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City officials want more public input for Harvard Square redesign

08/25/2015 Cambridge, MA – View of Harvard Square including Forbes Plaza from the Coop in Cambridge, MA on August 25, 2015. Harvard University is proposing changes to the Richard A. & Susan F. Smith Campus Center and Forbes Plaza, critics worry that this will change this unusual outdoor public space that has the character and spirit of "old Harvard Square." (Craig F. Walker / Globe Staff) Craig F. Walker / Globe Staff

By Dialynn Dwyer

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City officials and residents of Cambridge are calling for more public input on a planned redesign of Harvard Square’s open spaces, The Boston Globe reports.

“We’ve got to challenge ourselves to do better on the outreach and engagement,” Cambridge Councilor Nadeem Mazen said during a Thursday meeting at City Hall.

The project, which has been in the works for almost three years, includes the redesign and renovation of the iconic Out of Town News Kiosk. The goal of the planned redesign is to make the public spaces accommodating for community gatherings.

City officials called for more community participation and urged members of the public present at the meeting to submit ideas and proposals to City Hall.

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