She described the urban forces exercise conducted in the first public meeting. Jay Wickersham, representing the MEOA Office of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, reviewed the legal commitment that brought this opportunity to us, saying that the glass is more than half full. He said that the issues are too important for there not to be controversy. The open spaces in the Corridor are part of the enforceable commitments that mitigate the impact of the Artery. Keynote Address Adriaan Geuze, West 8 Landscape Architects Adriaan described a project on the waterfront in Copenhagen that includes public space that is part of the city, and not a solitary thing.
Housing encloses the open space, which has a small outlet to connect to the waterfront.
He also described planting at the Amsterdam airport, a park in London on the Thames River near Waterloo Station, and a mixed-use development in Rotterdam designed by his office. The budgets for constructing open space in the United States are half as large as budgets set for European projects. If cheaply built, the parks are also more difficult to maintain properly. Park design should look to the future. All parties need to know the terms of the deal.