a wise man (or woman) recognizes that it is a smart move to hire staffers who are smarter than you to provide counsel and advice. That's what cabinets are for, right? Well, riddle me this, yo. Who the hell is whispering in Mayor Menino's ear? He is proposing a $40 million renovation of the Northern Ave bridge. Really? Surely, you cannot be serious.
First of all, that bridge is only open to pedestrian traffic right now. The structure is MAD old. MAD. Plus, in the billion years that it's been there, only the last five or so had the huge Moakley Courthouse building at one end. It;s congested enough over there as it is. Furthermore, Fort Point Channel is chump change. It's a small sliver of water that is mostly unused. No paddle boats or kayaks over there, kiddies. To spend $40 million so the few boats that dock between the Northern Ave and Seaport Blvd bridges is preposterous to me. It may seem like small stuff, but really though. Can I live? Better yet, can I not live in a city with mixed-up priorities. Kowtow to the few at the expense of the many. This is just as bad as the whole move City Hall to the Waterfront idea. Riddle me something else: why are we so in love with everything Waterfront-related? Geesh.
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