With summer weather arriving, ABC hopes everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Below please find the May ABC Newsletter.
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DEVELOPMENT UPDATESOn Monday night the City Council voted on the Mass + Main development proposal after months of discussion. The proposed zoning passed 7-2. While the addition of new housing, including significant affordable units, is welcome, the City must move forward with other measures to increase the housing supply. This includes adopting C2 recommendations and exploring other policies to facilitate increased housing within Cambridge. The Broadband Task Force appointed by City Manager Richard Rossi to "examine options to increase competition, reduce pricing, and improve speed, reliability and customer service for both residents and businesses" has begun meeting. More information about the task force is here: ABC member Saul Tannenbaum helped instigate this task force and shares his thoughts about what Cambridge should do: The Cambridge Community Development Department completed a community review process of the draft scope and deliverables for the citywide master plan that is underway. More information about the initiative including a schedule for the three year project is available here: |
UPCOMING EVENTSThe next A Better Cambridge general meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 23rd at 7 pm. Location TBD. May brings the return of farmers markets all over the city. You can view the schedules and locations of the markets on the city website. Fresh Pond Day is Saturday, May 30th from 11am - 3pm. The 35th Cambridge Arts River Festival will take place Saturday, June 6th from noon to 6 pm in Central Square. LINKS OF INTEREST |
DID YOU KNOW?According to the Census, as of 2011, 11.6% of commuters in the Boston Metro area used public transportation to get to work compared to 5% nationwide. |
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