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September 8, 2018 Dear City Councillors, We the undersigned, Inman Square business owners and managers are writing to express our strong opposition to the City's Current plan for the redesign of Inman Square. We are asking that instead of moving ahead with the Traffic Departments Current Plan, the City take a serious look at the Modified Plan that so many citizens of Cambridge are endorsing. Of all the options the City has presented to date, the Current plan is by far the most disruptive to our businesses in the short and long terms. Construction is projected to last least 24 months and more likely 3 years. This will have a significant negative impact on the health of Inman Sq businesses as well as quality of life for residents over an extended period. The plan to bend Hampshire Street through Vellucci Park involves significant curb reconfigurations, major utility re-alignments, the destruction of Vellucci Park as well as construction of a new retail plaza. It will mean considerable loss of parking permanently. We have already lost half of the parking along Cambridge Street. In addition there will be a loss of spaces for truck loading and handicap parking. Movements in and through the Square will be disrupted and dangerous throughout the extended construction period. As experience from other recent construction projects across the city shows, such mayhem will have an enormous negative impact on our businesses. Our customers will choose other places to shop, dine, and receive services during that lengthy period, and many will not return if we are still in operation. We business owners believe that we are important to the Inman Square community. Many of us have served the community for decades. Some of us serve people who do not speak English, and others who depend on us to bring services to them. Many of our clients are elderly or frail. Some of us have only recently established places for people to gather to dine, work and learn and learn together.We want to stayand thrive here. We believe that all of us are vital to our community. We have taken a good look at the Modified Plan for Inman Square and believe that it is superior to the Current Plan in a number of ways. The layout is less complicated, resulting in shorter construction time and lower construction costs. So It will be far less disruptive to local businesses, residents and commuters during construction. All 9 parking spaces along Vellucci Plaza are retained. Vellucci Park will be saved. Twelve trees in Vellucci Park and along Cambridge Street will be saved. Respectfully, MIChaEl REPPUCCI In Man Pharmacy Baker Skanileran: 1653 Cambridge t Posesh Sentin 1613 Cael 57 al Kia

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Dear Mr. DePasquale, Cambridge City Manager, We the undersigned, Inman Square business owners and managers, are writing to express our strong opposition to the City's "Current " plan for the redesign of Inman Square. Of all the options the City has presented to date, the "current" plan is by far the most disruptive to our businesses, both in the short and long terms. Construction is projected to last at least 24 months and likely 36 months. This will negatively impact the health of Inman Square businesses and residents' quality of life over an extended period. We believe the 6 million dollars estimated to execute this plan could be put to better use for the citizens of Cambridge. The plan to bend Hampshire Street through Vellucci Park involves significant curb re-configurations, major utility re-alignments, the destruction of Vellucci Park as well as construction of a new plaza, and loss of considerable parking. Parking for our customers is critical for our business' viability. In addition there will be a loss of spaces for truck loading and handicap parking. Movements in and through the square will be disrupted and dangerous throughout the construction period. As experience from other recent construction projects from the city shows, such mayhem is likely to have an enormous negative impact on our businesses. We ask that the City come back with a design that is less costly and less complicated and which avoids the many detrimental impacts to businesses and to the community. The way forward needs to function well for all affected constituencies. We realize that designing such a plan is challenging, but it is important for all of us that we get it right. Sincerely, Name of Business Address of Business Name of Business Owner ¡Monalisa pizza 6621 cambridgest Mohamed omarg

Dear Mr. DePasquale, Cambridge City Manager, We the undersigned, Inman Square business owners and managers, are writing to express our strong opposition to the City's "Current" plan for the redesign of Inman Square. Of all the options the City has presented to date, the "current" plan is by far the most disruptive to our businesses, both in the short and long terms. Construction is projected to last at least 24 months and likely 36 months. This will negatively impact the health of Inman Square businesses and residents' quality of life over an extended period. We believe the 6 million dollars estimated to execute this plan could be put to better use for the citizens of Cambridge. The plan to bend Hampshire Street through Vellucci Park involves significant curb re- configurations, major utility re-alignments, the destruction of Vellucci Park as well as construction of a new plaza, and loss of considerable parking. Parking for our customers is critical for our business' viability. In addition there will be a loss of spaces for truck loading and handicap parking. Movements in and through the square will be disrupted and dangerous throughout the construction period. As experience from other recent construction projects in Cambridge shows, such mayhem is likely to have an enormous negative impact on our businesses. We ask that the City come back with a design that is less costly and less complicated and which avoids the many detrimental impacts to businesses and to the community. The way forward needs to function well for all affected constituencies. We realize that designing such a plan is challenging, but it is important to all Cambridge citizens that we get it right. Sincerely, Name of Business Address of Business Name of Business Owner V Email mike Reppucci@Inmanpherakici Mike REPPUCCI INMAN PharmaCy 14147 CAmBRIdge ST IrMA SaHAIDUMe 1337 Caranage st Fau Pacheco. Top Cleaners 1300 Cambridyst Jisso Kim Top Grilless ' amba, des Aula 1280 combdegt Caughlin Ins- 1303 Canb St Melisa Caron

Dear Mr. DePasquale, Cambridge City Manager, We the undersigned, Inman Square business owners and managers, are writing to express our strong opposition to the City's "Current " plan for the redesign of Inman Square. Of all the options the City has presented to date, the "current" plan is by far the most disruptive to our businesses, both in the short and long terms. Construction is projected to last at least 24 months and likely 36 months. This will negatively impact the health of Inman Square businesses and residents' quality of life over an extended period. We believe the 6 million dollars estimated to execute this plan could be put to better use for the citizens of Cambridge. The plan to bend Hampshire Street through Vellucci Park involves significant curb re-configurations, major utility re-alignments, the destruction of Vellucci Park as well as construction of a new plaza, and loss of considerable parking. Parking for our customers is critical for our business' viability. In addition there will be a loss of spaces for truck loading and handicap parking. Movements in and through the square will be disrupted and dangerous throughout the construction period. As experience from other recent construction projects from the city shows, such mayhem is likely to have an enormous negative impact on our businesses. We ask that the City come back with a design that is less costly and less complicated and which avoids the many detrimental impacts to businesses and to the community. The way forward needs to function well for all affected constituencies. We realize that designing such a plan is challenging, but it is important for all of us that we get it right. Sincerely, Name of Business Name of Business Owner Address of Business Moona 243 Hampshire Steet Mohamed Elzein KOLBEH 1,500 CAMBRIDGE HOSSEIN. TAHER 1613 Cubilge tr Bobst Skenderan

