A Plan That Could Change Boston Forever

Some say that this civic vision plan is the most responsible planning effort that's ever come out of Boston, and it could change the city forever.

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September 29, 2000, 11:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"A Civic Vision for Turnpike Air Rights in Boston" deals with healing the Massachusetts Turnpike. The highway slashes through Boston "with all the courtesy of an invading missle." If this plan is taken seriously, the document could change the city forever.

Thanks to Stu Baker

FULL STORY: Boston gets a plan to build on

Thursday, September 28, 2000 in The Boston Globe

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