Harvard University Infill

Harvard University Fills In the Open Space on their Campus
This footage of the Oxford Street area of Harvard's Cambridge campus shows how they are creating a big city look with buildings built close to one another.
The Cambridge City Council introduced a policy order in June 2007 to study infill in the city. I do not know if they will include Harvard Property in their study.i Usually the City Council permits the goliath to do what they want to do including but not limited to ignoring inconvenient laws.

Harvard University Moves Three Houses

Harvard University Moves Three Houses

Beginning at 6:00 PM on Friday June 22, 2007 until Monday June 25, 2007 Mass Avenue will be closed in both directions from Waterhouse Street to Wendell Street. Harvard University is moving three houses at one time from one part of the campus to another. The old Holiday Inn used as a dorm for Harvard Law school can be seen here half destroyed.

Hellenic Festival Cambridge MA June 15-17, 2007, Greek Orthodox Church

Hellenic Festival June 15-17, 2007 Cambridge MA Greek Orthodox Church

Each year the Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church on Magazine Street in Cambridge, MA has a festival with food, music, gifts and dancing. This year I was able to capture on video tape some of the future John Travolta's at this festival.

Charles River White Geese June 16, 2007

Charles River White Geese June 16, 2007

As the sun set over Cambridge MA The geese still run around their nesting area while they can. I noticed one man and a woman go into the goose meadow and disappear in the trees while I was there. I do not know what they were doing there.
On Monday June 18, 2007 Cambridge City Councilor Craig Kelley introduced a policy order # 15 "That the City manger work with the owners of the Grand Junction Railroad to provide an appropriate level of policing for the Railroad Tracks and report back to the City Council on this matter."
That location was the site of several geese being murdered. A woman was raped and murdered there.

Cambridge MA Arrest June 15, 2007

Cambridge MA Arrest June 15, 2007

On Friday June 15, 2007 at about 8:45 PM near 84 Mass Avenue, Cambridge, MA, the MIT Stratton Student Center, undercover Cambridge police stopped a car driving toward the Mass Avenue Bridge and pulled the driver out of the vehicle. They hand-cuffed the black male driver who was wearing a black suit.
After the few seconds of video you see here one uniformed officer shined a flashlight into my lens and told me to stop taping. I said it was a public event. He said "No it'snot. It's an arrest."
I said "That is a public event." At that point another officer with his badge showing came up to me and asked me to stop taping.
He said "We have some undercover officers. We're trying to be safe." I left the area.

Keeping the Peace in Cambridge MA

Cambridge police officers keep Central Square calm on Friday June 15, 2007.

Cambridge MA delivery truck idles for 1 hour

Contrary to the idling ordinance in Cambridge, MA, drivers usually are unaware of it and keep their vehicles running. Harvard takes advantage of the lax enforcement by permitting deliveries after legal hours contrary to the noise ordinance. Delivery truck drivers park for the Fogg Museum in a No Stopping Zone creating traffic hazards and creating more noise from drivers honking their car horns.
On Friday June 15, 2007 one truck was parked in violation of three ordinances for more than one hour with his engine running the whole time. I arrived at about 9:55 PM. The truck was parked there until 11:08 PM when it backed into the driveway to deliver his goods. Deliveries are permited from 7:00 AM until 9:00 PM in Cambridge.
My call to the Cambridge police dispatchers brought no patrol car. It may have been busy with higher priority calls.