In Defense Of The Big Dig How Politics Affected The Planning Design And Construction Of The Boston Central Artery Tunnel Project

Author : Orikaye Brown-West
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780557007479

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From Dream to Reality: Scaling the Construction Planning Hurdles of a Megaproject by Orikaye Brown-West Pdf

Discusses how the dream of a megaproject is realized, elucidates the various demands, and explains why it takes years to materialize. It asserts that a megaproject is any project that requires a great deal of management courage, capital, patience, and well-conceived plans. And that managing a megaproject is more than managing a major construction effort; it is also managing a public responsibility with the concomitant management accountability and transparency. It advances the Big Dig as the case study megaproject of record, because none of the other notable megaprojects in the 20th century can boast the paradoxes and the lessons that the Big Dig provides. It affirms that leadership engagement, imagination, and political alignment, facilitate the realization of such dream. It espouses good planning and invokes foresight considerations as a sine qua non for getting the right strategic gaps closed, the misdeeds avoided and the right mechanics applied for a successful project outcome.

Author : Orikaye G. Brown-West
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-06
Category : Express highways
ISBN : 9781430312659

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In DEFENSE of the BIG DIG: How Politics Affected the Planning, Design and Construction of the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project by Orikaye G. Brown-West Pdf

Tells the story of the planning, design and construction of the Big Dig, Boston's Central Artery and Tunnel project from a personal perspective. This most complex and technologically challenging project is a paradox of praises and blame. This book defends the professionals who planned, designed and constructed it; and blames the politics of project planning for the shortcomings.

Author : Transportation Research Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Engineering,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee for Review of the Project Management Practices Employed on the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel (
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003-02-21
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780309134477

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Completing the "Big Dig" by Transportation Research Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Engineering,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee for Review of the Project Management Practices Employed on the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel ( Pdf

Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project, a 7.8 mile system of bridges and underground highways and ramps, is the most expensive public works project ever undertaken in the United States. The original cost estimate of $2.6 billion has already been exceeded by $12 billion, and the project will not be completed until 2005, seven years late. The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA), the public steward of the project, requested that the National Research Council carry out an independent assessment of the project's management and contract administration practices, with a focus on the present situation and measures that should be taken to bring the project to a successful conclusion. This report presents the committee's findings and recommendations pertaining to cost, scheduling, and transitioning from the current organization dominated by consultants to an operations organization composed largely of full-time MTA staff. The report recommends that MTA establish an external, independent, peer-review program to address technical and management issues until the transition to operations and maintenance is complete; begin a media campaign now to teach drivers how to use the new system safely; and develop, immediately implement, and maintain a comprehensive security program.

Author : Catalina Freixas,Mark Abbott
Publisher : Springer
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319729565

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Segregation by Design by Catalina Freixas,Mark Abbott Pdf

This book discusses racial segregation in American cities. Using St. Louis as a point of departure, it examines the causes and consequences of residential segregation, and proposes potential mitigation strategies. While an introduction, timeline and historical overview frame the subject, nine topic-specific conversations – between invited academics, policy makers and urban professionals – provide the main structure. Each of these conversations is contextualized by a photograph, an editors’ note and an essay written by a respected current or former St. Louisan. The essayists respond to the conversations by speaking to the impacts of segregation and by suggesting innovative policy and design tactics from their professional or academic perspective. The purpose of the book, therefore, is not to provide original research on residential segregation, but rather to offer a unique collection of insightful, transdisciplinary reflections on the experience of segregation in America and how it might be addressed.

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board,National Academy of Engineering
Publisher : National Academy Press
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0309086892

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Completing the "Big Dig" by National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board,National Academy of Engineering Pdf

Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project, a 7.8 mile system of bridges and underground highways and ramps, is the most expensive public works project ever undertaken in the United States. The original cost estimate of $2.6 billion has already been exceeded by $12 billion, and the project will not be completed until 2005, seven years late. The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA), the public steward of the project, requested that the National Research Council carry out an independent assessment of the project's management and contract administration practices, with a focus on the present situation and measures that should be taken to bring the project to a successful conclusion. This report presents the committee's findings and recommendations pertaining to cost, scheduling, and transitioning from the current organization dominated by consultants to an operations organization composed largely of full-time MTA staff. The report recommends that MTA establish an external, independent, peer-review program to address technical and management issues until the transition to operations and maintenance is complete; begin a media campaign now to teach drivers how to use the new system safely; and develop, immediately implement, and maintain a comprehensive security program.

Author : Peter Vanderwarker
Publisher : Little Brown & Company
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0316605980

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The Big Dig by Peter Vanderwarker Pdf

Describes the development of the city of Boston and the reasons for creating the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project--known as "the big dig"--and outlines each step in its planning and construction.