Sharon deVos <[email removed]> MGmail Businesses who have signed our letter to City Manager 3 messages Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 12:25 PM John Pitkin <[email removed]> To: Sharon deVos <[email removed]> Hi Sharon, Here is the list of business owners who have signed our letter. I'll talk to Michael at the pharmacy and contact Rui Domingos at Naveo. Should I contact Dan at Coady Florist as well? Inman Pacheco Alvaro MA Square 2139 1337 Cambridge St. Cambridge Hardware Practice Space Williams MA Alexandra • 2143 Somerville (Gallery on 23 Wyatt St. Cambridge St.) Lillian Dromgoole MA 2139 [email removed] 1281 Cambridge St. Cambridge Bukowski Cambridge Joe /[email removed] 1157 Cambridge St. Renzella, Jr. Cambridge MA 2139 Rug Co. Inman Sq. Walter Wine & Sousa 1226 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA 2139 Spirits Kim Jiso Top Cleaners 1300 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA 2139 S&S Baer Aimee MA 2139 Cambridge 1334 Cambridge St. Restaurant Salon Michael [email removed] Leonida Michael MA 2139 1426 Cambridge St. Cambridge Domenic https://gatherhereonline.com/ Dubreuil Noah Gather Here MA 2139 1343 Cambridge St. Cambridge pages/contact Cambridge Joe MA 2139 Geilfuss 1280 Cambridge St. Cambridge Auto Center City Girl Lauren Anderson MA 2139 [email removed] 204 Hampshire St. Cambridge Catering Ginger Veronica Pettingell MA 2139 Cambridge 1287 Cambridge St. Exchange Prieto Natalia MA 2139 1299 Cambridge St. Cambridge Data Wheel Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 12:51 PM Sharon deVos <[email removed]> To: John Pitkin <[email removed]> Thanks John! Since you already have a relationship with Dan it will be good to have you contact him. Sharon (Quoted text hidden] John Pitkin <[email removed]> Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 1:58 PM To: Sharon deVos <[email removed]> Will do. Thanks Sharon. At 12:51 PM 4/18/2018, you wrote: Thanks John! Since you already have a relationship with Dan it will be good to have you contact him. Sharon On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 12:25 PM, John Pitkin < [email removed] wrote: Hi Sharon, Here is the list of business owners who have signed our letter. I'll talk to Michael at the pharmacy and contact Rui Domingos at Naveo. Should I contact Dan at Coady Florist as well? Alvaro Pacheco1337 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA 2139Inman Square Hardware

AlexandraWilliams 23 Wyatt St. Somerville MA 2143Practice Space (Gallery on Cambridge St.) LillianDromgoole [email removed] 1281 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA 2139Bukowski JoeRenzella, [email removed]1157 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA 2139Cambridge Rug Co. WalterSousa 1226 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA 2139Inman Sq. Wine & Spirits JisoKim 1300 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA 2139Top Cleaners AimeeBaer 1334 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA 2139S & S Restaurant MichaelLeonida [email removed]1426 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA 2139Salon Michael Domenic NoahDubreuil https://gatherhereonline.com/pages/contact1343 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA. 2139Gather Here JoeGeilfuss 1280 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA 2139Cambridge Auto Center LaurenAnderson atygirlcatering @gmail. com 204 Hampshire St. Cambridge MA 2139City Girl Catering VeronicaPettingell 1287 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA 2139Ginger Exchange NataliaPrieto 1299 Cambridge St. Cambridge MA 2139Data Wheel

re wit on line oN petiton Modified Councilors Carlone, Devereux, Kelley, Mallon, McGovern, Siddiqui, Simmons, Toomey and Plan Zondervan, 79 people have signed a petition on Action Network telling you to Petition to Support the Modified Here is the petition they signed: We, the undersigned, support the Modified* Plan for Inman Square over the Current Plan, for the following reasons: 1. The Modified Plan is far less disruptive to local businesses, residents and commuters. 2. It does not encroach on Alfred E. Vellucci Community Plaza, which is Article 97- designated land. 3. The plan increases rather than decreases the amount of overall public open space as it retains the existing park and also creates an 'East Plaza.' 4. There is no net loss of pedestrian space; existing sidewalk widths are retained, rather than reduced. 5. Cyclists are fully protected throughout the intersection. 6. Bicycle lanes are at street, rather than sidewalk level. This minimizes potential conflict points between cyclists and pedestrians. 7. Mature trees are protected. These include the six 50-year-old honeylocust trees in Vellucci Plaza and the trees in front of Inman Pharmacy, as well as those in front of Urgent Care and the former Quik Mart. 8. Driveways to the Cambridge Health Alliance, Moona Restaurant and NAVEO Credit Union are more straightforward and maneuverable. 9. All 9 parking spaces along the edges of Vellucci Plaza are retained. 10. This plan has no negative impacts on residential abutters. 11. The layout is less complicated, resulting in a shorter construction timeline and lower construction costs. * The proposed Modified Plan is based on the City's Current Plan. The main difference between the two is that in the Modified plan, the Hampshire Street bend is moved in an easterly direction. The Modified Plan has been developed and vetted with three reputable traffic engineers who are familiar with the Inman Square Intersection. We believe that the Modified Plan, with the Hampshire Street bend moved in an easterly direction, is preferable to the Current Plan. It is safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists and preserves the existing neighborhood park, while providing open space east of Hampshire Street. We therefore ask the City Council and City Manager to thoroughly evaluate and consider the Modified Plan as an alternative that avoids the impacts of the Current Plan as listed above. You can view each petition signer and the comments they left you below. Thank you, sharon de vos

