Heard on the late news tonight that Hon. Kevin White, former Mayor of Boston (1967-1983) passed away today. He steered the city through the bussing crisis of the 1970s. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1970 and on the short list for VP in 1972.
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He was a great man and mayor.
One of the stories I love is changing the direction of Charles Street. Greyhound and Trailways used Charles street as an on ramp to Storrow Drive north. Kevin decided the neighborhood would be better if they uses another access road. One Sunday night, no committee’s , no hearings, he changed the direction of the street to its current state.
When asked how everyone would know what to do he said ‘ they will figure it out” and Monday morning they did .