Cambridge Residents' Concerns Over Upzoning
As a candidate for Cambridge City Council, I have been engaging with residents through door-knocking and discussions about their concerns and desires.
Regarding housing, many residents have expressed support for multifamily zoning citywide, but with certain expectations. They envisioned it would be limited to residential-sized projects, such as quadplexes, rather than large-scale developments.
Most people have told me they supported multifamily zoning citywide but believed it would be limited to residential-sized projects, maybe quadplexes, not used to propose 80-plus-unit apartment buildings across the city with limited oversight.
I recently attended a forum hosted by A Better Cambridge, where 14 other candidates and I discussed the future of housing in Cambridge. The event followed a questionnaire that all candidates had completed in advance, which included questions about supporting changes like the February 10 upzoning.
Author's summary: Cambridge residents express concerns over upzoning implementation.