How does mass transit play in?
Smith: The biggest economic engines in the state are the Longwood Medical institutions and tourism. Fenway is the number one tourist attraction, having edged out the Freedom Trail. So we have an obligation to make sure this works with hotels, restaurants, easy access and all the things that go with making a tourist attraction safe for the fans. We have the highest use of mass transit of any baseball park in the country: 40% of our fans use it. Best moment about coming to work? Smith: It’s Fenway Park! I’ll always remember the first day I met John Henry. We were walking around the concourse with Larry and we came through one of the vomitories and John stopped me and said, “Wait, just wait a minute. Can you believe it, it’s Fenway? I have to pinch myself, this is Fenway!” You helped save Fenway Park. Smith: One of the things we care about is that as America becomes more environmentally aware, we realize that when it comes to the preservation of buildings, that this is the greenest thing
