Policy Order O-23
Councillor Toomey
WHEREAS: The Cambridge Redevelopment Authority has taken action to begin construction on the first parcel of the Grand Junction Multiuse Path sometime in Spring 2015; and
WHEREAS: MIT recently submitted their feasibility study for their portion of the multi-use path and identified some possible conflicts and pinch points that need to be addressed; and
WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge is planning for the design and development of the parcel between Broadway and Binney Street as part of the Connect Kendall project; and
WHEREAS: The portion of the path between Little Binney and the Somerville border is the remaining stretch of the path that needs to be examined and it is potentially the most complicated do to various land owners and special conflicts; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority to determine if they can be of further assistance in understanding how the portion of the path from Binney to the Somerville border can be completed and to report back to the City Council.