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Agassiz Neighborhood Study Update
What's Happening Now
A follow-up meeting for the Agassiz Neighborhood Study Update was held on Thursday, May 1, 2008 to discuss the draft recommendations resulting from the discussion at the first Neighborhood Study Update meeting, and special topics of interest that arose at that meeting, including:
- Zoning analysis for the residential “C-1 District” in Agassiz
- Information about Somerville’s zoning along Beacon Street bordering Agassiz
- Demographic information about the neighborhood
Information
from the meeting can be found under the Resources section.
Discussion notes from the November 17, 2007 meeting have been reviewed with City staff and turned into recommendations that will be published in a report to the City Council, City staff departments, and the public. You can download the draft recommendations below. The recommendations are organized into the topics of Land Use, Transportation, Housing, Economic Development, and Open Space.
Draft
Recommendations and Action Plan – April
2008 (118 KB)
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Project Background
This year the Community Development Department is conducting a neighborhood study update process for Agassiz. We will be reviewing the status of the recommendations in the 2003 Agassiz Neighborhood Study, which can be found below. We will also be discussing current planning issues in the neighborhood and developing a revised set of recommendations to reflect the current goals and concerns of the community.
Resources
These files are in PDF format and require use of the free Adobe Acrobat viewer.
- 2003 Agassiz Neighborhood Study
- Agenda from the November 17, 2007 Meeting
- Agassiz Selected Demographic Information from the 2000 US Census
- Agassiz Journey-to-Work Information from the 2000 US Census
- Agassiz Neighborhood Map (756 KB)
- Agassiz Zoning Map (639 KB)
- Agassiz Overlay Zoning Districts Map (661 KB)
- Draft Recommendations and Action Plan – April 2008 (118 KB)
- Recommendations from 2003 Agassiz Neighborhood Study with Progress Updates (122 KB)
Also of Interest to Neighborhood Residents
For
more information about the neighborhood,
go to the Agassiz Neighborhood home page.
The following links also provide information about projects in or around the Agassiz neighborhood.
- Alden Playground Renovations. Completed 2006.
- Harvard University and Lesley University Town Gown Reports. Annual.
- Harvard Square Advisory Committee and other Harvard Square Links
- Harvard Square Design Project. See also DPW Construction Updates and Project Overview.
- Harvard Square Map (571 KB)
- Old Cambridge Historic District, administered by the Cambridge Historical Commission
- Porter Square and Lower Massachusetts Avenue Community Meetings. Completed 2005.
- Porter Square Design Project. See also DPW Project Overview.
- Porter Square Map (362 KB)
For More Information
For more information, or if you cannot attend the meeting but have comments you would like us to hear, please contact Jeff Roberts at 617/349-4639 or jroberts@cambridgema.gov.
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