Depending on where you live, helicopter noise, much like airplane noise, can be really bothersome. My assistant, Wil Durbin, put together a very good memo that highlights the noise problems helicopters pose, the routes they travel, the relevant regulatory programs that might help us mitigate this issue and so forth. […] Read more »
Craig’s thoughts on the delivery economy
September 26 safety meeting about Carnival Shooting
Craig Kelley’s notes on the public safety meeting in Cport 9/26/17 at King School. I think they are pretty accurate and do not reflect any editorial attempts on my part but I am sure they are not perfect so please excuse any mistakes. In attendance were the Mayor, Vice Mayor, […] Read more »
Craig’s thoughts on bike lanes (via email)
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 »
