Both Mass. and casino need to see value of committing to footbridge - The Boston Globe

Monday 17th February 2020

A Feb. 7 Business column by Jon Chesto ("Will gondolas soon carry casino-goers?") described Encore's proposal for an aerial gondola, instead of a planned 800-foot pedestrian bridge, to connect Assembly Row across the Mystic River to the casino. At the same time, the Baker-Polito administration announced a $13.7 million contract to complete the 11.5-mile Northern Strand Trail, which would dead-end at the site of this long-anticipated bridge if the bridge project does not proceed.