Harvard Square Advisory Committee Remote Meeting

6:00 PM Thursday, July 13, 2023

Location:
Online
Cambridge

Neighborhood:
Baldwin
Mid-Cambridge
Neighborhood Nine
North Cambridge
Riverside

Contact:
Mason Wells, mwells@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-9794

To register for the Zoom webinar, click the following link and enter your information: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6Qjab8OoRsqrFYAIwx9IkA

Meeting Agenda

July 13, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom Webinar

 

Application materials and general information about the Harvard Square Advisory Committee can be found on the following webpage: https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/zoninganddevelopment/advcomms/harvardadvcomm.

For more information, please contact Mason Wells, Associate Zoning Planner with the Cambridge Community Development Department, at 617-349-9794 or mwells@cambridgema.gov.

Project Review and Discussion

  • No projects requiring review

 

General Business

  • Discussion of Opportunities and Challenges to Pedestrianization in Harvard Square

Staff from the City of Cambridge will provide updates to the Committee on efforts to activate and pedestrianize Harvard Square, while also working with the Committee to identify potential ideas for analysis and discussion with the broader Cambridge community. Staff from the City of Somerville and Boston have also been invited to present to the Committee. The intention of the discussion is to share best practices, learn from the ongoing work of other communities, and to understand current conditions and limitations. Included in material for the Committee’s review is an October 2020 report (CMA 2020 #231) submitted to the City Council detailing possible next steps in this discussion and a recommendation to consult with the Harvard Square Advisory Committee.

 

  • Committee Member Updates

Hold for members of HSAC to share relevant information about Harvard Square.

 

Adjourn

PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be held remotely in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023 adopted by the Massachusetts General Court and approved by the Governor. Members of the public can attend the meeting virtually through Zoom Webinar. Members of the public can also provide comments in writing or via email before the meeting. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats as soon as possible by contacting the staff listed above.

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Dial: 312-626-6799 or 929-436-2866 or 301-715-8592 or 346-248-7799 or 669-900-6833 or 253-215-8782

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