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.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Bob Moses MathTrail, ‘Emotive Land’ and more
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a Bob Moses MathTrail Launch and Parade; “Emotive Land” augmented-reality performance and other dance debuts; a beery class on how to make a New York Times crossword; “Smoke This” Rib Fest; readings, concerts, theater and much more.
Rally promotes safer bike lanes, other solutions that protect riders across city lines and statewide
More aggressive pushes for bike lanes and other safety measures were promoted at a weekend rally in Somerville inspired by the August death of Stephen Conley, 72, in a “dooring” incident with a car.
Barr will leave behind city streets and bike lanes for leadership role at Amtrak starting in the fall
Cambridge’s director of Traffic, Parking & Transportation since 2015, Joe Barr, announced on Monday that he plans to step down to become director of network development for the Eastern United States for Amtrak.
Attend meetings on linkage fees and bike lanes, pot shops and improving the city’s playing fields
Public meetings this week look at linkage fees and playing fields, banning fur and fake health clinics, after-school program buses, bike lanes on Garden Street, a Porter Square pot shop, eliminating parking minimums, planning North Massachusetts Avenue and much more.
Meeting on keeping Saturday ‘Riverbend Park’ finds support, but sympathy for Riverside effect
A community meeting highlighted strong support for the continued closing of Memorial Drive to car traffic to create Riverbend Park on Saturdays and Sundays.
It’s time to make Memorial Drive a weekend park for good
Memorial Drive is a community asset. It shows what happens when people work together to listen to resident concerns, consider solutions and improve policies for everyone.
Attend meetings on MBTA cuts, lab buildings, housing, Memorial Drive, bike safety and more
Public meetings this week look at reversing plans for bus cuts; zoning around lab buildings, parking and multifamily housing; Memorial Drive closings and bike safety in Somerville; a greenhouse gas emissions law; and much more.
Crimson Bikes, born at Harvard in the 2000s, shutters in face of angry buyers and vendors (corrected)
Crimson Bikes, the bicycle sales and repair shop near Harvard Square, has apparently closed, leaving many customers who had not received the bikes they ordered and paid for with no assurance of refunds.
Meet one of the area’s top transportation experts, an effective advocate not quite old enough to vote
Based on his command of traffic safety principles and technical design standards, it’s easy to assume Petru Sofio is a transportation professional. He’s in high school.
