These are just some of the municipal meetings and civic events for the coming week. More are on the City Calendar and in the city’s Open Meetings Portal.
Testing a four-day workweek
Neighborhood & Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts & Celebration Committee, 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday. This committee run by city councillors Catherine Zusy and Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler looks at research on four-day workweek pilot programs that could affect businesses, government agencies and nonprofits, including models for a four-day workweek that have been tried locally. The committee meets at City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square. Televised and watchable by Zoom videoconferencing.
Cambridge’s economic issues
City Council and School Committee roundtable, 5:30 p.m. Monday. The bodies meet to go in-depth on economic trends in Cambridge and how it affects the city’s budget. At City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square. Televised and watchable by Zoom videoconferencing.
Potential East Cambridge project
BioMed Realty community meeting, 6 p.m. Wednesday. The life-sciences developer active in Kendall Square and Somerville’s Assembly Square explores the possibility of redeveloping 320 Charles St., East Cambridge, described as a two-story lab of 99,513 square feet bought by BioMed in 2013 and since leased to the Broad Institute as a processing facility. Plans for the site – which began as an Anheuser-Busch Co. bottling plant in the 1950s – will be discussed at 301 Binney St., Kendall Square at a meeting also watchable by Zoom videoconferencing (Meeting ID 838 3526 2705; passcode 607132).
Envisioning Mass. Ave. of 2040
Massachusetts Avenue Planning Study working group, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. This group already considered what the avenue will look like in 2040 from Porter Square south to Cambridge Common; it has turned its attention to North Massachusetts Avenue, from Porter Square to Alewife Brook Parkway, with members expecting an initial discussion on zoning for the avenue and on approaches to planning for Porter Square. Watchable by Zoom videoconferencing.
Toughening energy-use laws
Building Energy Use and Disclosure Ordinance regulations, noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 31. A chance to learn more about the development of language for the next round of changes to laws intended to move nonresidential property owners toward environmentally friendly (but often expensive) energy use. A 30-day public comment period has been underway since Wednesday. Watchable by Zoom videoconferencing.
Economic impact of zoning
Economic Development & University Relations Committee, noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 31. This committee run by city councillor Paul Toner talks about the economics of real estate – “housing, zoning and the economic impact of zoning proposals,” as the meeting notice puts it. The committee meets at City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square. Televised and watchable by Zoom videoconferencing.
This post was updated Oct. 30, 2024, to correct options to attend the Oct. 31 meeting on Building Energy Use and Disclosure Ordinance regulations.
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