A woman wearing a blue sweater speaks, while community leaders and officials listen and smile, at the Central Artery/Tunnel Project DD Ramp victory ceremony in Tai Tung parking lot, Boston.

A community coalition in Chinatown successfully stopped the Central Artery/Tunnel Project DD Ramp from being built; the off-ramp would have caused increased traffic and air pollution in Chinatown. Mayor Thomas Menino, as well as officials from the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, the Central Artery...

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Summary:A community coalition in Chinatown successfully stopped the Central Artery/Tunnel Project DD Ramp from being built; the off-ramp would have caused increased traffic and air pollution in Chinatown. Mayor Thomas Menino, as well as officials from the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, the Central Artery/Tunnel Project, and Chinatown community leaders presided over this event. Mayor Menino is partially visible, standing directly behind the speaker. In the background of this image, there is a banner that says "Mass. Turnpike, CA/T [Central Artery Tunnel], Chinatown, Boston, Building a Better Future Together."