The Revitalist

Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!

Now it's time to turn our thoughts to 2008. For Bostonians, the new year will mark the end of an era – no more Big Dig. Officially, the contract between the Mass Turnpike Authority and Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff expires on December 31st. The 7.5 mile corridor running through downtown Boston at a cost of over $14 Billion has been going on in planning or construction since the Dukakis administration. I didn't know Boston before the Big Dig started construction, much less before the Central Artery was built, and I imagine that the project is defining of the city for lots of other people too. I suppose that 2008 will focus on the Greenway and how it reconnects the downtown with the waterfront. I can imagine how spring will bring new lushness to the Greenway and a whole new vision for downtown life.