cambridge neighborhood summit fpra 060714
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Presentation on recent development in the Fresh Pond-Alewife area of Cambridge MA by the Fresh Pond Residents Alliance at the Cambridge Neighborhood Summit on June 7, 2014.TRANSCRIPT
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Fresh Pond Residents Alliance
Neighborhood SummitJune 7, 2014
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Fresh Pond Residents Alliance
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Concord-Alewife Study Geometry
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The parkway: the ribbon & the knot.
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No Man’s Land in the Quad
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No Man’s Land in the Quad
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No Man’s Land in the Quad
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No Man’s Land in the Quad
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Park 87 on New St (54 units, 2010)
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Spaceship Landing Pad?
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75 New St (93 units proposed)
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Concord & Wheeler (61 units, 2014)+48 to be proposed soon
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Atmark, Fawcett St (429 units, 2013)
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Cambridge Park Dr. = 1,552 units + 227 units at Vox
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Vox on Rt. 2, Faces (227 units, 2013)
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160 Camb. Pk. Dr. (398 units, 2014)
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180R Cambridge Park Dr. (378 units + 9-story garage)
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In the Triangle alone:30 CPD (312 units, 2002)Vox/Faces (227 units, 2013)160 CPD (398 units, 2014)165 CPD (244 units, est. 2015)130 CPD (220 units, est. 2016)180R CPD (378 units, 2017??)
1779 units
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Cumulative impact of 8 big projects since 2012(6 permitted + 2 proposed):
2,050 units4,485 vehicle trips/day5,147 transit trips/day
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All according to plan?
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What’s missing?
1. Everything else that makes a neighborhood! Mixed use, small retail, public spaces that vibrant new areas, a sense of place.
So far, what we’ve gotten is “parking for people.”
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What’s missing?
2. A better balance of housing.
Profusion of smaller luxury units in hotel-like buildings. One size does not fit all of Cambridge.
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What’s missing?
3. Pedestrian/bike connections and transit infrastructure.
Dead end streets, parkway & RR tracks pose big obstacles. Area still auto-centered.
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What’s missing?
4. Safeguards to protect the city’s unique open space resources.
Environmental impact? Flooding?!
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Fresh Pond Residents Alliance
Jan Devereux (President), Lakeview Ave.Doug Brown (Vice President), Standish St.Ann Sweeney (Vice President), Lakeview Ave.Jay Yesselman (Vice President), Vassal LanePeggy Barnes Lenart (Secretary), Fayerweather St.Terry Drucker (Treasurer), Chilton St.Bill Forster (Officer), Lexington Ave.Langley Keyes (Officer), Chilton St.Bob Simha (Officer), Blanchard Rd.