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Has Cambridge done anything like mandating that all the manholes in the city be called "personholes"?
Spent too much time googling this, but apparently they’ll be called “maintenance holes” not “personholes”, with the latter sounding pretty stupid and clearly made-up.
Cambridge has banned open flames in restaurants. So, any candle-lit dinner will be lit by an electric light. If Wikipedia can be believed the city had the first openly gay and the first openly lesbian African American mayors in the US. The new Cycling Safety Ordinance mandates that protected bike lanes must be added along key routes when those routes are undergoing construction.
So those are a few liberal facts about Cambridge, I guess.
Is this a joke thread? Many other choices I'd pick before Cambridge, MA as #2. Berkeley has been known as the bastion of liberalism for generations. This one's a no brainer.
I wonder if Somerville’s recent decision regarding polyamory make the city more liberal than its famous neighbor?
Which ones? I voted for Berkeley, but Cambridge is still one of the country’s most liberal cities.
Portland, Burlington, Seattle, Ann Arbor, Madison and Ithaca. I guess I never really thought about it too much but yeah I guess Cambridge is right up there with the rest.
Portland, Burlington, Seattle, Ann Arbor, Madison and Ithaca.
Burlington, VT? In what ways is it more liberal than Cambridge?
From what I know of and my own experience with the city, I don’t think that Ithaca is more liberal than Cambridge either. I don’t know enough about Portland (OR, right?), Seattle, Ann Arbor, or Madison to comment.
Burlington, VT? In what ways is it more liberal than Cambridge?
From what I know of and my own experience with the city, I don’t think that Ithaca is more liberal than Cambridge either. I don’t know enough about Portland (OR, right?), Seattle, Ann Arbor, or Madison to comment.
Yes, Oregon.
It's called Groovy UV for a reason. University of Vermont (UVM) and Burlington have always been an East Coast answer to Berkeley in terms of laid back vibes, grunge, and pretty active on social movements.
It's called Groovy UV for a reason. University of Vermont (UVM) and Burlington have always been an East Coast answer to Berkeley in terms of laid back vibes, grunge, and pretty active on social movements.
My girlfriend's family is from Vermont, not far from Burlington. We're they're frequently (in fact, we will be this weekend) and her brother graduated from UVM last spring. We live a 5 minute walk from the Cambridge city line and a 20 minute walk from the heart of Harvard square. In my opinion and experience, Cambridge is far more liberal, and more actively liberal, than Burlington.
Yes, UVM is very liberal and like most college towns, the school has a disproportionate presence in town. But also like most college towns, there's a very real and noticeable divide between college/student driven activism and locals/townies. Burlington is still very liberal - I wouldn't argue otherwise. But it's located in the northwest corner of a very rural, agricultural state. The population is fairly mixed and while it's a liberal town, there's still a noticeable influence from some of the more conservative (largely old school, conservative Vermonters) who are a sizable subsection of the population.
Cambridge has a ton of the collegiate influence/activism but it is also more racially diverse than Burlington and has a huge population of very left leaning professionals. It has far less conservative influence than Burlington as it's surrounded by other liberal communities in a largely liberal metro area. Even the longtime residents (multigenerational) of Cambridge tend to be quietly liberal (vote liberal, but not leading protests/activist activities), old money types. Though I would definitely say Berkeley, CA beats Cambridge on most fronts (particularly activism).
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