On October 15th, 2019,  at a public meeting at the Harvard Club, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) shared work that needed to be done to the eastbound Storrow Drive bridge in the area of Charlesgate that we call The Bowl and Bridge. Their preferred option 3A at that time  enabled “possible daylighting of Muddy River under Storrow EB bridge.”

In response to these plans by MassDOT, the Charlesgate Alliance commissioned new drawings by Landing Studio to show people what a “daylit” or exposed Muddy River to Charles River connection could look like. These were unveiled on November 19th at a public meeting.

Read the letters of support from Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston City Councilor Kenzie Bok to Governor Baker.

Karen Mauney-Brodek, Pam Beale, and Parker James then wrote a letter to Governor Baker, which garnered the support of 33 area organizations.