Save more of the big trees at Tobin VLUS
Cambridge likes to set an example for climate change resilience and preparation for other cities to follow. Unnecessary tree removal is not the one we want to set.
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.
Attend meetings on buying land around Alewife, keeping options for remote speaking and more
Public meetings this week look at buying land in Alewife, updating green space, keeping options for remote speaking at City Council and School Committee meetings, a boutique hotel proposal and improvements to The Port neighborhood.
North Point to get 12-story life-science building, MIT buys gas station, advances its Kendall tower
Plenty has been going on in development this spring, including an environmentally focused building planned for North Point’s Parcel U, a slew of MIT moves and more on BioMed Realty’s push into Somerville.
Rally and public comment to MassDOT meeting show support for keeping focus on Route 28/38
The fight for improvements for the Route 28/38 intersection in East Somerville continued in a MassDOT planning meeting Tuesday that saw a parade of politicians and residents voicing support in a lengthy public comment period.
Transform a golf course into a people’s park
Nothing against golf, but this is a matter of equity. The numbers tell the story: 50 acres reserved for the use of 8,000 people with 44,000 annual visitations; 10 acres reserved for the use of the general public with 500,000 visitations.
City’s community fridges keep on providing toward mutual aid goal of food sovereignty
Sometimes referred to as “freedges” in the United States, there are now almost 200 community fridges nationwide. If there are any silver linings to the coronavirus, their appearance could be one.
MBTA’s plan for diesel hybrid buses does little toward climate goals, but we can change plan
Public comment is our opportunity to push the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority toward a goal of a fully electric fleet by 2030, a significant step toward healthier air and a required 50 percent reduction in transportation emissions.
Rally urges state to reprioritize promised repairs to the most dangerous intersection in Somerville
Residents and community leaders are calling on the state to improve the Route 28/38 intersection found to be the most dangerous in Somerville. Next in that effort is a 6 p.m. Wednesday rally.
Attend meetings on the future of public safety, utility check-ins and a more car-free Harvard
Public meetings this week look at the future of public safety, a vision for Harvard Square, how Neighborhood Conservation Districts are created and run, and climate change-friendly buildings; check in with the DPW, city water utility and Eversource; and wade back into Middle East politics.
