DCR work on improved Charles River parkland, Memorial Drive ‘road diet’ comes as soon as fall
Memorial Drive greenway work intended to improve recreation along the Charles River – including walking and bicycling paths – stretches from JFK street west to Hawthorn Street, ducking for now complications to the east.
Paid legal notices for Cambridge for March 7-14
Cambridge public notices for 48-50 Bishop Allen Drive; and 29 Ash St; and for the keeping of hens.
Announcement that Starlight Square is closing sours city’s release of vision for lots in Central
Presentation of plans for 10 city-owned parcels in and around Central Square went poorly, with city councillors dismayed by lackluster public engagement and blindsided by news that the Starlight Square complex would be dismantled in July.
Rep. Rogers announces March office hours
State Rep. Dave Rogers, a Democrat in the 24th Middlesex District made up of two precincts of Cambridge, five precincts of Arlington and all of Belmont, has an upcoming office hour in Cambridge.
Attend meetings in Cambridge from March 1-7 about a shooting, Central Square and bike lanes
Public meetings this week look at the police response to the shooting of Arif Sayed Faisal last year and how to use city-owned land in Central Square; the economic impact from installing bike lanes; and bringing ice cream and Coop renovations to Harvard Square.
Attend civic events in Somerville from March 1-7 such as citizenship test prep, fundraising dance (updated)
Public meetings and gatherings this week look at preparing people for U.S. citizenship, fundraising for the Community Action Agency of Somerville by dancing, finding kids’ summer activities and more.
Paid legal notices for Cambridge for March 1-7
Cambridge public notices for Goodman Road in Mid-Cambridge; a Memorial Drive Phase 3 Project; 48-50 Bishop Allen Drive; and 29 Ash St; and for the keeping of hens.
Reliance on big companies over small businesses adds to dearth of minority vendors for Cambridge
A hearing on racial and gender disparities in how Cambridge awards contracts could be held before April, after a report found that minority-owned professional-services firms accounted for 1.3 percent of vendors.
City prevails again in second suit on bike lanes, ruled as markings, not regulations by a judge
Middlesex Superior Court Judge Maureen B. Hogan ruled for the City of Cambridge and dismissed a second lawsuit against the city that had argued bicycle lanes were an improper use of taxpayer funds and broke the law.
Attend meetings Feb. 23 to March 1 in Cambridge about adding more housing faster and Porter labs
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.
