Episode 673 – Cambridge InsideOut: Aug 18, 2026 (Part 1)
This episode was broadcast on Aug 18, 2026 at 6:00pm. Topics: OldTime Baseball Game; Destroying Broadway – bike lanes, white posts, collisions coming, no room for school buses, delivery vehicles, BlueBikes truck; nonexistent “community engagement” by Transportation Department – a.k.a. Department of Congestion, Obstruction, and Aggravation; rats next door and garbage located under neighbors’ windows; Cambridge Multi-Family Zoning has no room for rubbish and recycling; ShotSpotter controversy continued; residents not being heard by our nonrepresentative City Council; July 23 and Aug 3 City Council meetings; Evasive Action via Resident Assembly vs. Actual Action; Isn’t the City Council supposed to be our Representative Assembly?; ShotSpotter reactivated. Host: Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]
Episode 674 – Cambridge InsideOut: Aug 18, 2026 (Part 2)
This episode was broadcast on Aug 18, 2026 at 6:30pm. Topics: On Representation – proportional representation and otherwise; Proportional to what?; Pretend Parties and Single-Issue Advocacy; City Council proportional to advocacy groups and not to residents of the city; questionable representation on School Committee; paucity of good candidates at all levels of government; “We have a democracy problem in this country.”; Is a choice between a socialist and a YIMBY really a choice?; Incentives for candidacy all fouled up; self-congratulatory reports written by proponents of CSO and AHO; streamlining permitting for better or worse; Mass. Ave. and Cambridge St. zoning tweaks – folly of legislatively dictating economic outcomes; Central Square World’s Fair revival; disappearance of the Cambridge River Festival; allowing more fun and reforming the License Commission – for better or worse; wayfinding, information kiosks, and the proliferation of signage; Primary Election, Early Voting, and some key races. Host: Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]