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.
Attend meetings in Somerville from Dec. 15-22 about schools, wine shop and street priorities
Public meetings this week look at school buildings, public housing, a proposed higher-end wine shop and street repair priorities for next year.
Cambridge Street’s bike lane process is familiar, reiterating concerns and adding a kind of protest
While cyclists celebrate over improved safety measures, drivers and business owners worry about what it will mean for them – as they have since 2017.
Street cleaning without towing gets another year but with a request to double cost of tickets to $100
A popular but flawed test of ticketing instead of towing cars during Cambridge’s street-cleaning season will get a second year, but – with the permission of the state Legislature – adjusted to include higher fines.
Attend meetings in Cambridge from Dec. 8-15 about Faisal inquest and city project priorities
Public meetings this week look at an inquest into a police shooting and changes in officer procedure, deciding on public investments, Cambridge Street bike lanes, the future of Jerry’s Pond, how to use municipal space in Central Square and more.
Attend meetings in Somerville from Dec. 8-15 about kids’ programs and plans at Lyndell’s
Public meetings this week look at climate action, equity for low-income families and the potential local effect of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling about abortion rights, more housing on Broadway and more.
Paid legal notices for Cambridge for Dec. 8-15
Cambridge public notices about domestic partnership definitions; a Conservation Commission hearing about 89 Blanchard Road; cannabis businesses; and hen keeping.
Self-driving cars aren’t ready to be allowed on the streets of Cambridge
I recently had the opportunity to experience the Tesla full self-driving beta in Cambridge, and it confirmed my intuition that the technology is not safe.