1. David Levy (ZIP code: 02139) Much better plan! Please act on it. 2. Annette Laiiond (ZIP code: 02138) 3. Antonette Nonni (ZIP code: 02141) 4. Anne Tappan (ZIP code: 02139) 5. Beverly Mire (ZIP code: 02138) 6. Bjorn Poonen (ZIP code: 02142) 7. Bette Davis (ZIP code: 02139) 8. Betty Saccoccio (ZIP code: 02141) 9. Manoli Stamatakis (ZIP code: 02155) 10. Camille Adams (ZIP code: 02143) 11. lynne cayford (ZIP code: 02141) 12. Sayre Sheldon (ZIP code: 02139) The modified plan will make for a much improved Inman Square. Sayre Sheldon 13. Christie Ward (ZIP code: 02143) 14. Charles Hinds (ZIP code: 02141) 15. Camran Shahidi (ZIP code: 02138) 16. Debra Mandel (ZIP code: 02139) Let's make the modify plan happen!! 17. Derek Yoon (ZIP code: 02139) 18. Dorian Hardwick (ZIP code: 02139) As a resident of Antrim St, I strongly support the Modified Plan for Inman Square. It will be tar less disruptive for our neighborhood and nicely balances the priorities of the different interested parties. 19. Catherine Alexander (ZIP code: 02139) Keep Vellucci Park and its trees!

20. Elliot Kronstein (ZIP code: 02138) 21. Libby Shaw (ZIP code: 02472) I work at MIT and often pass through Inman Square as a pedestrian. Velluci Plaza with its mature shade trees is a priceless resource tor this urban neighborhood. Urban planning should always place premier priority on preserving healthy mature shade trees. The long term survival of substitute trees is a gamble these days, and it can take many years for replacement trees to match the extraordinary services existing mature shade trees provide via their canopies, their root systems, and the many psychological benefits big healthy urban shade trees grace us with. Please adopt the Modified Plan for Inman Square, which along with many other carefully considered benificial design features, preserves these invaluable shade trees. 22. Elena Saporta (ZIP code: 02138) The Modified Plan is far more neighborhood-friendly! 23. Francis Fox Spinks (ZIP code: 02139) 24. Francesca Viano (ZIP code: 02138) 25. Linda Griffith (ZIP code: 02139) I live on Antrim st and support the modified plan. 26. Gloria Maderia (ZIP code: 02141) 27. Helen Bronk (ZIP code: 02141) 28. dorothy quigley (ZIP code: 02139) 29. Jack MeGrath (ZIP code: 02140) 30. Jennifer Civitella Hilario (ZIP code: 02143) 31. john martin (ZIP code: 02139) I support the modified plan over the current plan for Inman Square. My overall preference is to leave the square as is, with better signage and small bike lane mods (l am a cyclist). We also need to be aware that Union Square will be a construction nightmare over the same time period, so adding more road work simultaneously is asking for area wide gridlock - not very bright. 32. Janice Furtado (ZIP code: 02141) Modified plan is much kinder! 33. Jean Martin (ZIP code: 02139)

34. Jisoo Kim (ZIP code: 02139) 35. Joseph Moore (ZIP code: 02138) 36. Jonathan Harris (ZIP code: 02139) 37. Lauren McCabe (ZIP code: 02139) 38. Lucy Fontanilis (ZIP code: 02139) 39. Linda Cardinal (ZIP code: 02143) Inamn Square needs a park. BY making Velucci Square into towo small areas you will destroy the whole idea of a park and you will remove trees!! NO! Please allow INman to have a real park with a group of trees. 40. Maggie Booz (ZIP code: 02138) The trees in Vellucci Plaza, as if knowing about the commotion concerning them, have thrived, grown, and filled out this season. As Co-Chair of the Cambridge Committee on Public Planting, 1 am thoroughly opposed to the City's proposed Inman Square changes and very much in support of this compromise plan that saves those trees and also saves a public plaza NOT bordered by a truck entrance. 41. Maria Concha (ZIP code: 02139) 42. Melanie Cohn-Hopwood (ZIP code: 02141) 43. Michael Carr (ZIP code: 02143) 44. Mike Reppucci (ZIP code: 02139) 45. John Moore (ZIP code: 02139) 46. Frances Gerrior (ZIP code: 33756) 47. Marc Truant (ZIP code: 02141) 48. nance goldstein (ZIP code: 02139) PLEASE slow down and listen to these ideas from people who live here and love this neighborhood. The way the City has made changes recently - railroading them through as if all planners are always right - is deeply upsetting. Please pass these modifications. 49. Nathan Hasson (ZIP code: 02138) 50. Joanne Nelson (ZIP code: 02141)

If we lose the battle let's chain ourselves to the trees. 51. Robert McCarthy (ZIP code: 02138) I support the Modified Plan for Inman Sq. It looks just as effective and costs less. If you remove the honey locust trees and the others, you will create a hostile, hot environment for the Square. If you do remove the trees, you need to replace them with sizable older trees than the street trees the city forester has been planting. Just look at the trees the Boston Public Library planted in front of their main library in Copley after the renovation of the Johnson Building. They chose fully mature and sizable trees which enhance the neighborhood. 52. patricia Barreat (ZIP code: 02138) 53. Peter Kelsey (ZIP code: 02138) I travel through Inman Square multiple times a week... this revised plan seems far better in every way. 54. Rashid Shaikh (ZIP code: 02139) 55. marie elena Saccoccio (ZIP code: 02141) Please retain the current Vellucci Park and consider the alternate plan. It preserves most of the park. Is as safe as the proposal and maintains and preserves the present businesses against a buildout that will take up to three years. 56. Sara DeSimone (ZIP code: 02141) 57. Sara Mae Berman (ZIP code: 02139) 58. Sayem Khan (ZIP code: 02139) 59. Sharon deVos (ZIP code: 02139) 60. Larry Berman (ZIP code: 02139) 61. Helen Snively (ZIP code: 02139) this plan is SUCH an improvement.. and cheaper and quicker. A no-brainer. Hope the council can find its way to saving money and bother and trees all at once.. 62. Spencer Liles (ZIP code: 02139) 63. Sophus Reinert (ZIP code: 02138) 64. Susan Ringler (ZIP code: 02139) Large shade trees are way more valuable to our health and well-being than most people realize. When you cut down large trees you lose their cumulative benefits for at least 20 years. We cannot afford to do this with climate change looming large. Please save Velucci Park and its trees.

