There will be much, much more discussion on the topic of financing this project in the months ahead, but here’s a quick primer on the topic.
The public investment in this project — expected to be about $200 million — is called “project-based,” meaning essentially that the fruits of the private development end up paying for [...]

Preliminary work began today on the McGrath Highway portion of the Concourse, which will entail a complete overhaul of the road between Southern Artery and Washington Street into a pedestrian-friendly boulevard.
The Quincy Police and our Traffic Department will monitor the project daily, and we are working to minimize disruptions. There will not be any detours through [...]

Why do we need to build the Quincy Center Concourse?
We heard it at almost every coffee hour during our 2007 campaign, and we still hear it on a regular basis at public meetings and from visitors to the office. Of all the issues surrounding the redevelopment of downtown over the years, it is easily the [...]