Belmont Bridge Vortex: Do we really WANT a new bridge at all?
After nearly 20 years talking about it, you have to wonder...
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As City Council considers moving forward with the Belmont Bridge replacement project, it’s worth taking a look back at how we got here, and whether or not we missed an opportunity to imagine something a little more ambitious for our downtown — something perhaps a little less automobile-centric and little more pedestrian-centric — lured as we have been i…