South Alewife

(This page updated June 15, 2006)

The City Planners are considering rezoning the Southern Alewife area to encourage conversion from light industrial uses to high-density, high-activity uses. The "Concord-Alewife" area, which includes the Alewife T station, extends from Fresh Pond to Alewife Brook Reservation, from Fresh Pond Mall to the Belmont border

DETAILED MAPS (high quality large: 4 MB) showing zoning plans with flooding and traffic and earthquack impacts and explanations

DETAILED MAPS reduced size (2 MB) showing zoning plans with flooding and traffic and earthquack impacts and explanations

Published articles related to the Concord-Alewife Rezoning

Cambridge Chronicle

May 11, 2006: How should Alewife area be developed?

October 27, 2005: Alewife flooding a dire possibility

June 4, 2003: It's time to be heard on development in northwest Cambridge

Belmont Citizens Forum Newsletter

July, 2005: Concord-Alewife Zoning Invites Density, Traffic By Steve Kaiser

March, 2005: No Public Hearing on New Quadrangle Zoning For Dense Building On Belmont's East Border By Mike Nakagawa

Sept, 2003: New Town Could Be Built at Belmont's Border By Michael Nakagawa

Flooding

North Cambridge Flood Reconnaissance Study report (long: 1.8 MB) commissioned by Alewife Neighbors.