I cannot go. 

If anyone from Buena Vista area goes, I would appreciate a brief report for the email list.

Thanks,

Ruth

From: neighbors-bounces+rryals=comcast.net@buenavistasocialclub.org [mailto:neighbors-bounces+rryals=comcast.net@buenavistasocialclub.org] On Behalf Of wdchp123@aol.com
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 4:49 PM
To: neighbors@buenavistasocialclub.org
Subject: [Neighbors] FYI Lincoln Way mtg tonite

Hi Neighbors, passing the info below along.

-Liz

Hi Liz and Henry,

Julian passed this info along to me...

> Hi Megan,
>
> Are you aware that there are plans to demolish and rebuild Lincoln Way?
> There is a meeting today @7.30 pm in regards to this quite large
> project. it is
> small meeting that we asked the Cambridge Housing Authority to hold
> with some of us as concerned neighbors. it will be held in Lincoln way
> community room (info attached)
> I will go. Are you interested?
> Also, as you have many friends in the area, would it be possible for
> you to forward this to David and other people you know in the
> neighborhood? Sonia, John? Liz?
>
> many thanks!
>
> yours
>
> Julian
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Dear Neighbors,
>
> CHA has scheduled a meeting with us TONIGHT at 7:30 in the Lincoln Way
> Community Room (44A). This is an opportunity to see if CHA will adjust
> its
> current building plans to address our concerns about building heights,
> location, and density, and traffic, safety, and construction problems.
>
> Please email or put this alert and scanned docs in mailboxes of
> neighbors
> who you know will be affected and will want to be included in this.
>
> City Council member, Craig Kelly, and State Rep Will Brownsberger may
> also
> attend tonight's meeting.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Brooks
>
>
>
>
> Meeting Tonight for Wood, Raymond and Walden street Neighbors of Lincoln
> Way!
>
> To: Residents of Wood, Raymond, Walden and adjoining
> Streets,
> From: Brooksany Coe, 35 Wood St
> Date: November 9, 2009, 2009
> Re: Re-development Lincoln Way
>
> Neighbors of Lincoln Way and the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) have
> a
> meeting TONIGHT, November 9 at 7:30 pm in the Lincoln Way Community Room
> (44A) to have a more direct conversation about redevelopment plans for
> Lincoln Way and the impact these plans will have on immediate neighbors.
>
> For neighbors who are not aware, CHA plans to rebuild and expand housing
> units at Lincoln Way. These plans would:
> · increase building heights by an additional story to +/- 35 feet
> (without including the additional height of solar panels),
> · expand the square footage of living space by 25%,
> · push buildings closer against most neighboring properties,
> · add roads through and along most of the perimeters of the property
> (immediately abutting neighbors¹ lots).
>
> Neighbors and non-resident community members WERE NOT consulted about
> plans
> or involved in the planning process to redevelop Lincoln Way. The
> current
> plans may adversely affect many neighbors and possibly you! On Oct
> 21, CHA
> held a public meeting and presented a set of developed plans to a group
> of
> neighbors.
>
> We are asking that members of our neighborhood be included in the
> Lincoln
> Way planning process henceforth, and that CHA work with us to address
> some
> specific concerns:
>
> * Construction will create traffic and congestion, parking, noise, and
> dust
> issues for a large number of area residents for at least a two and half
> year
> period.
> * Driving pylons may result in damage to existing structures, as already
> occurred during similar construction with the school addition.
> * Building heights and building location plans will obstruct views,
> block
> light, and increase living density in an already dense area, resulting
> in
> concerns about privacy and safety.
> * Green space will be substantially reduced and mature trees lost.
> * Finally, road and parking plans raise serious questions about
> long-term
> congestion and safety on Wood, which already struggles with traffic
> problems
> during drop off and pick up times for students of the Cambridge Friends¹
> School.
>
> Please come to the meeting tonight to learn more and voice how this
> project
> will affect you.
> If you would like to be included in a list of concerned residents,
> please
> email your contact info to coeshea@comcast.net.
>
>

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