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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

STRATEGIC DECISIONS: HYNES AND SEAPORT

 Beacon Hill has brought us
 

Two uneconomical Convention Centers A stalled Seaport District

CONVENTION CENTER OPTIONS

HYNES C.C.
Dispose Keep

SEAPORT C.C.

Dispose

Keep

CONVENTION CENTER OPTIONS

HYNES C.C.
Dispose Keep

SEAPORT C.C.

Dispose

Keep

SEAPORT DISTRICT OPTIONS

SEAPORT DEVELOPMENT
Jumpstart Stall

SEAPORT C.C.

Dispose

Keep

SEAPORT DISTRICT OPTIONS

SEAPORT DEVELOPMENT
Jumpstart Stall

SEAPORT C.C.

Dispose

Keep

DISPOSE, JUMPSTART

HYNES C.C.
Dispose Keep Keep

SEAPORT DISTRICT
Jumpstart Stall

SEAPORT C.C.

Dispose

Keep

Dispose

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