65. Steve Wineman (ZIP code: 02139) 66. Percy Tzelnic (ZIP code: 02138) Hopefully the councillors will not turn a deaf ear -- as they usually do - to the expressed desire of the Cantabrigians.

Pariana? Petition City Manager Louis A. DePasquale City of Cambridge, 285 people have signed a petition on Action Network telling you to Green Cambridge Initiates Petition on Inman Square Redesign. Here is the petition they signed: Dear Mr. DePasquale: We are writing because we believe that the City's proposed redesign of the Inman Square intersection can be moditied to improve the environment of the Inman Square neighborhood as well as increase safety for bicyclists. The current design meets the latter objective but would make the Square less livable for its residents, less pleasant for its neighbors and less inviting for those who visit or pass through. The undersigned residents, property owners, neighbors and friends of Inman Square are united in our desire to preserve Vellucci Park and save the trees in the Park and in Inman Square. Its central location serves and shades the entire intersection as opposed to favoring a single location. We are requesting that you meet with a delegation of signers to hear our concerns and discuss alternative solutions before current plans are finalized and construction commences. Some of our concerns with the current Bend Hampshire option are as follows: _ Vellucci Park will be greatly downsized, removing approximately 4,000 st of open space to allow for Hampshire Street to be rerouted through it; the docking station for Hubway will be relocated to the middle of what is left of the park; and a new plaza will be constructed on the north side of Hampshire Street. _ Four 50-year old honey locust trees and other street trees will be removed, likely compromising the viability of the two honey locust trees in Vellucci Park that are not removed and expanding a heat island from the Cambridge-Prospect-Hampshire Street triangle westward to the heart of Inman Square. _ Residents who live in the buildings that abut Vellucci Park, at 240-258 Hampshire Street and 1423, 1427 and 1429 Cambridge Street, would be adversely impacted. Their concerns are described in an attached letter signed by many of these residents. _ Other concerns include preserving the historical significance of Vellucci Park and ine cost and disruption of constructing the present preferred plan, which requires relocating major underground utilities. We support a redesign of Vellucci Park that retains the six large trees that define it. Some of us have participated in the community, neighborhood and stakeholder meetings about the Inman Square redesign since June 2016 and the fatal accident that added urgency to this projeci. We recognize that the focus of these meetings has been on the difficult challenge of moving vehicular, bicycle and foot traffic safely and smoothly through a complex intersection.

Our concerns, the environment and livability of the Inman Square neighborhood, have so far received far too little consideration. We ask that you and your staff take another look at different solutions with these issues in mind. It should be possible to accomplish the City's transportation safety goals without compromising community assets that cannot be replaced and everyone will miss. Sincerely, The Undersigned Co: Lisa Peterson (City Manager's office) Joe Barr, Patrick Baxter (Dept. of Traffic, Parking & Transportation) Owen O Riordan, Kathy Watkins (Public Works Department) Iram Farooq, Susanne Rasmussen (Community Development Department) Cambridge City Council You can view each petition signer and the comments they left you below. Thank you, susan Labandibar 1. Amy Lewontin (ZIP code: 02138) 2. Abra Berkowitz (ZIP code: 02139) I support redesigning Inman Square, but in a way that preserves the Square's trees and maintains the existing open space available to residents, workers and visitors alike. We needn't think of our needs as conflicting, but complimentary. Bike safety is essential, as is preserving our urban forest. Both are related health/wellness concerns that should be equally considered through the redesign process, and hopefully through its outcomes. Thank you for your time and consideration. 3. Alisha Park (ZIP code: 02138) 4. Adam Sacks (ZIP code: 02421) 5. Adrien Rose (ZIP code: 02138) 6. John Racine (ZIP code: 02139) Don't take my park away! It is the heart of Inman Square! 7. Alex Georgeady (ZIP code: 02139) 8. Barbara Aiken (ZIP code: 02139)

9. Alexander Wei (ZIP code: 02143) 10. Alexandra Loos (ZIP code: 02139) 11. Alison Takemura (ZIP code: 02141) 12. Anne Brown (ZIP code: 02141) 13. Allison Stieber (ZIP code: 02143) project have been My misgivings about Cambridge's proposed Inman Square "Improvements" growing in leaps and bounds the more that I learn about the planned implementations. Earlier this fall, there was the "surprise" removal of 37 trees, most of them mature and healthy, from Beacon Street as part of a Somerville construction project. Now we have flawed bike-lane implementations on Brattle and part of Cambridge Street in Cambridge, which are hurting local businesses and creating safety and parking challenges for too many. Time to put the brakes on projects being rammed through by city planners and to engage in thoughtful deliberation, adverse-impact studies, and better responsiveness to community concerns. 14. Amy M (ZIP code: 02143) Preserving open space and green space should be the priority for city planning. We use Vellucci Park on a regular basis and greatly value the space and trees 15. Amber Christoffersen (ZIP code: 02139) 16. Ana Yankova (ZIP code: 02139) 17. Ana Hurka-Robles (ZIP code: 02138) 18. Angela Kimberk (ZIP code: 02138) 19. Annette LaMond (ZIP code: 02138) 20. Annie Huppert (ZIP code: ) I am very concerned about the proposed plans for Vellucci Park and strongly request discussion about alternate options. The City needs to meet with a delegation to hear important concerns. 21. Ant Oraloglu (ZIP code: 02139) 22. Antonia Vellucci (ZIP code: 02141) 23. Vanessa Azzone (ZIP code: 02139) please save the Vellucci Park!!! 24. bob bowes (ZIP code: 02139) i'm a biker; but i hold that the bike paths and traffic signs need to be given time to take elfect; also,

