The Boston Globe, May 24th, 2002
BOSTON GAVE AMERICA ITS FIRST CITY PARK IN 1634. THE COMMON - 48 ACRES SET ASIDE FOREVER FROM DEVELOPMENT _ WAS AN INNOVATION IN CONSERVATION. The Central Artery corridor - 27 acres recovered from an outdated elevated expressway - promises to be the latest innovation in restoring the fabric of urban life. What old I-93 ripped apart, the Rose Kennedy Greenway hopes to stitch back together. Boston is not the first city to put a park on top of a buried interstate. In Washington, D.C., a portion of the National Mall lies over eight lanes of speeding traffic. Seattle has Freeway Park over I-5, and ...
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