The Residences at Alewife Station

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Kent Johnson
Hubway

Please use Hubway for the bikeshare program rather than a private provider. This will benefit both residents (who will have access to a broad bikeshare network) and non-residents who might want to visit... Read more...

2 supporters
Ben Di Maggio

Especially given that this will fall within Cambridge, it shouldn't be too hard to make this happen. Whether or not it is difficult, though, I agree that it's important. The Hubway network is a huge benefit... Read more...

1 supporter

Great suggestion, Kent! While we provide bikes for use by our tenants at no charge, we will work with Hubway to expand the existing network. Thank you.

Doug Brown
Public Amenities/Ground Floor Retail/Active Uses

Will the project include any public amenities? Any ground floor retail? Any active uses at all on the ground floor? The wide expanses of opaque street-level glass and the elevated interior courtyards are... Read more...

1 supporter

Thank you for your questions, Doug. Active uses on the ground floor include entry lobbies, leasing offices, recreational space and bike storage and maintenance areas. There will also be extensive landscaping,... Read more...

Doug Brown

Dear Criterion,<br>thanks for your comments, but you didn't really address my concerns. I asked about the following:<br><br>1) PUBLIC amenities<br>2) Ground floor RETAIL<br>3) Any active uses at all on... Read more...

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Doug Brown

Citywide Urban Design Objectives (Section 19.30 of the Zoning Ordinance):<br><br>"Ground floors, particularly where they face public streets, public parks, and publicly accessible pathways, consist of... Read more...

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Marc Regan
Access from Acorn Park Drive?

Will you be able to access it by car from Acorn Park Drive, or only from Route 2?

1 supporter
Paula Jacobs
Pet Friendly?

Will these residencies be pet friendly? It would be nice to have more housing near dog parks and there are a couple nice parks in this area.

Ann Sweney
Enough!

Over the past several weeks, I've been conducting a pop-up survey, asking Cambridge residents what they like most and least about living in Cambridge. While the "like" responses were wonderful and varied,... Read more...

Marc Regan

Can you provide the data you collected that shows the majority of Cambridge residents oppose building more housing, as the last sentence in your post suggests? I find that very surprising.<br><br>The majority... Read more...

1 supporter

As a Cambridge resident that is priced out of buying here, I'm a "driver behind this development madness." Please stop misrepresenting our views in order to protect your own property value.

1 supporter
Ann Sweney

Jake Wasserman--If you do an objective analysis instead of reacting emotionally, you will see that housing prices in Cambridge have RISEN during this time of development, not become more affordable. If... Read more...

Marc Regan

Hi Ann, the reason housing is unaffordable is because we haven't been building enough to keep up with the number of people who want to live here. I suspect you already know this, but here is some "objective... Read more...

Ann Sweney

Marc Regan--The Bluestone report is cited widely as the driver behind the housing frenzy here in Cambridge. What the source you reference fails to note is that we have *already far exceeded* the housing... Read more...

Thank you for your comments, Ann. As you’ve noted, balancing the need for affordable & market-rate housing with the associated transportation demands whether by auto or transit, is a complicated balance.... Read more...

Joseph Poirier
Less Parking

It is great that we are getting housing but there should be far fewer parking spaces. How can we actually call this a 'TOD' development when there are so many hundreds of parking spaces? This will just... Read more...

Thank you for your comments, Joseph. While our experience is that residents will take advantage of available transit, pedestrian and bike opportunities in the immediate area, we must also recognize that... Read more...

Peter Kim
Not exactly a village

It seems pleasing, but looks focused on maximizing the number of units and parking spaces possible. It will create significant traffic impacts in an area ill suited to handle it. I would love to see... Read more...

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Cherylle Baynes

Will there be subsidized units ? When ? I would love to move to cambridge with my 2 young kids .

Jan Devereux

The sidewalk in front of the buildings needs more separation from all the Rt 2 traffic. Put a grass strip (at least) between the highway and the pedestrians.

1 supporter