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City Council Requests Update to Cambridge Bicycle Plan

The Cambridge City Council unanimously adopted a policy order on Monday to request that the city update the Cambridge Bicycle Plan, a report on cycling trends and policy affecting bike lane infrastructure, for the first time in four years.

MassDOT Adds Unpopular Train Layover to Allston I-90 Project in Sudden Reversal

A massive project to realign the I-90 highway in Allston will include a train layover for Amtrak and the MBTA, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced last week, an unexpected reversal after the MassDOT secretary said the layover would not be included in the project in April.

Cambridge Police Respond to Three Armed Robberies Over Holiday Weekend

Cambridge Police arrested and charged two individuals under the age of 18 for an armed robbery on Sunday night, the third in a string of armed robberies that took place in Cambridge over the holiday weekend.


Cambridge Day to Expand Staff After Acquisition by Local Nonprofit

A local nonprofit has acquired Cambridge Day, promising to hire a number of editors and reporters to expand its operations, the news outlet announced on Tuesday in an email to financial supporters.


Cambridge Residents Slam Reappointment of Inflammatory Blogger to City Committee

More than a dozen residents and a City Councilor criticized the reappointment of civic blogger Robert Winters to the Central Square Advisory Committee at a Council meeting Monday, citing his history of offensive social media posts.


City Manager Says He Met Most Goals But Failed to Form Reparations Commission

Cambridge City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05 said he had met nearly all of the City Council’s goals for him in the second annual City Manager Performance review, but conceded that he had failed to establish a commission for reparations to the descendants of enslaved people.


After Year of Disruption, MBTA Says Red Line Is Free of Slow Zones

The MBTA announced last week that the last remaining slow zones along the Red Line would be eliminated by Monday, when the Harvard to Broadway section of the route comes back online following a weeklong shutdown for maintenance.

Cambridge Day to Expand Staff After Acquisition by Local Nonprofit

A local nonprofit has acquired Cambridge Day, promising to hire a number of editors and reporters to expand its operations, the news outlet announced on Tuesday in an email to financial supporters.

Cambridge Residents Slam Reappointment of Inflammatory Blogger to City Committee

More than a dozen residents and a City Councilor criticized the reappointment of civic blogger Robert Winters to the Central Square Advisory Committee at a Council meeting Monday, citing his history of offensive social media posts.

City Manager Says He Met Most Goals But Failed to Form Reparations Commission

Cambridge City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05 said he had met nearly all of the City Council’s goals for him in the second annual City Manager Performance review, but conceded that he had failed to establish a commission for reparations to the descendants of enslaved people.

Cambridge City Council Takes First Step Toward Eliminating Broker Fees

The Cambridge City Council took the first step in forcing landlords rather than tenants to pay broker fees, unanimously voting at a Monday meeting to hold a future hearing to discuss its feasibility.

After Year of Disruption, MBTA Says Red Line Is Free of Slow Zones

The MBTA announced last week that the last remaining slow zones along the Red Line would be eliminated by Monday, when the Harvard to Broadway section of the route comes back online following a weeklong shutdown for maintenance.

‘This Really Could Happen to Me’: Students React With Fear to Cyclist Deaths

Amid ongoing advocacy for expanded bike lanes, three cyclists were killed in Cambridge in less than four months.

Cambridge Residents Celebrate Opening of Binney Street Park

Cambridge residents and city officials gathered Friday morning to celebrate the opening of Binney Street Park — the last of three new green spaces developed in East Cambridge.