Firstly, that isn't Dutch so disagree in English or just don't. Secondly it is a fallacy to say strong planning traditions and government intervention result in higher unemployment and stagnant economies. The Dutch unemployment rate is lower than the United State's and similar to Massachusetts. I might also add that the Dutch have lower levels of poverty, higher levels of educational attainment, better public transportation, and a society/economy working far more aggressively to stop climate change. Dare I say much of that is attributable to strong planning traditions.
I don't disagree that organic urban growth has its virtues but it can also have its externalities. In the American context without a policy led approach those once "organic" residential "urban" fabrics (which have a host of their own issues and are not as organic as they seem) will never transition to higher density or mixed used fabrics. They are essentially a time capsule of the economic and transportation technology of their day, regardless of what the current market, social, and environmental needs of the city are today. That is because those communities and our culture/ system of government support private ownership as primary. Property owners have influence and will protect what they feel to be their best interest even if it is at the expense of the collective interest. Thus the need for government coordination aka planning.
I would not want to live in a Boston that had a Houston-like approach to planning. It might be more development friendly, it might reduce housing costs, however those trade offs in my opinion would not improve the experience of those living and working in the city. I am pro-development, pro-density, and pro-planning.
Back to the thread. My original point was simply this is not a 'core location' nor is it really a natural location for a node like this thus from a planning perspective smaller scale development could have made sense. I wholly understand why it is being built out the way it is and don't think it needs to be god's gift to Boston to be a success.