Attend Cambridge meetings from Jan. 26-Feb. 2 about a Middle East cease-fire call, senior homes
Public meetings this week look at the return of a Middle East cease-fire resolution, bike lane installations, Lechmere Park changes and a project to put more units of affordable senior housing in the Cambridge Highlands.
Paid legal notices for Cambridge for Jan. 26-Feb. 2
Cambridge public notices for Fainwood Circle in the Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District and on boat ramp repairs for Boston Duck Boat Tours.
Cambridge braces for MBTA repair shutdowns, which have grown to five encompassing 36 days
A fifth MBTA red line train shutdown for Cambridge and Somerville has been scheduled for 2024 – the second coming in February – and officials are doing everything they can to keep commuters from putting more private cars on the road when they can’t take their usual mass transit.
Attend meetings in Cambridge from Jan. 19-26 about Jerry’s Pond, senior housing and charter
Public meetings this week look at the city buying the Cambridge Gas Light Co. Building near City Hall; plans to reclaim Jerry’s Pond in North Cambridge; affordable senior housing on Blanchard Road in the Cambridge Highlands; and wrapping up a review of the city’s governing documents.
Attend meetings in Somerville from Jan. 19-26 about Union Square, Broadway and open space
Public meetings this week look at a zoning study for Broadway, a Union Square Main Streets business model and open space and recreation ideas.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Oompa and Picasso to ImprovBoston’s end
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, from “Underground Magic,” poetry with Tracy K. Smith and an Oompa concert to the return of the Harvard Plaza WinterFest, a farewell to ImprovBoston and examination of the darker sides of politics and social media.
MBTA puts Band-Aids on an aging train fleet, seeing more delays by single-source supplier
There was supposed to be a fleet of new MBTA red line cars by now. But as the company charged with making those cars continues to fall behind in production, Massachusetts’ transit agency looks to extend the life of its already-30-year-old cars by another 15 years.
MBTA speed restriction repairs will shut down local red line four times in ’24, for 33 days total
The MBTA red line in Cambridge and Somerville will see shutdowns four times in 2024 from February to December, the longest lasting for 15 days.
Rentable Bluebike e-bikes arrive in Cambridge, starting with 20 in Kendall Square, soon to be 750
The first 20 e-bikes in the Bluebikes rental system are expected to become available at 4 p.m. Wednesday at a Kendall Square valet station, to be joined by 730 more over the next few months. More stations are coming to Cambridge too.
Bumbling, bungling and bombshells at the T
The MBTA’s top executive just learned about a problem with narrow tracks, but the maintenance-of-way staff knew of the problem in April 2021.
