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.
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.
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.
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.
The MBTA is preparing to launch its long-delayed, billion-dollar fare collection system – and with it, a crew of “fare engagement officials” who will check whether subway and bus riders have paid their fares and cite those who have not.
Cambridge is getting a Sustainability Office that will be led by a chief climate officer – a new role – who will report directly to City Manager Yi-An Huang.
If you ask business owners, many are concerned about the installation of bike lanes and claim they affect revenue. Objective measures show no meaningful economic differences between streets with and without recently built bike lanes.
Public meetings this week look at making a better Central Square, how to make City Hall contracting more equitable, the economic toll of vacant spaces and the use of “micromobility” devices on city streets.