From: Glenna Lang <lang.glenna@gmail.com> Date: April 18, 2019 at 10:18:11 PM EDT Subject: Jane Jacobs Walk on House Tear-Downs, May 4 at 10 a.m.

Dear Jane’s Walkers past and future,

Our 11th annual Cambridge walk in honor of urban visionary Jane Jacobs will take place on Saturday, May 4, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

It will explore the current controversy about house tear-downs by walking, observing, and discussing this issue as experienced by the Taylor Square neighborhood, located on either side of Sherman Street between Huron Avenue and Walden Street. Throughout the city, developers are demolishing older viable homes and replacing them with larger, luxurious houses – rather than rehabilitating them – which many feel is detrimental to both the environment and the character of existing neighborhoods.

Meet at 10 a.m. in front of the fire station (see photo below) at the intersection of Huron Ave., and Garden and Sherman Streets. This is two blocks east of the Concord and Huron stop on bus lines 72, 75, and 78. From the fire station, we will proceed up Sherman and take a right on Winslow, before going down Fenno and the alley known as Esten St. to Stearns St. and Chetwynd Rd.

All are welcome to gather afterwards at Paddy’s Lunch, 260 Walden St., independently owned and run by the same family for 85 years! Here you can purchase beverages. We will bring in local pizza from Armando’s, and if you would like some, please chip in $5 to cover this. Please RSVP to this email if you plan to join the lunch gathering and would like to have some pizza.

As always, we welcome the observations of all walkers. Current residents will point out tear-down sites, describe the neighborhood and its history, and offer accounts of proposed projects. Charles Sullivan, executive director of the Cambridge Historical Commission, will be on hand this year as a resource, not a tour guide.

Please feel free to forward this message to anyone who might be interested.

To learn more about Jane Jacobs, go to: https://centerforthelivingcity.org/janejacobs

For more about Jane’s Walks and to see our listing: go to: http://www.janejacobswalk.org

Glenna Lang 43 Stearns St. Cambridge, MA 02138

617-661-7591 www.glennalang.com