Zoning reform
Councillors send inclusionary zoning report to ordinance committee
During Monday night’s city council meeting, councillors signalled that they planned to act quickly on policy proposals from the Community Development Department (CDD) to spur residential development along major corridors. Read more Storm sent 1.5 million gallons of wastewater into Mystic River At issue is whether the city’s inclusionary zoning requirement is too large and […]
MFHO amendments will curtail construction
Let us be clear: Despite the Cambridge Community Development Department’s findings to the contrary, the proposed amendments to Cambridge’s Multifamily Housing Zoning Ordinance are designed to curb the construction of much-needed housing. Read more Central Square Night Market returns for third year It is not rocket science to say the increased setbacks and open-space and […]
City Council ties Mass Ave, Cambridge Street building heights to ground floor uses
In the end, a vote restricting residential development height seemed almost perfunctory, as Cambridge city councillors voted unanimously and without debate at Monday night’s meeting to allow maximum heights along two city corridors only for buildings with “active use” spaces on ground floors. Read more Cambridge police cite low ICE activity in report “Given the […]
Cambridge needs to update its fire codes to keep up with zoning changes
Cambridge Day does not endorse candidates or positions. Views expressed in this column are those of the writer. Read more How to get affordable housing built in Cambridge and Mass A two-alarm fire at a three-family house on Roberts Road on Thursday offers Cambridge a sobering reason to examine an issue that received surprisingly little […]