At 2072 Massachusetts Ave. project, we sacrifice one affordable housing community for another
Russell Apartments residents know the value of affordable housing; it is a lifesaver for our community members who could not otherwise afford to live in Cambridge. But the residential building proposed for next door would sacrifice our affordable housing community for its own.
Lower residential project along Walden Street and let the nine stories remain on Mass. Ave.
It’s time for compromise on the proposed affordable housing at 2072 Massachusetts Ave. – approve the height (nine stories) along Massachusetts Avenue and reduce the height by one story (to five) at the step-down along Walden.
Why are we closing libraries but not bars?
The city manager continues to allow business interests to dictate policy while withholding needed social services for residents. Science should drive city policy. We should reopen our libraries for contactless pickup.
For the best project at 2072 Massachusetts Ave., sides need to respect each other, communicate
Discussions regarding the proposed building at 2072 Massachusetts Ave. have been strikingly heated. I want there to be respect. It is a value we espouse, all of us.
Parents of in-person learners know the effects, and want their children back in the classroom
We have a perspective that no other group in this discussion has, and we urgently want our children to remain in the classroom.
Parent questions why districtwide Covid metrics close in-person learning at schools staying safe
Can’t each Cambridge public school be allowed some freedom to open or shut down based on its own Covid-19 cases?
Group settings with coronavirus rules are safer for seniors than the loneliness of living alone
People may be nervous about living in a communal setting under coronavirus, but these days assisted living is a highly controlled environment with strict safety, sanitizing, screening and testing protocols in place to keep residents, staff and visitors safe. A worse impact of Covid is loneliness.
There’s a shadow over boutique hotel proposal: Bad process for affordable housing neighbors
A proposed boutique hotel addition in Central Square will cast overshadow its neighboring building of affordable housing – exactly what the previous owners of the building complained was going to be done to them, leading to fewer units.
Neighborhood groups write to oppose order interposing city government into their work
It is important that neighborhood groups be independent of the city, as we sometimes represent our members against them. We act in the best traditions of our First Amendment rights. It is problematic that the policy order claims the city has the right to tell us specifically how to do so.
Fears of East Cambridge Conservation District are valid: It favors architecture over community
Proponents of an East Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District should ask themselves why they are putting energy into a policy that preserves building facades rather than policies that preserve the fabric of our communities.
