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...Cambridge Neighborhood Association (MCNA) President John Pitkin urged other neighborhoods to join the MCNA in opposition to Harvard’s planned Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS), which will house the government department and half a dozen related centers...
Pitkin asked other neighborhood activists to attend the City Council’s public hearing on the CGIS next month, after which the council will decide whether to allow Harvard to construct a tunnel beneath Cambridge Street...
...some activists remain steadfast in their opposition despite the apparent benefits of the tunnel due to their determination to block anything related to the CGIS...
...planned for the northeast corner of campus to connect two buildings on opposite sides of Cambridge Street that have already been approved by the City Council. The tunnel might even decrease traffic on city streets. The passageway will reduce congestion in the area by essentially eliminating the need for CGIS workers and visitors to hold up traffic by frequently crossing busy Cambridge Street to pass from one building to another...
Additionally, by linking the two buildings, the complex will need only one loading dock, effectively cutting in half the amount of time trucks would have to spend making deliveries to CGIS, thereby reducing both noise and traffic in the neighborhood...