Abstract: Boston's Arborway project, the replacement of a bridge with a continuation of an at-grade parkway (the Casey Arborway) which runs through the Forest Hills/Jamaica Plain neighborhoods, was a transformative endeavor. Designers, consultants, government agencies and stakeholder groups worked together to strike a balance between mobility concerns and livability, and in doing so, brought the neighborhoods back together. It was felt that bringing the road to grade was the best decision, as it would reconnect the Emerald Necklace, a historic green space beginning at the Public Garden in downtown Boston and connecting a series of historic parks, originally envisioned by Frederick Law Olmstead, who is considered to be the father of American landscape architecture. The multimodal components of the Arborway presented the project's most significant challenges, as it has at its heart the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Forest Hills Station, a multimodal center which accommodates bus routes, busways, a taxicab stand, a subway terminus, an MBTA commuter rail station, and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor passage.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
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