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News item for a Mass Ave Planning Study Community Meeting about draft ideas for North Mass Ave between Porter Square and Alewife Brook Pkwy

This will be the first public meeting for the study of city-owned property in Central Square.

The Walden Square Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) Project is located in the vicinity of 99 Sherman Street. The City has designated this area for redesign to help reduce the amount of storm water that goes into the city drainage system in order to prevent flooding during heavy rain events. The I&I project at Walden Square encompasses three parcels of land with the first parcel being the surface parking lot at Danehy Park, the second being the roadway at Sherman Street, and the third being the surface lot at the Walden Square Apartments.

Real-time bus arrival monitors at 2 bus stops in Harvard Square will inform travelers when the next bus will arrive, so they can adjust their plans if needed.

Every month we will read and discuss a short story as a group. For April we will be reading "The Locked Room" from Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh. Copies of the story will be available for pick up at the Central Square Branch. Registration is helpful but not required!

Expect traffic impacts and road closures from community events in Central Square and the Port on Saturday, October 14.

Ultimate Entertainment Group (UEG) will blend vintage cars, southern-style music, and a little rock and roll in Brattle Square on June 28, from 3:00 – 9:00 p.m. This exciting collaboration with DX Arcade and the Harvard Square Business Association will bring together folks of any generation with car lovers and music lovers alike.

The Community Development Department (CDD) has partnered with CultureHouse and the Cambridge Office for Tourism to activate the historic Kiosk in Harvard Square. The kiosk will be a community space featuring informational services and a variety of community programming.

The City of Cambridge is notifying residents, businesses, and visitors of street closures and traffic impacts Saturday, April 18 due to the Thai Market Songkran Festival in Harvard Square.