The scrap yards and used car lots – they're going to be gone. And this is the first building in a whole wave of a bunch of buildings. I have had residents in Everett complain about traffic, and unfortunately people are always going to find something to complain about, but you're talking about development that's going generate close to $40,000,000. They have to take the shuttles in from Wellington and Sullivan. So people who are going to school or work in the morning, this resort will not impact them. We did our studies prior to this.ĭuring the week, Monday through Friday, the resort is not going to impact traffic. Everett has always been a cut-through city. You have the Tobin bridge down one lane people are cutting through Everett. And we need to together and start thinking on the box about transportation.

We need to provide reliable transportation systems for people to move masses of people into Boston and out a timely manner, not all squished into like a crammed buses or trains, and we need to really get serious. Our infrastructure is old, but we have a governor and the mayor of Boston and others who want to really rebuild the T system. We were one of the first original cities in the country. Traffic has always been a problem in and around Boston. They park three miles away and they walk to the game. When they have an event, you know to get there by using the Green Line if you're go to Fenway. How do you deal with that now and what does it look like a year from now?ĭeMaria: You think about the Boston Garden, Fenway Park and Foxboro Stadium. I'm assuming that's going to be part of life for a little while. We got jammed up getting over here on the bridge.

Joe Mathieu: A lot of people are talking about traffic and I know you have a lot to say about that. I'm hoping a lot of them walk to work if they can I'll just take the shuttle down.

Now this job here with good benefits and being all union employees working inside the facility, hopefully they don't have to work as many hours. Mayor Carlo DeMaria: A lot of our residents struggle to work two or three jobs. The transcript below has been edited for clarity. WGBH Morning Edition Host Joe Mathieu spoke with Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria about traffic and the opportunities the casino presents for the Greater Boston area. The Encore Boston Harbor Casino in Everett is finally open, and people are still concerned about how the new casino will affect traffic in and around the city.

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