Attend meetings on reparations, name changes, police technology and aging elementary schools
Public meetings this week look at reparations through cannabis revenue, name changes to the Agassiz neighborhood and Central Square branch library, police surveillance technology that worries civil libertarians, aging elementary schools, tree tear-downs and much more.
Thinking big at Central Square’s library branch imagines a housing tower and replacing garage
The Central Square branch of the Cambridge Public Library was approved Monday for a study of its space needs, but city councillors say staff needs to think bigger – such asbuilding a tower of public housing with the library on its lower floors. Maybe even expanding to the neighboring parking garage.
Attend meetings on acoustic music, police plan, cutting small-business fees and a Cantab return
Public meetings this week look at, well, what public meetings will look like after the pandemic, a proposal for a new kind of public safety and enacting an acoustic music law; cutting small-business permitting and licensing fees; “missing middle” zoning; and the return of the Cantab Lounge.
Four ways the Affordable Housing Overlay zoning is being misused on a proposal for Walden Square
A seven-story building proposed for Walden Square violates the spirit of the Affordable Housing Overlay in terms of geography and building height and around parking issues and the cost of land.
Attend meetings on grad rates under Covid, charter changes and a Garage mall remake
Public meetings this week look at how Covid affected high school graduation rates, reforming the city’s Plan E charter, planning for a cohesive Alewife neighborhood, two potential Neighborhood Conservation Districts and a remake of The Garage in Harvard Square.
What some affordable housing proponents miss
There are far safer and better ways of providing affordable housing than Cambridge’s current zoning approaches.
Height at 2072 Mass. Ave. project again rejected by zoning board; project to return in September
It was as if nothing had changed in six months: On Thursday the Board of Zoning Appeal declined to approve a comprehensive permit for a 2072 Massachusetts Ave. affordable development five blocks north of Porter Square, citing its height.
Attend meetings about a digital equity timeline, city budget, 2072 Massachusetts Ave. building
Public meetings this week look at a digital equity timeline, outdoor dining and Alewife traffic congestion; the next fiscal year’s budget, department by department; Covid vaccinations for kids and an Eversource brochure backlash; and affordable apartments proposed for 2072 Massachusetts Ave.
Majority of Russell Apartments residents oppose design of building proposed for 2072 Mass. Ave.
More than two-thirds of Russell Apartments residents have signed a letter opposing the building proposed for next door. Those who haven’t signed are either afraid to speak out, or unable to communicate due to language barriers.
Loud and quiet voices on 2072 Mass. Ave.
Letter from Tom Burke: Neighbors deserve a chance to speak about the building at 2072 Massachusetts Ave., but should our voices be so much louder than those whose lives are most directly affected by the zoning board’s decision?
