Then later, extend it across the river via deep drilled tunneling much as the Harvard community proposes with the relocation of the Charles River roadways.

This would maximize the social benefit to accommodate the new real estate development and to preserve the tranquility of the West River Memorial Park.

Norquist is a proponent of eliminating unsightly elevated urban freeways; yet he now advocates scrapping an existing depressed freeway right of way?

Better yet, rebuild the depressed freeways side areas with retaining walls to permit adding a below ground light or heavy rail or transit busway, as done with Cincinnati Fort Washington Way.

Eliminating an existing depressed right of way is a total waste.