NineDog999 t1_itsf3hv wrote on October 25, 2022 at 11:25 PM

Reply to comment by Ashamed_Pea6072 in How highways hurt boston by Ironlining

Unfortunately I think the Big Dig was the best solution OFFERED at the time

If this was put forward today, I am confident there would be better solutions.

OldWrangler9033 t1_itstihy wrote on October 26, 2022 at 1:14 AM

Like what? Put more buildings in? The greenway is at least park like verse more buildings.

OptimalFlight101 t1_itw1km0 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 6:48 PM

Yea I'd rather city have more green spaces than buildings.

The highway into the city was necessary one way or another.

OldWrangler9033 t1_itxvyq0 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:34 AM

It gets better. I'm old enough to have driven on that very same highway in its last years of existence. It was bloody narrow 6 lane highway split upper and and lower decks going Northward exiting city.

At one point, it had merge with single lane split to the Tobin bridge. Some people whom I knew who drove this "fun" stretch of the road called it the "Fun Game of Merge". This was because it was so bloody narrow and drivers were so frustrated they got highly...aggressive. I'm certainly glad above ground Central Artery is toast. It was one worse ideas for highway, I'm glad the other section wasn't built. The I-695, it would done worse things to the city.