I think this is the good idea. Cambridge will save money and make money.

It will also destroy Phil’s and B&B.

Getting harder and harder to park around here. The city keeps reserving spaces for municipal vehicles.

There are some by the Tudor st dog park that I’ve seen teslas charging at.

it ain't Paul it's Lenny Silva retired DPW worker:

https://www.wbur.org/morningedition/2016/07/01/cambridge-street-cleaning-voice

street sweeping odd number side you will be tagged but not towed.

Of course I was just being silly

Thoughtful, and researched. Got my vote pizzaman

Not in Central! The streets really need it monthly.

Verizon charges fees that are the same as what's in the proposal. Same monthly price but without the city making a $194MM spend.

One of the many reasons Verizon is able to match that rate is because it would cost them significantly less than $194MM to build out their network due to their existing infrastructure in the city.

It’s going to be a mess. Students and anyone who leaves for extended periods of time have zero incentive to move their cars. This is another policy made under the guise of helping low income people but really just benefits more wealthy people who just don’t care about the $50.

And pay for guys to come around and clean those spots by hand, if necessary, or if you live in the right place

And the residents pay for it with their subscription fees.

You can't wish the cost away. And, as you say, the cable franchise fee, is just rounding error. It can't be both a rounding error and critical part of Verizon's decision making.

This is the dumbest idea I’ve heard in a while. “This program will only work of residents (do their part without any meaningful penalty for not doing it). Yeah that’s not how humans operate.

Why would you jump to that idiotic conclusion?

The owner of the network pays to build it. If Verizon builds the network, the city saves $194MM. How many years worth of tithe is that equivalent to? 20? More? Financially, it's a no-brainer to suspend tithe to allow Verizon into the city.

So you expect Verizon to just give the service away?

You're off by about $194MM dollars. If Verizon builds the network, Verizon pays to build it.

You answered your own question. The capital spend is, at a first approximation, what any entity would have to spend to bring fiber to the premises.

Anyone at a bar has consented to being talked to simply by dint of being at the bar. If they're offended by someone saying hi, that's entirely on them and maybe they should just stay at home.

How does this compare to simply allowing Verizon to provide TV service without paying tithing? It's hard to imagine the tithing is much more than a rounding error compared to a $194MM capital spend.

Somerville manages just fine

I would assume the concern is that the garbage attracts rats and the leaves block storm drains and cause flooding. A few cars may be fine but if too many people leave their cars out, then it could cause larger issues.

I'm curious who will be writing the tickets. The lazy guys are supposedly already understaffed and have no additional capacity for writing tickets. The parking department has the staff, but this will pull them away from the squares where they currently operate.

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I see the stupid street cleaning go by and the street looks the same before and after. A small streak is damp, and that's it.

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