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yyzda32 t1_itsh7t1 wrote

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

It's funny, I think of the old Central Artery elevated and I remember:

"Kneeland St. CLOSED" When was it ever open?

Getting to Logan Airport was awful since you had to take the Callahan Tunnel to get there on 93.

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LetMeSleepNoEleven t1_itsl1j2 wrote

I have not actually driven in Boston much since the big dig, so I don’t have much personal knowledge of the difference. But from a driving perspective as well as a walking perspective the Expressway was hell, from my memory. Especially going to the airport.

Love Storrow Drive though. Maybe screws up the riverfront but a driving dream.

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Steltek t1_ituqwvv wrote

As a kid, my Mom was convinced if we walked around the Expressway, we'd be murdered. She very much had a "white flight"/combat zone view of downtown so most of my knowledge came from what I could see from the Expressway. The only thing I knew of Quincy Market were the glowing neon tubes in that glass breezeway.

Now as an adult, I can project my own fears on my kids: cars are fucking awful and drivers will blindly run you over while you're trying to walk or bike to school. Of course, the difference is that I'm right.

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