A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from a pie-based fundraiser to open art studios
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Petsi Pies founder Renee McLeod shares her secrets for a good cause, a Holiday Plant Enthusiast Market is coming, there are open studios by Brickbottom/Joy Street artists, Robert Pinsky reads, “Something Strange” returns and much more.
Attend meetings on the ‘MassAve4’ bike lanes, Alewife, issues facing Black residents and more
Public meetings this week look at Strategic planning for Kendall Square, plans for the “MassAve4” stretches of bike lanes and the Lechmere Canal Park, school Covid protocol changes, Issues facing Black residents, amending the city charter and zoning for the Alewife area.
MBTA green and orange line shutdowns begin, bringing advice on getting around without rail
With an MBTA green line train shutdown between Government Center and Union Square stations starting Monday and orange line trains shut down as of 9 p.m. Friday, Cambridge has pulled together a commuter-advice page and the Bluebikes bicycle-rental system is offering more capacity.
Expect shuttle buses for four weeks on green line; Medford Branch opening is put off to November
Shuttle buses will replace trains between Government Center and Union Square stations in both directions from Aug. 22 to Sept. 18. Service on the branch began March 21.
Plan for a bus network redesign raises concerns over removal of three routes in East Cambridge
Changes to three East Cambridge bus routes serving lower-income people and seniors are adding to concerns over a wholesale redesign of the MBTA bus system.
After shrugging off transit order by City Council, DePasquale says maybe ‘new manager’ will do it
The departure of City Manager Louis A. DePasquale is less than two months away, and he has begun to kick things down the road to his unknown replacement.
‘Flats on First’ sells for $103M in East Cambridge, near leasing for 136 apartments across from mall
A building originally announced to be finished in 2020 – in an estimate from March 2019, before the Covid pandemic – has been completed and sold near Kendall Square.
Trains roll into Lechmere, Union Square T stops, a long-delayed victory for green line extension
Service restarted Monday on a relocated Lechmere MBTA station and to Somerville’s new Union Square station as part of the state’s green line extension project, a moment of joy in a project years overdue and once declared all but dead.
MBTA plans Sunday drill between new stations
The MBTA plans to hold an emergency response drill using a train between the new Lechmere and Union Square green line T stations from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, but neighbors can expect activity in the area as early as 7 a.m.
Lechmere, Union Square T stops open March 21 as council reminds of Porter Square connection
The return of the Lechmere MBTA station to use and start of green line extension service to Somerville’s Union Square on March 21 drew plenty of attention last week, but city councillors are looking beyond that news.
