Bostonist: Eating Out: Ocean Front Oceana

Charlie

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 14:42:08 -0500

It's really too bad that Storrow was built. Olmstead designed the Charles River parklands as an extension of the Emerald Necklace. At that time, BU was actually a riverfront campus and there was no overpass blocking the parkland connection at Charlesgate. I understand why they built Storrow, as it's clearly needed, but it is a heck of a sight. Maybe we can have Big Dig 2, where we bury Storrow and Soldier's Field Road?!

ed

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 09:51:33 -0500

for a city that is ostensibly on the water, boston has really failed to open up its waterfront property to the public. it's mostly controlled by industry and developers. even the charles river is mostly wasted. yeah there's the esplanade, but most of the expanse of the charles that borders boston has gross storrow drive about 20 feet from it. not that i have any solutions whatsoever, but it's stinky city planning.