Union Square T stop will see service in December, not October; Cambridge, Somerville to be repaid
Delays to the green line extension project will push the start of service back by two months at the Union Square spur – to December, also when the Lechmere stop is expected to reopen. But there will be a five-month delay on the stretch ending at a Medford/Tufts station.
What’s coming along in transit as city reopens includes MBTA options, walkways, bike lanes
While it may have felt like time stood still during the coronavirus, transit planning, changes and construction did not. Looking forward over the next six months, residents can expect to see updates on several projects discussed by city officials in interviews May 12.
Construction around new Union Square T station expected for years, and elevator isn’t due ’til 2022
Though the Union Square stop on the green line is expected to open as early as October, there’s no sign yet of elevator access from its neighboring parcel, which got its building permit Thursday and could be under construction into the fall of 2024.
Attend meetings on tree protection laws, keeping remote participation, Ragon relocation and more
Public meetings this week look at tree protection and cannabis delivery business laws, the Ragon Institute’s proposal to build near Kendall, MCAS standardized testing issues and much more.
CareWell clinic Covid vaccinations are disrupted, company denying report of state ‘disenrollment’
CareWell Urgent Care is telling some patients who got their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a CareWell clinic that the company can’t honor appointments for their second shots because it’s out of vaccine.
Attend meetings on a 10-year infrastructure plan, project’s affordable units, superintendent search
Public meetings this week look at trying again on the rules of allowed businesses, and a 10-year infrastructure plan; shaping the Cambridge Public Schools budget and finding the next schools superintendent; allowing more acoustic entertainment; and more.
‘ECBeeA Crosspollinator’ campaign highlights ECBA’s lively business-to-business ecosystem
Important relationships between business owners and how they support each other can be missed, but an East Cambridge Business Association campaign is designed to show off those connections.
Police seek Inman Square bank robber
Police are looking for an Inman Square bank robber, who passed a note demanding money to a teller at around 9:12 a.m. Wednesday. After being handed an unknown amount of money, he fled on foot toward Somerville.
Provider of shared office space in a pandemic expands into CIC Health, offers tests to public
A new, privately owned Covid-19 testing clinic opened Tuesday in Kendall Square with some operating similarities to an ill-fated testing site in an Inman Square bar – except that the city shows no signs of trying to shut it down.
Lilypad has been in no hurry for livestreaming despite its monthslong coronavirus shutdown
Daniel Sarver, director of operations for The Lilypad in Inman Square, spoke to the challenges Covid-19 poses to independent music venues and what passage of the Save Our Stages Act would mean to local arts spaces.
