A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 18-16, regarding a report on Inman Square construction

Inman Square Intersection Improvements Community Meeting: Wednesday, March 7th The City is developing plans to improve the intersection of Hampshire Street and Cambridge Street in Inman Square. There are several upcoming opportunities to learn more about the project and provide input. For more information on this project, please visit www.cambridgema.gov/theworks/inmansquare To be added to the project email list, please contact KyAnn Anderson, Community Relations Manager, at [email removed]. Community Meeting - New Plaza Designs Wednesday, March 7th Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Auditorium 459 Broadway 6:30-8:30 pm This meeting will focus on presentation and discussion of three alternative concepts for the reconfigured Vellucci Plaza. We encourage community members to attend to learn more and provide feedback about the design for this important public space. Specific items to be discussed include: • Trees • Planting Beds • Seating and Other Furniture • Lighting • Public Art • Paving Types and Patterns See other side for more information

Current Concept as Presented on January 30th. Note: The design of Vellucci Plaza is shown as a “place-holder” only. Actual design to be discussed at Community Meeting #5 on March 7, 2018. Open Houses / Review Previous Presentation Thursday, March 1st Wednesday, March 7th Department of Public Works CRLS Auditorium 147 Hampshire Street 459 Broadway 5:00-8:00 pm 4:30-6:00 pm As a follow-up to the January 30th Community Meeting, join us at your convenience at one of these Open Houses to review various design options which have been considered for the Square over the past year and a half; the strengths and flaws which we discovered during our analyses of each one; and the reasoning behind the decision to move forward with the current option (shown above). City and consultant technical staff will be available for one-on-one discussions including a presentation of traffic simulation modeling and other detailed technical information. Note that the presentation slides and a video recording of the January 30th meeting may be viewed on the project webpage www.cambridgema.gov/theworks/inmansquare . See other side for more information