Standish Street Communications & Speed Study Data
| Tracking # |
P220618-051622 |
| Submitted | May 16, 2022 |
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Communications
From: Doug Brown
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
Seeking any and all communications between and among the Cambridge City Manager’s office, Cambridge City Councilors, the Cambridge Community Development Department, the Cambridge Department of Public Works, the Cambridge Fire Department and administration, and any/all residents of Standish Street on the matter of the temporary or permanent change of direction of Standish Street in the City of Cambridge, MA, along with the reasons for and safety ramifications of such a direction change. Please provide all communications between August 1st, 2015 and today.
In addition, I would also request any traffic and/or speed studies performed on Standish Street, both before and after its reconstruction and subsequent change of direction, including the actual vehicle-by-vehicle time and speed data from the speed study performed in late November/early December of 2017.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Doug Brown
From: City of Cambridge
Dear Doug
Brown: Your
public records request has been received by the City of Cambridge, and is being
processed in accordance with Public Records Law. Your request was
received in this office on 5/16/2022 and has been given
the reference number P220618-051622 for tracking
purposes. Requests received after hours, on weekends, or on a City of Cambridge Holiday are considered received on the next business day under the Public Records law, regardless of when they are actually received or entered into our system. Please be advised that the Massachusetts Public Records Law does not require a governmental body to create new records, conduct legal research, or answer questions, in order to provide a response to a request. Please note : The City of Cambridge Business Hours are as follows: M: 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM, T-W-Th: 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM, F: 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Sincerely, Seah Levy Public Records Access Officer
City of Cambridge, Law Department
City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-4121 | Fax: (617) 349-4134 slevy@cambridgema.gov (mailto:slevy@cambridgema.gov)
From: City of Cambridge
Dear Doug Brown,
The response to your public records request of 5/16/2022 is attached.
Thank you,
Seah
Seah Levy
Public Records Access Officer
City of Cambridge, Law Department
City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-4121 | Fax: (617) 349-4134
slevy@cambridgema.gov<mailto:slevy@cambridgema.gov>
From: Doug Brown
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $162.50 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: Miranda Carruth
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $162.50 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
City of Cambridge
PRL Office
PRA Officer
795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
From: City of Cambridge
Dear Doug Brown,
Please find a response to your public records request attached.
Best,
Seah Levy
Public Records Access Officer
City of Cambridge, Law Department
City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-4121 | Fax: (617) 349-4134
publicrecords@cambridgema.gov<mailto:publicrecords@cambridgema.gov>
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