There is no logistical need to delay bike lanes. There is only a political desire by some on the council, not supported by the public.

Before the city knows how a change in zoning for private parking lot use plays out, there’s something else at risk: a deadline for the installation of bike lanes.

Public meetings this week look at West Broadway reconstruction, tenants and landlords rights, homelessness and a “dark skies ordinance,” a composting program, improvements for cyclists and a new Woody’s Liquors on the Medford border.

There’s one change around the state’s coming transformation of McGrath Highway into McGrath Boulevard that Somerville officials are trying to stop: removal of a pedestrian footbridge. A traffic signal change is also causing concern.

Shuttle buses used during February T shutdowns doubled the time it took to get from Alewife to Harvard during rush hour compared with the subway.

Despite significant changes to design, a proposed expansion in Somerville by U-Haul heard significant grievances from neighbors and residents.

Public meetings this week look at a road diet plan and the impact of bike lanes; plans to redo Haskell Street in North Cambridge; hurdles to diversity, equity and inclusion; adapting homes to child care uses; and a housing agenda town hall.

A plan to reshape Cambridge transportation over the next decade includes more than 30 action items for people who need cars in daily life and others.

Public meetings this week look at a proposed six-story U-Haul rental center, creating and shaping public safety policies, an Inner Belt hotel and more.

Public meetings this week look at changes coming to Memorial Drive, school and police budgets, how to fight climate change floodwaters and envisioning the Massachusetts Avenue of 2040. There’s a community iftar celebration, too.