The Costs Of Mitigation

Weymouth Landing station, the first stop on the proposed Greenbush rail line, is a classic example of how mitigation in major public works projects is necessary, but expensive.

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July 21, 2003, 11:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"But the architect's dream -- tracks that run beneath local streets, landscaping and open space with views to the water, granite-faced retaining walls, and restoration of a brook where smelt spawn each spring -- has become a small but significant part of the reason that the $470 million project may never be built."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Weymouth leaders say they won't back down

Sunday, July 20, 2003 in The Boston Globe

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