Our Frist Field Trip

Hello everyone,

did you guys have a good weekend?

Waking up early was hard,, but I really enjoyed our first field trip on last Wednesday:)

I could learn about Boston history, economy, Big Dig, Harbor project, 34 islands, etc. After the trip, I felt that I stepped closer to Boston.

Thank you Prof. Berman!

I want to talk about memorable things that I learned from our trip. The Big Dig and Boston Harbor Project.

First, The Big Dig(Central Artery/Tunnel Project),(CA/T).

The Big dig project is the expensive high project in U.S. This project was started to solve the traffic congestion on Boston. It changed the transportation system in Boston from ground overpass to underground highway and created green spaces on the ground(about 300acre).

The Big Dig taked about 14 years and costed about $14,700,000,ooo!

Second, Boston Harbor Project.

I was surprised to hear that 'About 20 years ago, Boston Harbor was known as the dirtiest harbor in America'. Today, it is fascinating. MWRA(Massachusetts Water Resources Authority)'s Boston Harbor Project includes wastewater treatment facilities centred around Deer Island. Because of this the condition of harbor and water quality has improved and people started to have interest in the many islands of Boston.

I learned many things that I missed by reading your reviews

and want to have another field trip with you guys.

See you on Wednesday!