The nucleus of North Cambridge grew from a colonial tavern at a simple road junction to a small village around Porter’s Station (now Porter Square), and finally to the transportation hub and shopping destination we know today.
It will take a long time and a lot of money to build the 200,000 units officials believe Massachusetts needs. Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed Affordable Homes Act will cost $4 billion and expects to produce 40,000 homes over the next five years.
Support for a real estate transfer tax that would pay for affordable housing, vouchers to bridge the high cost of Cambridge rents and an easier permitting process to build homes was heard Monday from city councillors.
Cambridge officials are largely optimistic about the city’s economy and where it’s headed in 2024, though some issues complicate the long-term outlook.
Another potential rezoning of Somerville’s fabrication – or “fab” – district was met with intense opposition during a meeting of the City Council’s Land Use Committee.
Public meetings this week look at making more housing and making it more affordable, a decision on a plan to reclaim the fenced-off Jerry’s Pond, room for small tech at Porter Square and planning for the Massachusetts Avenue of 2040.
Lyndell’s, the iconic Ball Square bakery that holds the title of oldest scratch bakery in New England, is expected to stay in business as it gets a makeover.
A project to build affordable housing for seniors in the Cambridge Highlands has been mostly welcomed in early hearings by the Conservation Commission and Planning Board, with some debate over parking and height.