traffic enforcement is badly needed as the traffic signs (esp the prohibited left onto Springfield) are disregarded esp during rush hour; Velluci Park is beautiful!!! 25. Barbara Burg (ZIP code: 02132) 26. Margaret Barrett (ZIP code: 02139) Please preserve as many trees as possible. Trees need other trees in order to flourish and to give us a good environment. This is an urgent situation. 27. bill cavellini (ZIP code: 02143) 28. Joella Bieber-Bennett (ZIP code: 02141) 29. Melissa Highter (ZIP code: 02140) Surely, the city can design a plan that is safe and maintains needed green space and a sense of neighborhood! 30. Beverly Mire (ZIP code: 02138) The City has been taking too much liberty making changes to neighborhoods without working hard enough to get the input from neighbors. It seems only to talk to the "side" it wants to listen to. I know the downside of not having my voice heard about changes in my neighborhood. Please complete your due diligence and talk to neighbors, even if it means going door-to-door. There are many who won't see this email. Don't leave them out. 31. Bonnie Halvorson-Bourgeois (ZIP code: 02138) I was devastated by the cutting down of the trees on Beacon St. I whole-heartedly support safer pedestrian and bike travel, modes of transport with 0 carbon emission. But sacrificing urban trees, our allies in climate change is not a wise or forward-thinking option. 32. Barbara Harris (ZIP code: 02138) 33. Bette Davis (ZIP code: 02139) 34. Bonnie Randall (ZIP code: 02139) 35. Lisa Roberts (ZIP code: 02138) 36. BRIAN CAMPBELL (ZIP code: ) 37. Brooke Baranowski (ZIP code: 02410) 38. Betty Saccoccio @ comcast.net (ZIP code: 02141) 39. Cheryl MeCallum (ZIP code: 02139)

40. Kristina Kehrer (ZIP code: 02141) This is just horrible. 41. Michael Buck (ZIP code: 02139) I would hope the city could come up with more productive ways to spend it's obvious surplus on money. 42. Camille Adams (ZIP code: 02143) 43. Cara Giaimo (ZIP code: 02143) 44. Caroline James (ZIP code: 02143) This is one of the more charming parks in the City. It is not necessary to do this drastic action of removing this treasured park. We can find a better way through exploring alternative solutions. Let's put our heads together and discuss. 45. Case Randall Kilmer (ZIP code: 02139) 46. Christopher Deery (ZIP code: 02140) There is no reason to be cutting down mature, healthy trees in the middle of Cambridge. 47. Charles Teague (ZIP code: 02140) 48. An anonymous signer (ZIP code: 02138) 49. Chinmay Sonawane (ZIP code: 02138) 50. Chris Parlato (ZIP code: 02139) 51. Chris Noyer (ZIP code: 02139) 52. Christie Ward (ZIP code: 02143) As an Inman Square resident, I find the shade of the trees in Vellucci Plaza to be very refreshing. I love that my neighborhood has such large and robust trees in the plaza. It would be a huge loss to the neighborhood if these trees were removed, and the overall chill feel of Inman Square would be destroyed. 53. Chuck Hinds (ZIP code: 02141) 54. Cory Firstenberg (ZIP code: 02139) This is a great idea! 55. CAROL N WEISS (ZIP code: 02138)

56. Candace Esslinger (ZIP code: 02458) I've worked in Cambridge for some time and have always found Vellucci Park to be a welcome retreat from the traffic and noise of this busy city. Trees are so important and businesses should know that trees increase business, reduce pollution, give us fresh oxygen- in what is becoming a more and more crowded area of the city, and so many more gifts. Trees have been here longer than we have as human beings and this is their home first! Save the trees, save yourselves! 57. Daniel Totten (ZIP code: 02135) Save the trees! 58. David Pantalone (ZIP code: 02446) 59. Archana Dayalu (ZIP code: 02138) We need to preserve and expand our green spaces. Reducing the size of the park is going against Cambridge's Net Zero goals. Archana Dayalu 60. Deborah New (ZIP code: 02140) I used to live right near Inman Square and still love to go there. I cherish the open space and trees in Cambridge. We need to do everything we can to keep them AND make our city safe for bikers. 61. Deborah Chaplin (ZIP code: 02141) I grew up in Inman Sq. I would hate to see this park and tress removed. 62. Deb Mandel (ZIP code: ) 63. Deidre Deegan (ZIP code: 02138) 64. del gabbay (ZIP code: ) Making Inman Sq safer and more vibrant is a hard puzzle. There's been a lot of thought already, but please consider these points, especially the preservation of trees, and don't rush into a long, disruptive, and expensive project. 65. Jared Gerbig (ZIP code: 02143) I live in Inman, it is my home and I love it here. Vellucci Park is a vital part of our home and Neighborhood and it is a necessary asset for cultivating both commerce and community. 66. Dan Futrell (ZIP code: 02143) Please don't cut down the trees. We should be adding grass to Velucci, not reducing the amount of green. 67. Donelle Cooley (ZIP code: 02139) 68. Rainer Plaschka (ZIP code: 2132)

69. Doina Contescu (ZIP code: 02138) 70. Dorian Hardwick (ZIP code: 02139) Please save our trees in Inman Square. 71. ROBERT LEVENSON LEVENSON (ZIP code: 02139) 72. Catherine Alexander (ZIP code: 02139) I bicycle through Inman Square on my way to work and the oasis of Vellucci Park is a welcome pleasant shady "stepping stone" as I negotiate this tricky intersection. True, it is a difficult intersection, but let's not destroy its one pleasant feature. 73. Debby Galer (ZIP code: 02138) 74. Jill D (ZIP code: 02138) All this for bicycles? Ridiculous. 75. Duncan Mak (ZIP code: 02139) 76. Ed White (ZIP code: 02139) 77. Ellen Goduti (ZIP code: 02138) This is a sad commentary of how our current city council thinks of our past elected officials. Shame on them. 78. Libby Shaw (ZIP code: 02472) I'm not a Cambridge resident but I frequently visit businesses in Inman Square. I'm very aware that healthy mature shade trees provide tremendous ecological services as well as vital community benefits. I strongly support the preservation of Vellucci Park and its neighborhood trees. IMO Cambridge's urban planners should make every effort to protect and preserve this important green space in Inman Square. 79. Elisabeth Meurer (ZIP code: 02139) We need to preserve the green spaces in Cambridge 80. Emma Groves (ZIP code: 02138) 81. Emily Scott (ZIP code: 02140) 82. Elizabeth Vellucci-Tomczak (ZIP code: 01604) I am the granddaughter of Alfred Vellucci, whom this park honors. I would like to see this area stay the same as it is. My grandfather stood for the roots for what made Cambridge and to continuously tear down demolishing landmarks throughout the city takes away from the history. Please keep it the same!

