City Council Candidate Ned Melanson: Full Interview

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0:00 Introduction
0:25 Tell us a little about yourself and how you came to Cambridge
1:19 What is your favorite part of living in Cambridge?
4:07 Why are you running for Council?
5:46 What are your signature issues?
9:50 After the Cycling Safety Ordinance, what other improvements do you want to see in the bike network?
14:13 How do you commute to work?
15:53 What improvements would you like to see based on your experience commuting?
19:45 What changes would you like to see to Cambridge’s housing laws?
23:41 Are you proposing taking power away from neighborhood commissions?
27:51 How would you improve the cultural life of the city?
32:50 How would you address the increasing amount of vacant commercial spaces in the city?
34:32 How would you address the growing unhoused crisis in Cambridge?
39:02 Do you support Rise Up Cambridge? (Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot)
41:07 Revenues are likely to decrease next session. How should the council react?
46:48 Who would you have supported for mayor this past session?
47:19 What else would you like to discuss? (Bar advocates on strike in MA)