Save Linear Park!

Expressway ...Unnecessary!

City's Proposal:  "re-design" Linear Park by straigntening and widening the current path. 

Undesired Result from the City's "re-design":

  • LESS SAFE - This will encourage bikes and electric scooters to travel faster on the path, endangering pedestrians.
  • LOSS OF TREES - About 50 mature trees will have to be cut down to accomplish the city proposal.

Restore our award-winning park!

The Cambridge Committee for Public Planting (CPP) sent a letter to the Cambridge City Manager and staff. The letter states the threat the Linear Park plan poses to the environment and how it doesn't support the UFMP. Read it for yourself.

This picture also shows why trying to speed up bikes on Linear Park makes no sense. There are too many places people have to slowdown right before and after this area. 

 

The City's proposed "re-design" plan goes against its own Healthy Forest -> Healthy City design plans. 

City's declared interest in saving trees

table comparison of restoration vs expressway

 

Download the full Healthy Forest->Healthy City Report