Transportation & the City: Allston Multimodal Project + Reknitting the Allston Community

Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities and the City Planning & Urban Affairs Program for a special discussion on the mega project realigning the Massachusetts Turnpike/I-90. The project will open up land in Allston for new development and improve roadway, transit, and active transportation in the region. In addition to the local lens, the discussion will focus on efforts by the US Department of Transportation to identify and fund projects designed to reconnect neighborhoods that were split apart due to highway expansion. Featured speakers include former MA Secretaries of Transportation Fred Salvucci (under Gov. Michael Dukakis) and Jim Aloisi (under Gov. Deval Patrick), who will share lessons learned from the Central Artery project.