Boston Legacy FC games and transportation in the neighborhood surrounding White Stadium.

According to an online correspondence to Jamaica Plain neighbors from the ONS titled, “We want to hear from you on White Stadium Game Day Transportation,” the survey is open to all residents through Oct. 24, 2026.

The Boston Legacy FC (Football Club), a professional women’s soccer team that competes in the National Women’s Soccer League, will begin play at newly renovated White Stadium in the 2028 season. (The original date was pushed back one year due to delays in construction).

The team will play approximately 20 home games (15 regular-season games plus playoffs) at White Stadium. The current NWSL season begins in March and runs through November. The team is building a privately funded $60 million practice facility in Brockton.

With potential capacity crowds of 10,500 fans at each game (the team’s current average attendance exceeds 12,000), there will be a game-day impact on the Jamaica Plain neighborhood.

In addition to its letter encouraging residents “to share you feedback on game day parking, the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services also offers a transportation website page and a recording of the transportation plan update. Anshi Moreno, city coordinator and co-chair of the White Stadium Neighborhood Advisory Council, does a thorough job in the 14-minute video explaining all aspects of the game-day plan. Moreno said the plan “came out of three years of resident input – community meetings, neighborhood workshops, a public comment period, and this year a door-knocking survey of more than 700 homes.”

“I’m grateful that Mayor Wu is giving our neighborhoods the ability to decide for themselves whether they want to opt into parking protections, said Senator Liz Miranda (D-Roxbury). The neighborhoods surrounding Franklin Park are unique, and the people who live here know their streets and their needs best. I think allowing each neighborhood to make that decision is the right approach. I also hope we treat this as an evolving plan. Once games begin, if something isn’t working, we need to be able to revisit it, make adjustments, and respond to what residents are actually experiencing. We’re going to learn as we go, and I want to make sure the community continues to have a real voice in how this works.”

Rep. Sam Montano has been closely monitoring the White Stadium process and the potential impacts on the Jamaica Plain neighborhood. In relation to the ONS residents’ survey, Montano brings a particular expertise, having been in charge of community processes for affordable housing developments in Jamaica Plain in the position she held before being elected state representative.

“I think they’re [ONS] trying [to keep residents involved in the process],” said Montano. “You’re always going to miss someone, or someone’s not going to check their email or they’re not going to hear about something because they’re out of town, but I think the people who are most engaged and who care most about this are being talked to and are involved.”

Montano, who said she grew up as “a soccer fan in the Mia Hamm generation,” believes the new stadium will be beneficial to the neighborhood.

“I think it will be great to have so many more people around and walking in the park, and I think it will be amazing for all the students who will get to use the stadium,” said Montano. “Right now, people didn’t get to use the facility as much because it was locked, so I think the new stadium is going to be a net gain for everyone in the end.”