The Rueters article leads with the headline, U.S. looks for lessons in Boston's Big Dig. But the problem is, they may be learning the wrong lessons, in my opinion.
The tone that the article sets looks to be drawing the conclusion that taking on the projects of burying congested and tangled highway systems, or stretches of roadways, is a good idea, but we just need to learn to do it better. Never mind the fact that 15 years and billions of dollars in tax-payer funds have been eaten up by the Big Dig, and we have a wrongful death suit filed due to a chunk of cement that dropped off the ceiling of the tunnel, crushing a car and the woman driving it. But at least we have parks. With trees. Trees are good.
But it looks like big spending is the name of the urban development game these days. Big projects are already being discussed for other big cities like Seattle, Philadelphia, and St. Louis. No surprise really, when we're talking about trimming 15 minutes off our busy schedules for the commute home. I mean, hey, maybe that 15 minutes is where we can finally squeeze in that family time that has been missing from our lives for the last several decades.
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