WHAT THE MESS ON BEACON HILL MEANS TO YOU

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WHAT THE MESS ON BEACON HILL MEANS TO YOU

• Big Dig woefully late and over budget
• 1 state, 2 highway overheads
• 10 years without consensus on how to restore the
  surface artery
• An empty 1B convention center surrounded by
  1,000 acres of mud parking lots, and graced by
  Americas ugliest building (the CAT vent)

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NEW LEADERSHIP, NEW VISION

• Professional windup of the Big Dig
• Streamlined highway management
• Great Cities and the Emerald Necklace
• Strategic decisions on Hynes Convention Center
  and Seaport District

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PROFESSIONAL WINDUP OF THE BIG DIG

• Top-to-bottom outside audit with full public
  disclosure
• Aggressive oversight based on audit findings
• Reporting directly to Governor
• Turnpike Authority removed from management role
• 100 accountability for Big Dig contractors
• Elimination of any remaining wasteful extravagance

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STREAMLINED HIGHWAY MANAGEMENT

• The turnpike is a good roadway
• Lets keep it that way
• But Turnpike Authority and Mass Highway overlap
  needlessly
• Combine the best from both
• Consolidate all operations under Mass Highway
• Savings go to turnpike toll relief
• Legal pathway already in place

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GREAT CITIES THE ISSUE

• We need vibrant, livable cities
• We are among the most urban of states with 10x
  average U.S. population density
• But our cities have suffered
• Day-to-day spending has crowded out long-term
  investment in the future
• Infrastructure has crumbled
• We need a new plan for great cities
• Vision has been held hostage to waste, patronage
  and Beacon Hills obsession with the status quo

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GREAT CITIES THE VISION

• Government must work to make city life enjoyable,
  not just bearable
• Safe and clean environment
• Cultural diversity
• Inspirational architecture
• Playful open spaces
• A proper role of state government
• Critical for growth and prosperity of entire
  Commonwealth

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GREAT CITIES THE EMERALD NECKLACE

• Surface artery restoration
• Historic opportunity to reconnect Boston with its
  waterfront
• Public space consistent with spirit of The
  Emerald Necklace
• Show what a great 21st century American city can
  be
• CA surface cannot become
• Wind-swept scar a mirror of Government Center
  Plaza
• Hodge-podge of Beacon Hill paybacks
• Bleeding cityscape without a maintenance budget

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COMPLETING THE EMERALD NECKLACE

• Governor must lead
• Collaborative process
• Take responsibility for funding
• State and city
• Business
• Public and nonprofit contributions
• 100 open until 100 planned and funded

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STRATEGIC DECISIONS HYNES AND SEAPORT

• Beacon Hill has brought us
• Two uneconomical Convention Centers
• A stalled Seaport District

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CONVENTION CENTER OPTIONS
HYNES C.C.
Dispose
Keep
Keep
SEAPORT C.C.
Dispose
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CONVENTION CENTER OPTIONS
HYNES C.C.
Dispose
Keep
Keep
SEAPORT C.C.
Dispose
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SEAPORT DISTRICT OPTIONS
SEAPORT DEVELOPMENT
Jumpstart
Stall
Keep
SEAPORT C.C.
Dispose
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SEAPORT DISTRICT OPTIONS
SEAPORT DEVELOPMENT
Jumpstart
Stall
Keep
SEAPORT C.C.
Dispose
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DISPOSE, JUMPSTART
HYNES C.C.
SEAPORT DISTRICT
Jumpstart
Stall
Dispose
Keep
Keep
Keep
SEAPORT C.C.
Dispose
Dispose
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STRATEGIC ACTION

• Sell Hynes Convention Center
• Stop 15M annual state budget subsidy
• Redirect parking garage profits
• Jumpstart The Seaport District
• Convene summit meeting of all parties
• Reform permitting process
• Remove regulatory uncertainties
• Enhance public access
• Beautify ugly vent shaft
• Introduce time-bound financial incentives

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