83. Franziska Amacher (ZIP code: 02138) 84. Laura Blacklow (ZIP code: 02139) I still do not understand how the City Manager(s) ignore the residents year after year on issues of development. 85. Sarah Freeman (ZIP code: 02130) If there's a way to address the transportation needs AND maximize the green space and protect mature trees, that would be a win-win! Trees & green space work for all by absorbing storm water, cleaning air & cooling the environment - all of which are badly needed in urban areas. Proximity to green space & trees makes people healthier & happier too. Please try to accommodate both the transportation needs and the environment. (I used to work at The Cambridge Hospital and have a personal connection to this neighborhood.) 86. Gail Charpentier (ZIP code: 02139) 87. George Shaw (ZIP code: 02139) 88. Gretchen Friesinger (ZIP code: 02140) 89. Christine Dasilva (ZIP code: 02744) 90. Gisele Murphy (ZIP code: ) 91. George Mokray (ZIP code: 02139) 92. Haeri Yoon (ZIP code: ) 93. Heather Hoffman (ZIP code: 02141) I lived across the street from Vellucci Park for two years long ago, when the trees were much younger. I have enjoyed watching them grow in the decades since, making the park a more inviting place. Please reconsider this plan. 94. Helen Bronk (ZIP code: 02141) How can the City claim to be green, while cutting down so many healthy mature trees?! It will be decades before any new planting provides the same air-quality and shade benefits, if the new trees even live that long! 95. Harvey Halpern (ZIP code: 02139) 96. helen snively (ZIP code: 02139) really--cut down trees that will continue to cool Inman Square? There must be a better alternative. Thanks for considering this. 97. helen snively (ZIP code: 02139)

Apologies if I've already signed this! 98. Ileana Jones (ZIP code: 02140) Please meet with delegation to hear concerns by neighbors about development in Inman Square. 99. susan miller-havens (ZIP code: 02138) 100. Costanza Eggers (ZIP code: 02140) According to the Cambridge City's own tree report, condition can be a very subjective criteria. As an Earthwatch volunteer myself, I saw how difficult it was for the volunteers who submitted data to the Cambridge database to determine whether the condition was poor, fair or good. many factors, such as bark wound, may not affect the total productive life of the tree, despite the odds of urban tree survival. DEVELOPMENT Tree removal for the sake of development ease is an outrageous demand on our public coffers. Even if the developer pays for the very large expense of removing large trees and replanting high maintenance smaller diameter trees, the economic, social, environmental benefits of the large pear trees are 70 x the environmental benefits of a new tree with a small diameter. In Cambridge: 28.7 million gallons of storm water runoff is mitigated by our Cambridge trees. Large trees and their root systems are most beneficial for this purpose; 171,500 pounds of air pollutants a year are mitigated by our trees, offsetting the damage from 5.2 million vehicle miles. It is ironic that while the number of cars and development pollutants are increasing, are most hardworking trees are being removed. LOSS Callery Pear trees, as well as Norway Maples, which have three season interest and yield a beautiful, long lasting canopy in Cambridge, are in the top 5 or so species of trees in Cambridge and have been removed at an alarming rate. These are now viewed as pariahs for various reasons that are not clearly relevant to Cambridge. The dwindling numbers of mature trees will have a high impact on our environmental and social benefits. Street trees of 25" or more DBH are now only 7% of the total street tree population. 101. Nancy Jennings (ZIP code: 02141) Save the park!!!!!! 102. Jack McGrath (ZIP code: 02139) 103. Jack Daley (ZIP code: 02138) 104. Jake Murphy (ZIP code: 02139) 105. Janice Furtado (ZIP code: 02141) 106. Jayden Simonson (ZIP code: )

Please meet with a delegation to hear the concerns and discuss alternative solutions before current plans are finalized and construction commences! 107. Jayashree Patel (ZIP code: 02143) 108. Jen Britton Colonnese (ZIP code: ) 109. Jeff Santos (ZIP code: 02142) very important to do this right. 110. Jesse Winder (ZIP code: 02138) 111. Jessica Ficken (ZIP code: 02139) 112. John Goodson (ZIP code: 02139) The current Cambridge City proposed plan will create a more dangerous intersection. "First, do no harm." John D. Goodson, MD. 113. Janie Katz-Christy (ZIP code: 02140) 114. Jeanne Koopmsn (ZIP code: 02139) 115. Joan Krizack (ZIP code: 02140) 116. Joseph Moore (ZIP code: 02138) 117. Jennifer Miklas (ZIP code: 02139) 118. Jessica Miller (ZIP code: 02140) 119. Joanna Herlihy (ZIP code: 02139) Passing through this intersection was managed well by cars for years and the new "no left turn" regulation deals with issues about that. Recall that the death of a bicyclist last year was due to a car door opening in front of her, not to the configuration of the intersection. Making good bicycle lanes is what is needed on Cambridge and Hampshire Streets. 120. Joe Medeiros (ZIP code: 02141) We are compromising the integrity and history of our city. 121. John R Pitkin (ZIP code: 2139)

