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September 1, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episode 471: Sept 1, 2020

Filed under: 2020 Election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut — Tags: Cambridge, Charles River, COVID-19, cycling, elections, Judy Nathans, Mass Pike, Mass Pike realignment, Robert Winters, Schools, shared street, socialism, Starlight Square — Robert Winters @ 11:46 pm

Episode 471 – Cambridge InsideOut: Sept 1, 2020

This episode was broadcast on Sept 1, 2020 at 6:00pm. Topics: Virus tales; spending actual money; Primary Day – ballots, MA 4th CD, runoffs and Ranked Choice Voting; Constitutional curiosities; yearning for better politics; Socialism vs. choices of an affluent society; Political conventions and the rhetoric of chaos and violence – perception vs. reality; Shared streets – an appraisal; Revising the Charles; Starlight Square; slow reopening of schools, libraries, senior centers; emergence of “learning pods as a school alternative; good virus news from universities. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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June 6, 2015

Library Program – A Renaissance on the Cambridge Side of the Charles

Filed under: Cambridge — Tags: Cambridge, Cambridge Public Library, Charles River — Robert Winters @ 11:03 am

Library Program: A Renaissance on the Cambridge Side of the Charles
(Main Branch, Cambridge Public Library (449 Broadway) on Thursday, June 11, 6:30-8:30pm)

While the Esplanade has long been the jewel on the Charles, the Cambridge river parklands, at long last, are beginning to receive their due. Hear the latest about North Point Park’s skate park and Magazine Beach and Greenough Boulevard improvements. Presenters from the Charles River Conservancy, Solomon Foundation, CNA’s Magazine Beach Committee, DCR and the City of Cambridge will share current projects. A general discussion about best models for the public/private partnerships that have made these advances possible will follow.

Rep. Jay Livingstone will kick off the event. Speakers will include Charlie Sullivan of the Cambridge Historical Commission, Gina Foote of the Charles River Conservancy, Herb Nolan of the Solomon Foundation, Cambridge City Manager Richard Rossi, Karl Haglund of the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Cathie Zusy of the Magazine Beach Committee of the Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association. Mediator Jack Wofford will moderate the event.

Event Program

Greenough Boulevard Rendering

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July 14, 2012

Looking Back at the New Charles River Basin

Filed under: Cambridge,cycling,East Cambridge,planning — Tags: Charles River, Urban design — Robert Winters @ 12:54 pm

North Bank Bridge

July 13, 2012 – The new North Bank Bridge for cyclists and pedestrians connecting North Point Park in East Cambridge to Paul Revere Park in Charlestown at the Charles River opened on Friday, July 13, 2012. This bridge went through many different designs before it was finally constructed. It’s a dream come true for all the people who have followed this evolving story over the last few decades, and the story is not yet done. More connections will follow over the next few years. Shown below are some recent images (2012), two images taken during the walk over the Zakim Bridge prior to its opening, several images of the groundbreaking for North Point Park (June 2002), and a set of images taken in April 2002 of this area. New photos of the area will be posted soon, but it’s always good to look back at what used to be. – Robert Winters

North Bank Bridge before opening	North Bank Bridge (from invitation)
Zakim Bridge	Zakim Bridge
Plan for North Point Park showing proposed pedestrian bridges
Groundbreaking for North Point Park (June 13, 2002)
New temporary ramps for I-93	Threading the new temporary CANA ramps
View across the site of the future North Point Park	The old duckboat ramp at collapsed seawall
View from Boston side of RR bridge toward future park with temporary loop ramps in background	View from north bank looking toward Boston Sand & Gravel
View toward Zakim Bridge from under temporary ramps	View of Boston Sand & Gravel from across RR tracks
View of old Charles River lock from North Point	View of Tower A and RR bridge from North Point with temporary ramp over Tower A at left, new bridge and Zakim bridge under construction in background
View from North Point toward Boston just upstream of RR bridge	Millers River seen from under new Zakim Bridge
View from under new Zakim Bridge (old I-93 at left)	View from between the old and the new I-93
Zakim Bridge during construction	View from under old I-93 bridge
View from downstream of old I-93 bridge	The magnificently decrepit old I-93 bridge
Looking through the old toward the new	Zakim Bridge under construction
View of old I-93 bridge looking upstream from Boston side	RR bridge viewed from downstream on the Boston side
View from Boston toward Charletown of old I-93 bridge after removal of ramps over City Square, Charletown	View upstream from locks on new Charles River Dam
View across site of North Point Park showing duckboat, old warehouses, new and old bridges (April 2002)