Marc McGovern

Context

City Councillor; co-chair of the Ordinance Committee per the city's committee assignments page. From the city website and council packets (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify.

Issues

• Harvard Square Kiosk Overhaul
• Fare-Free Route 1 Bus
• Israel-Related Divestment Policy Orders
• Multi-Family Housing Dashboard
• Western Avenue and Kenard Street Traffic Safety
• North Massachusetts Avenue Rezoning (chaired; voted no on 11 stories, yes to ordain)
• Cambridge Street Rezoning
• FY27 Budget Planning

Log

• 2026-10-20 - 2026-10-20 - Continued City Council Meeting: Lead sponsor of the Harvard Square kiosk order; added to the Western Avenue order; raised outreach and department consistency on the housing dashboard; supported the special meeting order.
• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.
• 2025-12-22 - 2025-12-22 - City Council Regular Meeting: Chaired as Vice Mayor; opposed the 12-to-11 order, supported ordaining Mass Ave, and said Cambridge Street differed from Mass Ave.
• 2025-11-10 - 2025-11-10 - City Council Joint Roundtable with the School Committee: Asked how programs will be evaluated before budget cuts; chaired 6:24 to 6:30 PM and moved to adjourn.
• 2026-01-05 - 2026-01-05 - City Council Inaugural Meeting: Voted for Siddiqui as Mayor after changing his vote; moved to adjourn the inaugural meeting.