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Walkshop: The Big Dig and the Rose Kennedy Greenway (Plus an Island and a Bridge)

Walkshop: The Big Dig and the Rose Kennedy Greenway (Plus an Island and a Bridge)

Learn how Boston buried an interstate highway and built a world-class park over it. On this tour, we’ll walk along the Greenway, stopping at key sections of the project to do a deep dive on how the streets and sidewalks were designed over the tunnel, and visit the Zakim Bridge to learn about its history.

We’ll chat with some of the designers behind the Big Dig project, meet leaders from the Greenway Conservancy activating the corridor, and hear from the Artery Business Committee, whose leaders have described the project as “doing heart surgery while playing a tennis match.” We’ll also discuss how, a decade after the project was completed, the region has benefited from the expansion of transit lines, new open space, a third harbor tunnel, a dramatic bridge and an island park.

Mode: Walking