Author : Jeannie Meejin Yoon,Meredith Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : City planning
ISBN : NWU:35556039328851

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Public Works by Jeannie Meejin Yoon,Meredith Miller Pdf

Edited by J. Meejin Yoon, Meredith Miller.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 982 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030147615

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Third Harbor Tunnel, I-90/Central Artery, I-93, Boston by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Luberoff,Alan Altshuler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Express highways
ISBN : NWU:35556025749169

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A Political and Institutional Analysis of Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project by David Luberoff,Alan Altshuler Pdf

Author : Bent Flyvbjerg
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Economic development projects
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Policy and Planning for Large Infrastructure Projects by Bent Flyvbjerg Pdf

Abstract: "This paper focuses on problems and their causes and cures in policy and planning for large infrastructure projects. First, it identifies as the main problem in major infrastructure development pervasive misinformation about the costs, benefits, and risks involved. A consequence of misinformation is massive cost overruns, benefit shortfalls, and waste. Second, the paper explores the causes of misinformation and finds that political-economic explanations best account for the available evidence: planners and promoters deliberately misrepresent costs, benefits, and risks in order to increase the likelihood that it is their projects, and not the competition's, that gain approval and funding. This results in the "survival of the unfittest," where often it is not the best projects that are built, but the most misrepresented ones. Finally, the paper presents measures for reforming policy and planning for large infrastructure projects, with a focus on better planning methods and changed governance structures, the latter being more important."--World Bank web site.

Author : Alan A. Altshuler,David E. Luberoff
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815701306

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Mega-Projects by Alan A. Altshuler,David E. Luberoff Pdf

Since the demise of urban renewal in the early 1970s, the politics of large-scale public investment in and around major American cities has received little scholarly attention. In MEGA-PROJECTS, Alan Altshuler and David Luberoff analyze the unprecedented wave of large-scale (mega-) public investments that occurred in American cities during the 1950s and 1960s; the social upheavals they triggered, which derailed large numbers of projects during the late 1960s and early 1970s; and the political impulses that have shaped a new generation of urban mega-projects in the decades since. They also appraise the most important consequences of policy shifts over this half-century and draw out common themes from the rich variety of programmatic and project developments that they chronicle. The authors integrate narratives of national as well as state and local policymaking, and of mobilization by (mainly local) project advocates, with a profound examination of how well leading theories of urban politics explain the observed realities. The specific cases they analyze include a wide mix of transportation and downtown revitalization projects, drawn from numerous regions—most notably Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Portland, and Seattle. While their original research focuses on highway, airport, and rail transit programs and projects, they draw as well on the work of others to analyze the politics of public investment in urban renewal, downtown retailing, convention centers, and professional sports facilities. In comparing their findings with leading theories of urban and American politics, Altshuler and Luberoff arrive at some surprising findings about which perform best and also reveal some important gaps in the literature as a whole. In a concluding chapter, they examine the potential effects of new fiscal pressures, business mobilization to relax environmental constraints, and security concerns in the wake of September 11. And they make clear their own views about how best to achieve a balance between developmental, environmental, and democratic values in public investment decisionmaking. Integrating fifty years of urban development history with leading theories of urban and American politics, MEGA-PROJECTS provides significant new insights into urban and intergovernmental politics.

Author : Bent Flyvbjerg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198732242

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The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management by Bent Flyvbjerg Pdf

This handbook provides state-of-the-art scholarship in the emerging field of megaproject management. The 25 chapters cover all aspects of megaproject management, from front-end planning to actual project delivery, including how to deal with stakeholders, risk, finance, complexity, innovation, governance, ethics, project breakdowns, and scale itself.

Author : Charles C. Euchner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0971842701

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Governing Greater Boston by Charles C. Euchner Pdf

Author : Laxmi Ramasubramanian
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540754015

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Geographic Information Science and Public Participation by Laxmi Ramasubramanian Pdf

Computer-mediated participation is at the crossroads. In the early heady days of the digital revolution, access to "high" technologies such as GIS promised the empowerment of marginalized communities by providing data and information that was previously hidden away from public view. To a great extent, this goal has been achieved at least in the U.S. and Western Europe – data about a range of government initiatives and raw data about different aspects of spatial planning such as land use, community facilities, property ownership are available a mouse-click away. Now, that we, the public, have access to information, are we able to make better plans for the future of our cities and regions? Are we more inclusive in our planning efforts? Are we able to foster collaborative governance structures mediated by digital technologies? In the book, these issues will be discussed using a three-part structure. The first part of the book will be theoretical – it will review the literature in the field, establish a framework to organize the literature and to link three different subject areas (participation and community development, GIS and other related technologies, and planning processes). The second part of the book will be a series of success stories, case studies that review actual situations where participatory planning using GIS has enabled community wellbeing and empowerment. These case studies will vary in scale and focus on different planning issues (planning broadly defined). The final part of the book will step back to review alternative scenarios for the future, exploring where we are headed, as the technologies we are using to plan rapidly change.

Author : William H. Becker,United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Historical Division
Publisher : [Washington?] : Historical Division, Office of Administrative Services, Office of the Chief of Engineers
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Saint Lawrence Seaway
ISBN : UCR:31210023605825

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From the Atlantic to the Great Lakes by William H. Becker,United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Historical Division Pdf