[Porter square] Affordable Housing Overlay District on Council's agenda tonight

https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/factsandmaps/mapgalleries/neighborhood This is the site for all of the neighborhood maps. It is always interesting to see that Porter Square is indeed at the nexus of three different Cambridge neighborhoods (North Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine, Agassiz) and a different city (Somerville)! From: <portersquare@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Michael Brandon <mjbrandon@gmail.com> Date: Monday, April 8, 2019 at 2:46 PM To: Alice Wolf <alice@alicewolf.org> Cc: <peterKim@yahoo.com>, Ruth Ryals <rryals@comcast.net>, Porter Square Neighbors Association <portersquare@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [Porter square] Affordable Housing Overlay District on Council's Monday agenda Here's a link to a map depicting the boundaries of North Cambridge. On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 1:50 PM Alice Wolf <alice@alicewolf.org> wrote: I believe I checked out the map provided with the data to see how North Cambridge was defined. Perhaps I missed some other info. Alice Wolf Sent from my iPhone On Apr 8, 2019, at 1:13 AM, Michael Brandon <mjbrandon@gmail.com> wrote: Actually, Jackson Gardens and Walden Square are not in North Cambridge (Neighborhood 11)--but in addition to JP, Russell Apts, and Rindge Towers, other subsidized housing projects in North Cambridge include Trolley Square, the Burns Apartments, Churchill Court, Gateview Condominiums, 2103 Mass. Ave. (former police station), and 78 Porter Road. On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 8:11 PM Alice Wolf <alice@alicewolf.org> wrote: North Cambridge has quite a bit of housing geared to low-income people and families. — e.g. Jackson Gardens and Jefferson Park, Walden square, 2050 Mass ave (Senior CHA housing) , Fresh Pond Apartments. Alice Wolf On Apr 7, 2019, at 9:13 AM, peterKim via Porter Square Neighbors Association <portersquare@googlegroups.com> wrote: Does anyone know what has driven the poverty rate in North Cambridge? It's quite shocking! Sent from phone. Please excyus tipos. On Apr 6, 2019, at 7:33 PM, Ruth Ryals <rryals@comcast.net> wrote: Check out your neighborhood “diversity” below: Neighborhood Statistical Profile Released. The Community Development Department has released an updated Neighborhood Statistical Profile, which provides a statistical snapshot of each of Cambridge's 13 neighborhoods, as well as the city as a whole. The Profile is intended to inform the community of -- and pay homage to -- the distinctive characteristics of each neighborhood. In addition to updated data, the 2019 Profile includes a new diversity index, which provides an overall measure of neighborhood diversity.
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