Can this DPW yard help save the planet? Maldenâs plan to create a waterfront park at the cityâs public works department is just one way local communities are taking aim at climate change By John Laidler Globe Correspondent,Updated February 19, 2021, 2:43 p.m. Email to a Friend Members of the team working to convert part of a DPW yard in Malden into a waterfront park gather at the site. From left: Kathy Vandiver, Marie Law Adams, Evan Spetrini, Amber Christoffersen, Marcia Manong, and Karen Buck.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Malden is advancing plans to create a new waterfront park within its public works yard to help protect the city against flooding, extreme heat, and other future effects of climate change.