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Board moved forward on PUD amid documented community traffic concerns
Cambridge Planning Board on 4/28 issued preliminary approval for Healthpeak's large Alewife PUD despite resident warnings on traffic saturation at Cambridge Park Drive and Fresh Pond Parkway. Vote was 7-0 with conditions for... https://meetingwatch.org/ma/cambridge/planning-board/2026-04-28/ #MeetingWatch #CambridgeMA
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Repeated community concerns on bridge timing received no firm resolution
At the 4/28 meeting, multiple speakers and board members noted 20-year delays on the promised pedestrian-bike bridge over rail lines in Alewife. Board still voted to advance the Healthpeak PUD without shifting bridge delivery... https://meetingwatch.org/ma/cambridge/planning-board/2026-04-28/ #MeetingWatch #CambridgeMA
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Routine approval of DPW facility replacement
Cambridge Planning Board approved sending a supportive report to BZA on the new salt storage shed at 79 Sherman Street in Danehy Park. Vote 6-0 after brief discussion of site alternatives. https://meetingwatch.org/ma/cambridge/planning-board/2026-04-28/ #MeetingWatch #CambridgeMA
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Cambridge Planning Board held its 4/28 meeting and gave preliminary approval to Healthpeak's mixed-use PUD in Alewife. The project includes labs, housing, a parking garage, and DPW facility. Residents flagged traffic overload, garage height on... #MeetingWatch #CambridgeMA
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Board members heard complaints about the 20-year wait for a pedestrian-bike bridge over the rail lines. Ted Cohen noted the repeated delays. The board still voted 7-0 to issue the preliminary determination, asking only for updated timing ranges and less parking in the final plan.
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No split votes occurred. All decisions passed unanimously. Final PUD details on stormwater, retail screening, and bridge phasing are due before the next hearing. https://meetingwatch.org/ma/cambridge/planning-board/2026-04-28/
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On April 28 the Cambridge Planning Board opened the first public hearing on the Healthpeak PUD special permit for a large mixed-use project in the Alewife Quadrangle. Residents raised specific concerns about added traffic on Cambridge Park Drive and Fresh Pond Parkway, an 85-foot parking garage, and the continued delay of the long-promised pedestrian-bike bridge. The board recorded the comments, asked the developer for more information on parking reductions and bridge timing, then voted 7-0 to issue a preliminary determination approving the proposal with conditions. A separate 6-0 vote sent a supportive report to the Board of Zoning Appeals for the replacement salt storage shed at 79 Sherman Street in Danehy Park. Official minutes are still pending. https://meetingwatch.org/ma/cambridge/planning-board/2026-04-28/ #MeetingWatch #CambridgeMA