The benefits of the Big Dig are confined to the excellent removal of the hated green monstrosity. (Not to be confused with the beloved Green Monster) The new gr

The benefits of the Big Dig are confined to the excellent removal of the hated green monstrosity. (Not to be confused with the beloved Green Monster) The new greenway park brings the city back together and makes us ache once more for the West End that was raped and smashed and destroyed by so-called Urban Renewal. The new underground freeway is a waste. Twenty billion dollars were buried for a road that does little for outer suburb traffic and nothing at all for Boston. The best thing would have been to knock down the Central Artery and replace it with nothing at all. Or we could have had a North Station-South Station connector. You could have that as a cheap cut-and-cover subway for 1% the price of the Dig. You could find a way to demolish the new City Hall along the way; that hideous thing has to go. It would be a bit slow and have a turn or two at that price but would be fantastic for transit service.