PSNA Meeting—September 20, 2018 (Compliments of Susan Hunziker) The subject of our meeting was the condition of Porter Square. DPW Commissioner Owen O’Riordian and DPW Senior Engineer Melissa Miguel updated us and answered questions on these issues: 1. Intersection work 2. Condition of sidewalk along Somerville Avenue and the Beacon St bridge along the commuter rail track 3. Sidewalks 4. Trees 5. Snow 1.
Two historical murals in Cambridge: Davenport Street in Porter Square and Tip O'Neill in North Cambridge:
http://bit.ly/2MFFlSr
Courtesy of Deborah Lee, Art Outdoors blog via "The Whistler" a publication of Agassiz Baldwin Community.
Back in June, CLF members Veggie Galaxy, Cambridge Naturals, and Pemberton Farms hosted a Japanese food nonprofit that visited Cambridge to learn about building a thriving community of
Submitted by ruth on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 6:16pm
Charlie Sullivan delivered a delightful presentation on the History of Porter Square at our June meeting.
Go here to see the presentation:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media/Files/historicalcommission/pdf/slide...
Charlie Sullivan delivered a delightful presentation on the History of Porter Square at our June meeting.
Go here to see the presentation:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media/Files/historicalcommission/pdf/slide...
Or go here for other historical slide shows:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/historic/cambridgehistory/slideshows
Thank you Charlie!
What do you know about the History of Porter Square?
Come to the next PSNA meeting to find out a whole lot more!
Our guest speaker will be Charlie Sullivan, Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Commission.
Porter Square Neighbors Association
Thursday, June 21st, 7-9 pm
Lesley University Hall, 1815 Mass Avenue, Room 2-048
Cambridge Energy Alliance is offering standard A19 and BR30 LED lightbulbs, which will fit most lamps/fixtures and can be used for recessed lighting. Exchanges are limited to 3 per household, until supplies run out.
A general sense of frustration and impatience persisted, but no one argued that these changes were bad, just not far-reaching enough.
The City officials took us through the revised changes, which can be seen in the above presentation, taking a few questions throughout, but most afterwards.
The room, 2-150, was pretty full, and seemed to be mostly Cambridge residents, and bike folks. Based on comments, only a couple of Somerville residents present.
Following nearly a decade of controversy, St. James’s Place project is moving forward with the construction of a four-story, 48 unit mixed-use condominium project, and they will be at our May 17th meeting. We will welcome the general contractor, architect, and their environmental engineering firm.