122. john moore (ZIP code: 02238) 123. Jonathan Harris (ZIP code: 02139) 124. Jonathan New (ZIP code: 02140) Having lived near Inman for two years, I would be very sorry to see the park lose open space and its trees. I have to believe that there's a better way to deal with the real transportation safety issues. 125. Jonathan LaRosa (ZIP code: 02139) 126. J S (ZIP code: 02141) 127. Katherine Bennett (ZIP code: 02139) 128. Kathy Watkins (ZIP code: 02138) 129. Kitty Beer (ZIP code: 02140) 130. Katherine Culbertson (ZIP code: 02138) Trees are an integral part of our urban ecosystems, providing shade, fresh air, habitat for urban wildlife, and aesthetic benefits. Ongoing research will only continue to demonstrate the importance of urban greenspace - I urge Cambridge to step up as a leader in preserving crucial greenspaces, and keep the trees at Vellucci Park! 131. Kristine Jelstrup (ZIP code: 02139) 132. Kellie DeJon (ZIP code: 02140) 133. Kelly Goss (ZIP code: 02139) The City's plan is not well-thought out in terms of loss of existing trees and open-space as well as expensive and noisy construction, and no demonstrated evidence that it will improve safety for traffic and pedestrians, especially those traveling by bicycle. The proposed modified plan is an improvement over the existing city plan. 134. Kent Johnson (ZIP code: 02140) 135. Maureen Kerr (ZIP code: 02139) 136. Kristi Heiman (ZIP code: 02176) 137. Kathleen Ackland (ZIP code: 02143) I live near Inman Sq and it's crucial that this open green space with it's valuable trees be preserved for all to enjoy. Inman Square is a neighborhood, not just a pass through for cars. Especially with the recent devastating loss of trees along Beacon Street, we can't afford to lose any more.

138. Kimberly Benson (ZIP code: 02139) I have lived in Inman Sq as a homeowner for 12 years and love Vellucci Park. I cannot see how the new plan is going to provide the same amount of "green space" that currently exists. Are the trees that are going to be added in front of the CHA going to be the same size of the trees you are going to remove? Or are small saplings that provide no shade or sense of a true park going to be put in planters on the concrete? This will be a heartbreaking loss to our neighborhood if the plan is carried out as the city has proposed. I highly oppose the current design in favor of Green Cambridge's alternative plan. Kimberly Benson 353 Prospect St. 139. Kathryn Deane (ZIP code: 02140) 140. Rhett Nichols (ZIP code: 02138) 141. KYRA MONTAGU (ZIP code: 02138) Please save the existing island park & trees in Vellucci Sq. 142. Lauren McCabe (ZIP code: 02139) 143. lucy fontanills (ZIP code: 02476) 144. Leigh Meunier (ZIP code: 02140) 145. Lenni Armstrong (ZIP code: ) Please find a plan that accomplishes the goals without taking away green space. 146. David Levy (ZIP code: 02139) Please retain some bit of beauty in the city! 147. Lilia Kilburn (ZIP code: 02143) As a Prospect St. resident, this area of Somerville/Cambridge has very little green space per capita. Please consider all alternatives that will preserve these trees alongside biker and pedestrian safety. What about the "peanutabout"? 148. Linda Cardinal (ZIP code: 02143) we have lost all the trees along Beacon St PLEASE do not get rid of anymore trees!! 149. Linda Pinti (ZIP code: 02138) 150. Lindsay Frazier (ZIP code: 02140)

151. Lisa Dobberteen (ZIP code: ) As a resident of Cambridge who works in Inman Square, I'm strongly in favor of preserving Velluci Park. thanks in advance for reconsidering. 152. Laura Vellucci (ZIP code: 02141) 153. Kathleen Long (ZIP code: 02140) 154. Lisa Ruokis (ZIP code: 02141) This is a terrible plan. Taking down healthy trees is just abominable. 155. Lesley Phillips (ZIP code: 02138) 156. Maureen Foley (ZIP code: 02141) 157. Maggie Booz (ZIP code: 02138) I feel strongly that the Velluci Park obliteration and the redesign of Inman Square as currently planned is a waste of money and a rash project that damages our urban open space. It is criminal to remove the mature trees there, a complete disaster, and so l vehemently urge the City Manager to reject the plan. 158. Maggie Luckhardt (ZIP code: 02143) 159. Marilyn Wellons (ZIP code: 02139) 160. Michael Arnott (ZIP code: 02140) The "benefits" gained by repurposing Inman Square are not greater than the benefits of the current trees. 161. Martha Mauzy (ZIP code: 02138) 162. Mary Hoffmann (ZIP code: 2138) 163. Matthew Correia (ZIP code: 02139) 164. Mark Baum (ZIP code: 02143) 165. Margaret Cerullo (ZIP code: 01002) 166. Maria Consolo (ZIP code: 01906) 167. Melanie Bernier (ZIP code: 02139) 168. Michael Carr (ZIP code: 02143)

169. Michelle Cohen (ZIP code: 02138) 170. Margaret Lauritson-Lada (ZIP code: 02139) 171. Michael Neivert (ZIP code: 02139) Please do not demolish our park! 172. Audrey Cunningham (ZIP code: 02141) It's time this City starts paying attention to those residents and property owners most affected by proposals such as this! Change is not always a good thing. 173. Mary Kennedy (ZIP code: 02/39) My husband Duncan and I and our kids have lived here since 1974. We really hope the right things can be done-The Inman Sq. Pharmacy among other stores and businesses need the life of Inman Sq. -with its close attention to local and especially Portuguese customers-lovingly attended to by Linda and Mike & others to stay solid, neighborly, friendly, and safe. Disruptions, tree removals, and park- reduction would be very ditticult and unpleasant tor all of us. Velluci Park is so graceful, spacious, inviting, and is respectfully occupied by people who need to sit The existing changes on Cambridge Street--the street itself feels "drunk" as you weave around the 7 curly turns-is bad enough. And there are several places along there where the visibility and layout is such that there might as well be a sign asking pedestrians and cyclists and even drivers: "Would you like to get killed here?" or "Would you rather go down the street by the High School and get hit by the giant bus that should have a sign saying 'Head on Collision coming.' " Green Cambridge has worked hard on modifying the plans, and I/we hope you will strongly consider their worries/plans/suggestions." Sincerely, Mary S. Kennedy and Duncan Kennedy 174. Michael Kennedy (ZIP code: 02140) This ought to have more review and more resident input. 175. Deborah Wagner (ZIP code: ) We need more accessible green space in which to gather, not less. Please meet with Green Cambridge, entertain all design options, and make the protection of Velucci Plaza a high priority. Thank you for your time. 176. Nadia Colburn (ZIP code: 2140) Please consider a design that does not mean we need to cut down these beautiful old trees; they should be preserved for everyone in the city. Green spaces in cities are very important. Please don't limit our green spaces! It will make Inman square less attractive and less livable. 177. Nathan Hasson (ZIP code: 02138) What a terrible shame it would be to destroy this city park. Thank you.

