is it not exhausting writing this article every time a new bike lane goes in?
Cambridge Day@cambridgeday.com · 2w agoOn Broadway, bike lane debate continues In the densely-populated neighborhood, concerns about accessibility, safety remain....
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Cambridge Day@cambridgeday.com · 2w agothis guy is obviously a loser for suggesting more education would've saved the bike advocate commercial drivers are actually the most insane drivers in boston and i'm legitimately scared of them. they're all from nh and they will kill to save a second on the job www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/15/o...
The preventable blind spot trap killing Boston’s cyclists - The Boston Globe
Large trucks turning right can sweep cyclists into their rear wheels in an instant. Understanding this deadly dynamic could save lives.
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brb canceling my honeymoon
Abundant Housing Massachusetts @abundanthousingma.org · 3w ago🎉 Housing Abundance Symposium! Join advocates from across Massachusetts for a day of workshops, a keynote conversation with @jamellebouie.net, and our Celebration of Abundance Luncheon. 🆓 Free to attend. ⚠️ Space is limited—register today! www.abundanthousingma.org/housing-abun...
A cycling advocate and transportation planner for the city of Boston was identified as the cyclist who was struck and killed in a crash near Roxbury Crossing this morning.
Cycling advocate and city worker killed after being struck by car near Roxbury Crossing, family says - The Boston Globe
The 36-year-old woman "was a dedicated public servant to the City of Boston and passionately advocated for safer streets,” her sister said.
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A driver killed a person riding a bicycle on Tremont Street in Mission Hill this morning. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/09/d...
Driver Kills Bicyclist on Tremont Street In Mission Hill - Streetsblog Massachusetts
A driver struck and killed a person riding a bicycle on Tremont Street in Mission Hill this morning.
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A candidate having a Nazi tattoo is what we call in the political psychology biz an "information cue" or "cognitive shortcut"—a simple & salient piece of information that can stand in for a much larger set of facts & allows those who have it to approximate the behavior of someone with the whole set
Matt Pearce@mattdpearce.com · 4w agoCredit to Bluesky, “Nazi tattoo bad” managed to nail the litmus test on the first go-round.
Let me tell you why three-time Trump voters say they support me.
Try The Independent’s first locally themed crossword puzzle
Try The Independent’s first locally themed crossword puzzle
Whether you’re looking across or down, everyone seems to have a puzzle these days – and so does The Independent, coming every other Saturday courtesy of local creator Daniel Mangoubi with Cambridge- and Somerville-themed answers among the solutions. Play the game here. Mangoubi, a data and research... The post Try The Independent’s first locally themed crossword puzzle appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.
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councilor flaherty bravely dispelling the myth that cambridge is over-educated by incorrectly describing the relationship between supply and demand
man on my flight just switched from fox news to caleb hearon’s comedy special. truly the people’s comic
so apparently the @cambridgemass.bsky.social license commission is voting tomorrow on some of the most draconian liquor rules in the country out of nowhere for no apparent reason. Email them at license@cambridgema.gov if you want to say what the heck guys via www.instagram.com/reel/DZnMcEW...
i joke with my out of state friends that cambridge is a socialist paradise. $4.2m of public funds to renovate a 12-unit historic co-op building? we’re not beating the allegations
“Frequent public commenter James Williamson was critical not just of the lack of parking and reliance on mass transit, but of the continued “concentration of poverty” in the area... The idea of baseball field bleachers being cast in shadow also upset him.” NIMBYism is grievance politics
Cambridge Somerville Independent@csindie.bsky.social · 2mo agoConcerns about parking and traffic dominate meeting on adding 92 affordable homes in Cambridge
maine reddit is absolutely losing its mind coming to terms with the fact that platner is a morally dubious person and might lose for that reason
sounds like developers better start buying up all the obscure cul-de-sacs in cambridge, or risk intervention from the chc
John Hawkinson@johnhawkinson.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe #Cambma Historical Commission votes 7-0 to deny the Wyman Road neighborhood conservation district petition LL/GK: LL y FD y MR y PP y GK y JF y CH y (Essentially for lack of jurisdiction to oppose zoning policy; and mostly not visible from the public way, as Wyman is an unaccepted way)
Correcting the record about the impact of Cambridge’s Multifamily Housing ordinance
Correcting the record about the impact of Cambridge’s Multifamily Housing ordinance
Facts matter, that’s why I feel it’s important to correct some misinformation that is being circulated regarding the Multifamily Housing ordinance. Recently, one of my colleagues on the City Council stated in an email, “There are 148 projects in the pipeline now; that’s 148-plus houses slated to... The post Correcting the record about the impact of Cambridge’s Multifamily Housing ordinance appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.
