There’s a special kind of pain in seeing projects go up thoughtlessly with flaws that will confront people for years or decades.
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Somerville meetings, April 20-27: Police cameras and staying out late for World Cup games
Take part in meetings on water, sewage and cop cameras; plans for a month of World Cup; and remaking 90 Washington St.
Cambridge Redevelopment Authority makes real estate moves in North and East Cambridge
The most prominent builder in North Cambridge may now be the quasi-governmental agency the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority. Its board voted Thursday to put up six stories of mixed-income housing at...
Somervillians can see proposals for 90 Washington St. on Friday and give opinions on them April 22
Redevelopment plans for a 4-acre Cobble Hill site owned by the city will be viewed and talked about at meeting held online April 22.
Demolition detours end Friday so traffic can return to normal around the site of former Riverview condos
With teardown complete at 221 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge is about to reopen the surrounding Sparks and Mount Auburn streets after 272 days.
Cambridge meetings, April 13-20: Another zigzag on Garden Street and multi-income housing
Take part in meetings on a massive energy project, social housing, traffic changes (or not) on Garden Street and Gold Star Mothers park.
Somerville meetings, April 13-20: Displacement and affordability, a change of use in Union Square
Take part in meetings on finances for the school district, displaced people and creation of affordable homes and a wish not to build Union Square offices.
Approval to tear down an Ellery Street home followed the process correctly, commissioners say
An early 1900s home assessed as being in “excellent condition” continues on a path to demolition after a neighbors’ appeal was rejected.
Somerville meetings, April 6-13: Police cameras and a new two-school campus
Take part in meetings on progress toward a new school, police body camera funding and bike lanes at the Elm-Beacon Connector project.
Cambridge meetings, April 6-13: Ellery Street projects put multifamily housing under a microscope
Two projects on one street are among those shaped by multifamily housing zoning the City Council passed last year, and the experts are watching.