Editing Big Dig (section)

== Impact on property values ==
Towards the end of the Big Dig in 2003, it was estimated that the demolition of the Central Artery highway would cause a $732 million increase in property value in Boston's financial district, with the replacement parks providing an additional $252 million in value.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tajima |first1=Kayo |title=New Estimates of the Demand for Urban Green Space: Implications for Valuing the Environmental Benefits of Boston's Big Dig Project |journal=Journal of Urban Affairs |date=December 2003 |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=641–655 |doi=10.1111/j.1467-9906.2003.00006.x|s2cid=154220276 }}</ref> As a result of the Big Dig, a large amount of waterfront space was opened up, which is now a high-rent residential and commercial area called the [[Seaport District]]. The development of Seaport alone was estimated to create $7 billion in private investment and 43,000 jobs.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greiman |first1=Virginia |title=Megaprojects : lessons on risk and project management from the Big Dig |date=2013 |location=Hoboken, New Jersey |isbn=978-1-118-11547-3 |page=52}}</ref>