Category: Newsletters

March 15, 2025 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, Transportation Committee Meeting this Monday I will chair the Transportation Committee meeting this Monday, March 17, 10am-12noon about better accommodating all forms of transportation, including driving, while we continue to encourage more sustainable options. MIT Professors Joseph Ferreira and Jinhua Zhou, and Robin Chase,… Continue reading

April 4, 2025 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, Here’s what’s happening in our City:  Study of the Half Crown Marsh Neighborhood Conservation Districts (NCDs) The Council has decided to delay the renewal of the Half Crown Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District until next year. They first want to evaluate its impact on multi-family… Continue reading

April 30, 2025 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, Here’s what’s happening at City Hall: City Finances With its long-time AAA bond rating, Cambridge is in excellent fiscal health.  Per our City Charter, the Council sets budget priorities and the City Manager is responsible for the bottom line. Decades of robust commercial development… Continue reading

May, 26, 2025 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, Here’s what’s happening at City Hall: Budget Hearings: May 8-15 I was disappointed to learn that the City Council has less say and involvement in the final budget, as presented by the City Manager, than I had expected. There was little discussion, despite the… Continue reading

June 6, 2025 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, Here’s what’s happening at City Hall. We Need Safe Bike Lanes AND Parking The City Council voted against two policy orders drafted to provide parking relief for those along the Broadway corridor, keeping the timeline for the rollout of the separated bike lanes intact…. Continue reading

July 23, 2025 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, […] Here’s what’s been going on at City Hall: In June, the Council discussed some big issues that brought out many people for public comment. End of the Fiscal Year Financial Transactions The Council appropriated $540,000 to pay Lubavitch of Cambridge (Harvard Chabad), part… Continue reading

14 September 2025 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, Here’s what’s ahead for the City Council—as well as for me: […] The Cambridge Historical Commission Yields to Two DevelopmentsThe CHC meetings have been a source of drama. Since the Multifamily Housing Ordinance erased zoning constraints, development is now mostly as of right. To get… Continue reading

October 13, 2025 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, In my travels around town, I’ve had an amazing opportunity to hear from you about a broad range of issues. Mostly, I’m hearing anxiety about the Multifamily Housing Ordinance, frustrations about mobility and concerns about City finances. I will continue to do my best… Continue reading