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Here is Tom Steyer personally supporting high school trans athlete AB Hernandez. I don't think I've ever seen a candidate as brave as Tom Steyer in his explicit support for trans folks. It says a lot that it took a self funded billionaire not dependent on donors to do it.
it's important not to conflate the impact of phone bans on learning vs well-being. i think it's easier to draw a causal link between phone bans and better mental health compared to better academic outcomes see: The Effects of School Phone Bans tom-dee.github.io/files/w35132...
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CommonWealth Beacon@cwbeacon.bsky.social · 2mo agoICYMI: We banned cellphones in our schools. It’s had a powerful, positive impact on students. #OPINION
nice golf course propaganda in the middle of a drought @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/24/m...
Cambridge passed citywide multifamily zoning last year. Now, more housing is being proposed in wealthy neighborhoods that had previously been protected by exclusionary zoning. This is exactly as intended by the City Council, and a key step towards correcting the city's geographic inequality.
Cambridge Somerville Independent@csindie.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe 9 Wyman Road project is not a fluke, it’s a sign of successful multifamily zoning
Cambridge passed citywide multifamily zoning last year. Now, more housing is being proposed in wealthy neighborhoods that had previously been protected by exclusionary zoning. This is exactly as intended by the City Council, and a key step towards correcting the city's geographic inequality.
Cambridge Somerville Independent@csindie.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe 9 Wyman Road project is not a fluke, it’s a sign of successful multifamily zoning
The 9 Wyman Road project is not a fluke, it’s a sign of successful multifamily zoning
The 9 Wyman Road project is not a fluke, it’s a sign of successful multifamily zoning
A housing project at 9 Wyman Road in West Cambridge and the reaction from neighbors demonstrates why uniform, citywide upzoning is more equitable than fragmented, piecemeal zoning reform. Before the passage of Cambridge’s Multifamily Zoning last February, 9 Wyman Road was zoned exclusively for “single-family dwellings.” Now,... The post The 9 Wyman Road project is not a fluke, it’s a sign of successful multifamily zoning appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.
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boston is the most european city meaning we similarly suffer through summer without air conditioning for some backward ass reason
A very Strength In Numbers-coded article today: It looks like Republican Supreme Court justices made a very rudimentary, but willful, statistical error in their effective invalidating of the VRA in the Callais decision. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-05-08...
The simple statistical error Republican Supreme Court justices used to gut the VRA
The Court says vote dilution can be proven only after "controlling" racial polarization for partisan polarization. This is a nonsensical and impossible test
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Marblehead (where I grew up) deserves the attention it’s getting from this extremely cool dude but it is unfortunately not alone in “meeting” 3A requirements in a way where no housing will actually be built. If you’re in MA, channel this moment’s energy into changing the law. #Chowder #Nomar
Jonathan Berk 🏠@berkie1.bsky.social · 3mo agoOn its third attempt tonight, Marblehead Town Meeting approved an “MBTA Communities–compliant” district largely centered on the 125-year-old Tedesco Country Club, meeting 3A requirements on paper while all but assuring no new housing would be built. This comment says it all.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger endorsed a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison. State lawmakers passed the amendment and it will now appear on the state ballot.
"It's Time": Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting - Bolts
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They
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I hated serial killers until I got that first rush of my hands squeezing tighter and tighter around a helpless delicate neck