178. Natalia Aristizabal Uribe (ZIP code: 02144) 179. Anthony DiPietrantonio (ZIP code: 02139) 180. Nelson Cardoso (ZIP code: 02139) I grew up sitting in this park with my grandfather and it still offers a peaceful retreat in a bustling city 181. Nicole Vellucci (ZIP code: 02108) I am signing this petition today I'm support of preserving Vellucci Park and would like to be notified of any public meetings regarding this matter. Thank you! 182. Neruda Marsh-MacNeil (ZIP code: 02139) 183. nan ciano (ZIP code: 02139) Let's definitely listen to what folks have to say before chopping trees and doing re-routes. 184. Nicole Egidio (ZIP code: 02141) The bike lanes are more of a problem than this park! Save the trees! 185. Patricia Nolan (ZIP code: 2138) the design tried to do a lot - preserving as much contiguous green space in the heart of densely developed Inman Square is worth another look. 186. Nina Dilion (ZIP code: 02138) 187. Otis Booz (ZIP code: 02138) 188. Irving Allen (ZIP code: 02138) 189. Pattie Heyman (ZIP code: ) 190. Paula Gutlove (ZIP code: 02139) 191. Jeremy Poindexter (ZIP code: ) 192. monica briggs (ZIP code: 02130) Please preserve this essential green space and embrace its potential! 193. Patricia Pratt (ZIP code: 02138) 194. Paola Pedrelli (ZIP code: 02139) 195. paul levenson (ZIP code: 02138)

196. Peter Kelsey (ZIP code: 02138) It looks like there needs to be more community input before a final decision is made. 197. Quinton Zondervan (ZIP code: 02141) 198. Lizbeth Radcliffe (ZIP code: 2138) 199. Rachel Fuerstman (ZIP code: 02141) 200. RoseAnn Poirier (ZIP code: 02141) 201. Ramona Caruso (ZIP code: 02061) 202. Renee Danilluk (ZIP code: 02138) 203. Rachel Gosselin (ZIP code: 02138) 204. Rahel Meshoulam (ZIP code: 02139) 205. Marie Elena Saccoccio (ZIP code: 02141) Is nothing sacred at all? What next? 206. sara gardner (ZIP code: 02139) Please meet with a city delegation to discuss this design: We Inman Sq residents are not happy with the current proposed design of it. 207. Sarah lams (ZIP code: 02138) 208. Scott Ruescher (ZIP code: 02139) 209. Scout Leonard (ZIP code: 02138) 210. Susan Matkowski (ZIP code: ) Why r u removing trees? 211. Suellen Green (ZIP code: 02140) Please keep some semblance of public park space in Inman regardless of size. Or come up with a central green space alternative. Please. 212. Judy Johnson (ZIP code: 02139) 213. Sharon de Vos (ZIP code: 02139) A signalized plan can work with Bend Cambridge Street

214. Sinead Danagher (ZIP code: 02138) 215. Sayem Khan (ZIP code: ) I do think this intersection can use some redesign. But I oppose cutting down the trees. 216. Susan Labandibar (ZIP code: 02139) 217, Susan Magdanz (ZIP code: 2140) 218. Spencer Liles (ZIP code: 02139) 219. Linda Cardinal (ZIP code: 021433906) Please do not make Inman any bleaker than it currently is. People USE veluicci plaza...its has trees and benches and we NEED that in Inman Square. 220. Susan Redlich (ZIP code: 02138) 221. Susan Ringler (ZIP code: 02139) This is important 222. Stephen Strenio (ZIP code: 02139) 223. Steve Wineman (ZIP code: 02139) 224. Steven Medeiros (ZIP code: 02139) The city planners have already made it a logical nightmare on Cambridge st with the bike lanes and the removal of parking spaces especially the handicap ones that seniors and people with disabilities used to make it easier for them to be more independent and feel like there a part of society. When you are driving you can not see the traffic signs written on the street there under the cars in front of you so people don't know what lane they should be in. Also how's this going to work when it snows and all the directions are covered. I was born and raised in this city and have never seen a project done so fast with little input from the residence and owners of properties that all this has effected negatively it was done fast before people knew what was happening intentionally. This has made driving and walking more dangerous for everyone I could go on. Also this park was dedicated to Mr Vellucci who was an important part of Cambridge's and it's history removing this park is a slap in the face of his importance to Cambridge and what has made Cambridge such a great place. Let's stop the madness 225. Susan Weber (ZIP code: ) I'm writing about the proposed redesign of the Inman Square intersection to request that the City meets with a delegation to hear our concerns and discuss alternative solutions. 226. Susan Goldhor (ZIP code: 02138) This tiny park plays a major role in this otherwise drab and concrete square. (except of course for the fire station mural!) The park and its trees (all of them) are really needed.

227. Suzanne Englot (ZIP code: 02445) 228. Sam Post (ZIP code: 02143) 229. Sylvia Fine (ZIP code: 02140) Please try harder not to sacrifice mature trees. 230. Ted Live (ZIP code: ) 231. jane tenenbaum (ZIP code: 53705) It's the wrong time to remove a lot of trees; they are protection against "heat islands" that are formed by lots of pavement and buildings. 232. Kathleen Reine (ZIP code: 02138) 233. Tom Norton (ZIP code: 02139) 234. Victoria Antonino (ZIP code: 02143) 235. Percy Tzelnic (ZIP code: 02138) 236. Ann Woll (ZIP code: 02138) Mature trees that have managed to survive so well should not be removed and replaced with new ones that may not survive. Also, dividing the existing square footage of Vellucci Park between two areas makes two patches, not a park. 237. Wendy Woodfield (ZIP code: 02139) save Velucci Park and the trees, please City Manager meet with delegation to hear concerns and alternatives 238. Caleb Rak (ZIP code: 02138) 239. Yumi Izuyama (ZIP code: 02139) 240. F William Green (ZIP code: 02138) I respect Green Cambridge's petition and expect that their request for a meeting with Louis A Depasquale will be honored. F William Green 67 Hammond Street Cambridge 241. Stephen echer (ZIP code: 02143)

242. Zella Pirello (ZIP code: 02138)