There is a suggestion to create a voluntary bike registry on Monday’s Council agenda. I am not sure what the point of this registry would be and I have a lot of questions of how it would be implemented before I would want the City to spend staff time trying […] Read more »
Craig’s (brief) summary of immigration status issues
I put these notes together to give people enough of an overview on immigration issues help them engage in discussion about this volatile issue. I am sure it is not perfectly accurate so please excuse any mistakes. The more we know, the stronger we are and the more we can […] Read more »
Turkeys and other wildlife in Cambridge
A lot of you have probably bumped into wild turkeys around town in ever increasing numbers over the past few years. At first it was kind of exotic but for a lot of people it’s become something of a major hassle. But because turkeys are state wildlife (it is the […] Read more »
Craig’s Watertown Airplane Noise Meeting notes from 25 July 2017
Craig Kelley’s notes on the Watertown Airplane noise meeting of July 25th. Please excuse any mistakes I made (and I am sure I made mistakes) but, for the most part, these notes closely reflect the meeting and should give you a solid foundation for understanding airplane overflight noise issues. […] Read more »
Curbside Access, the Delivery Economy and the future of Transportation in Cambridge
How the future of retail, bicycling, ride-hailing and every other aspect of transportation in Cambridge will turn out depends not just on technological and demographic changes, but also on policy decisions and infrastructure investments made by City leaders. Few things are clearer to me than the fact that electric personal […] Read more »
Craig’s notes on 25 July meeting with state about the I-90 project
Craig Kelley’s notes on the City/State I-90 Interchange Project meeting of Tuesday, 25 July. I apologize for any mistakes I made, of which I am sure there are some, but the general tone and content of the meeting are fairly well reflected in these notes. You can read a basic […] Read more »
Craig’s Explanation of past Comcast Negotiations
I wrote this email several years ago in the midst of our Comcast negotiations and thought it was worth posting for people to get some background information on the recurring concern that Comcast has a formal monopoly on Cable in Cambridge. It doesn’t, but no one else wants to install […] Read more »
Craig’s July 2017 North Cambridge Update
Also available by email with a few attachments I left out of this posting. Read more »
Craig’s summary of North Charles, Inc. legal proceedings
Enforcing City zoning law can be a very convoluted, challenging and lengthy process, especially when the violator is operating a drug rehab facility in the midst of an opioid epidemic. Read the attached notes on the North Charles, Inc saga to learn more. Read more »
Water Board discussion of epoxy pipeliners
On Tuesday, 2 May, the Cambridge Water Board held a meeting about a pipe replacement project. The discussion focused on the use of Cured In Place Pipes (CIPP) as an alternative for digging up old and decaying cast iron pipes and replacing them with new pipes. The CIPP process uses […] Read more »