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Flat Tires: How A Divisive Debate Over Cambridge Bike Lanes Left Everyone Unsatisfied

As construction slowly moves forward on bike lanes, the physical separation on a growing number of Cambridge streets has come to represent a bitter division in the city’s politics ? and many in the city are at a loss for how it can be bridged.

College

Cambridge City Council Passes Resolution Supporting Pro-Palestine Protesters at Harvard, MIT

By Ayumi Nagatomi

The Cambridge City Council passed a resolution urging Harvard, MIT, and the Cambridge Police Department to respect the right of pro-Palestine students to protest during a Monday meeting.

City Politics

Cambridge City Manager Huang Acknowledges ‘Difficult Trade-Offs’ Following Contentious Bike Lane Vote

By Ayumi Nagatomi and Avani B. Rai

Cambridge City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05 acknowledged the many “horrendous accidents” that have impacted Cambridge’s bikers, but said the passage of a controversial proposal to extend Cambridge’s bike lane expansion deadline reflected a need to make tough decisions on the city’s most contested political issue.

Cambridge City Council

In 5-4 Vote, Cambridge City Council Approves Controversial Bike Lane Delay

By Ayumi Nagatomi

The Cambridge City Council narrowly approved a controversial proposal to delay a construction deadline for Cambridge’s bike lane network early Tuesday morning.

City Politics

Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons Urges Caution Against Bike Lane Expansion

By Ayumi Nagatomi and Avani B. Rai

Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons cautioned against the rapid expansion of bike lanes at the expense of small businesses and senior citizens.

City Politics

Housing, Government Accountability Among Top Council Priorities for New Term

By Ayumi Nagatomi

The Cambridge City Council finalized term priorities with city officials and discussed ways to improve the City’s transparency and accountability at a special meeting Thursday.

City Politics

‘MegaCambridge’: City Councilor Calls to Annex Boston in $5,000 April Fools’ Joke

By Ayumi Nagatomi and Avani B. Rai

Cambridge City Councilor Burhan Azeem has a “400-year-old grudge against Boston” ? and it’s no laughing matter.

Cambridge City Council

Cambridge City Council Takes Next Step in Pilot Program to Make MBTA Bus Route 1 Fare-Free

By Ayumi Nagatomi

The Cambridge City Council unanimously passed a policy order on Monday asking City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05 to work with the MBTA and the City of Boston to implement a fare-free Route 1 bus program.

City Politics

Tensions Flare At City Council Meeting Over Central Square Lots Study, Starlight Closure

By Ayumi Nagatomi and Avani B. Rai

Cambridge City Councilors expressed frustration over the recent Central Square Lots Study during a City Council meeting on Monday.

Cambridge

Middlesex Superior Court Rules for Cambridge in Bike Lane Lawsuit

By Ayumi Nagatomi

A state judge allowed the City of Cambridge’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the city’s bicycle lane expansion as illegal on Monday.