[3] As a result of these issues Chapter 91 of the Massachusetts General Laws was established in 1866 to regulate uses of tidal waterways and is a powerful tool to protect the public welfare in relationship to filled and flowing tidelands today.

[6] This several hundred yard-long section of river became the source of many contentious environmental issues during planning for the Big Dig highway project.

A linear public art project, Millers River Littoral Way,[10] presents a series of artworks, graphics, lighting, stainless steel bench sculptures, and etchings of historic pre-landfill harbor depths.

Designed for both bicycles and pedestrians, the bridge's sinusoidal shape[16] curves over MBTA railway tracks, and threads between railroad Control Tower A and the Route 1 North highway loop ramp.

[17] A light-based public artwork, 5 Beacons for the Lost Half Mile, guides pedestrians out from under the highway structures into Paul Revere Park in Charlestown.