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Ten O'Clock News; Southwest corridor project

07/15/1976

Three interviews on southwest corridor mass transit and development project. Areas affected include the South End, Roxbury Crossing, and Jamaica Plain. Construction will create numerous jobs and have an affirmative action goal with a 30% minority set-aside. $391 million (80% federal funds) will be for orange line and railroad relocation; plus an arterial street, community college, housing, and industrial park will make for at least a half billion dollar project. Residents are concerned about impact of noise and disruption in the adjacent neighborhoods, equitable employment opportunities, and environmental issues. Community groups want to be sure the new road and transit routes do not split the surrounding areas along socioeconomic lines.


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Series
Ten O'Clock News
Title

Southwest corridor project

Series Description

NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.

(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976

Duration

00:20:21

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Construction industry
City planning
Locations
Boston (Mass.)
Jamaica Plain (Boston, Mass.)
Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)
South End (Boston, Mass.)
Genres
News Report
Topics
News
Contributors
Curwood, Steve (Reporter)
Citation
Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Southwest corridor project,” 07/15/1976, GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2E8631CA0B3E4584967BE4BB8714ECA1.
MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Southwest corridor project.” 07/15/1976. GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2E8631CA0B3E4584967BE4BB8714ECA1>.
APA: Ten O'Clock News; Southwest corridor project. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2E8631CA0B3E4584967BE4BB8714ECA1
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