The MBTA will consider fare-free sections of bus routes where the red line closes for repairs this year, but making the No. 1 bus fare-free is off the table for now.

Public meetings this week look at city-funded housing vouchers; transportation planning policy; universal after-school options and the middle-school experience; and what’s next for a church weathervane made in 1721.

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.

Public meetings this week look at a Net Zero Action Plan report, a test of “digital navigators” to help people get online from the wrong side of the digital divide and child care for Cambridgeport. There’s also a town hall about black business.

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.

The needs of our students and their families suffering a high cost of living should be able to crack the Cambridge City Council’s to-do list.

Public meetings this week look at setting City Council goals for the term and evaluating the city manager, housing and diversity hiring, and a Patriot’s Day celebration filled with history, treats, a horse riding in from Boston and a Humvee.

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.

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.

Pro-labor politics could raise construction costs in Cambridge, where city councillors have been concerned about spiraling project expenses.