Trees don't grow on trees, you know
By adamg - Mon, 07/14/2008 - 10:11pm.
Alyk grows weary of all the "but there aren't any trees!" carping about the Greenway; posts a photo of what the Comm. Ave. mall in the Back Bay (you know, tree-lined Comm. Ave.?) looked like in 1872, after it was built.
I'm surprised that people
I'm surprised that people think the parks are under-utilized. There are always people around the fountains!
Yes, trees take a while to
Yes, trees take a while to mature. The problem with the Greenway is that many of the trees are placed along the outer edges where they are more likely to shade cars in a few decades than people in the parks. There is also the problem of there being too few trees in general.
I don't understand the appeal of standing on a hot, unshaded strip of grass in the middle of
a highway6 lanes of traffic, but I guess the Greenway is a win for those longing to stroll along a median strip somewhere or those who miss foliage-phobic suburbia.Greenway conservancy deserves bad press
That’s a great pic of Comm ave…
http://blog.redfin.com/boston/files/2008/07/commonwealth-avenue-mall.jpg
doesnt that give the greenway folk hope — that it will look better? skru the fact that it wont happen in our lifetime…
THEY GOTTA PLANT TREES for the Greenway to get green…right??
I walked from Bulfinch/ Friend St to Reginas yesterday (Monday) for lunch —
Anyone checked out the green area closest to Zakim? The grass is already friggin burning — NO TREES — alot of trash --- all I could think about is how bad this will look in three years? With nothing but dirt/ burnt grass…
Terrible…
Plant somethin!! even if the trees are small…just do it.
Hey, there was great, bad press "they" -- Greenway Conservancy --- got in the globe on Monday:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/07/14/a_private_power_grab_on_the_publics_greenway/
People: Do NOT let the top of the big dig turn out as bad as the bottoms...
Greentown CAN happen, Mappen!
Treemont
not the Greenway
The Greenway ends at Haymarket. Any land north from there to Causeway Street is being sold off for development, and is planted with green grass only as an interim measure. Come back in a few years and you'll find buildings there, not trees.
trees
The tunnel underneath prevents any trees with large root systems from being used on the Greenway. It will never look like Comm Ave. The tunnel comes so close to the surface at State Street there isn't much that can be planted without elevating the park. Where the tunnel descends under Dewey Square, you'll find a few more trees planted along the edge, and it really could use much more.
Bostonians make me said
No matter what you do, they'll find something to complain about.
I've already enjoyed relaxing in the North End park reading a book and watching kids play in the fountains. One of these days I'm going to play croquet in the Wharf District park, it's a perfect pitch. I look forward to the Greenway growing with it's museums and cultural organizations. Take a tour to learn more of what's to come: http://www.bostonbyfoot.org/tours/greenway/.
As to the traffic, my idea is to route all the cars to one side of the Greenway and use the other side for a trolley line between North & South stations. It would be perfect for commuters going to the Financial disctrict and tourists visiting the North End, Fanieul Hall, the Aquarium and the Children's Museum.
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