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8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/big-dig-and-beyond 1/17
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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WHAT THE MESS ON BEACON HILL
MEANS TO YOU
Big Dig woefully late and over budget
1 state, 2 highway overheads
10+ years without consensus on how to
restore the surface artery
An empty $1B convention center surrounded
by 1,000 acres of mud & parking lots, and
graced by America¶s ugliest building (the CATvent)
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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NEW LEADERSHIP, NEW VISION
Professional windup of the Big Dig
Streamlined highway management
Great Cities and the Emerald Necklace
Strategic decisions on Hynes Convention
Center and Seaport District
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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PROFESSIONAL WINDUP OF THE
BIG DIG
Top-to-bottom outside audit with full publicdisclosure
Aggressive oversight based on audit findings
Reporting directly to Governor
Turnpike Authority removed from management role
100% accountability for Big Dig contractors
Elimination of any remaining wasteful
extravagance
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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STREAMLINED HIGHWAY
MANAGEMENT
The turnpike is a good roadway
Let¶s keep it that way
But Turnpike Authority and Mass Highway
overlap needlessly
Combine the best from both
Consolidate all operations under Mass Highway
Savings go to turnpike toll relief
Legal pathway already in place
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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GREAT CITIES: THE ISSUE
We need vibrant, livable cities
We are among the most urban of states with 10x
average U.S. population density
But our cities have suffered Day-to-day spending has crowded out long-term
investment in the future
Infrastructure has crumbled
We need a new plan for great cities
Vision has been held hostage to waste, patronage
and Beacon Hill¶s obsession with the status quo
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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GREAT CITIES: THE VISION
Government must work to make city lifeenjoyable, not just bearable
Safe and clean environment
Cultural diversity
Inspirational architecture
Playful open spaces
A proper role of state government
Critical for growth and prosperity of entire
Commonwealth
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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GREAT CITIES: THE EMERALD
NECKLACE
Surface artery restoration
Historic opportunity to reconnect Boston with its
waterfront
Public space consistent with spirit of The Emerald
Necklace
Show what a great 21st century American city can be
CA surface cannot become
Wind-swept scar; a mirror of Government Center
Plaza
Hodge-podge of Beacon Hill paybacks
Bleeding cityscape without a maintenance budget
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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COMPLETING THE EMERALD
NECKLACE
Governor must lead
Collaborative process
Take responsibility for funding
State and city
Business
Public and nonprofit contributions
100% open until 100% planned and funded
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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STRATEGIC DECISIONS: HYNES
AND SEAPORT
Beacon Hill has brought us «
Two uneconomical Convention Centers
A stalled Seaport District
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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CONVENTION CENTER OPTIONS
Dispose Keep
K e e p
D i s p o s e
H YNES C.C.
S E A P O R T C . C .
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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CONVENTION CENTER OPTIONS
Dispose Keep
K e e p
D i s p o s e
H YNES C.C.
S E A P O R T C . C .
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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SEAPORT DISTRICT OPTIONS
Jumpstart Stall
K e e p
D i s p o s e
SEAPORT DEVELOPMENT
S E A P O R T C . C .
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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SEAPORT DISTRICT OPTIONS
Jumpstart Stall
K e e p
D i s p o s e
SEAPORT DEVELOPMENT
S E A P O R T C . C .
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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DISPOSE, JUMPSTART
H YNES C.C. SEAPORT DISTRICT
Jumpstart Stall
D i s p
o s e
K e e p
D i s p
o s e
K e e p
S E A
P O R T C . C
.Dispose Keep
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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STRATEGIC ACTION
Sell Hynes Convention Center Stop $15M+ annual state budget subsidy
Redirect parking garage profits
Jumpstart The Seaport District
Convene summit meeting of all parties
Reform permitting process
Remove regulatory uncertainties
Enhance public access
Beautify ugly vent shaft
Introduce time-bound financial incentives
8/3/2019 Big Dig and Beyond
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