Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: Cambridge is home to three college campuses: Harvard, MIT, and Lesley, and is surrounded by other universities in the Greater Boston Area. Professors, grad students, researchers, and students are all part of the community. There are also the K-12 Cambridge Public Schools and few hospitals and research centers. I will try to use biotech work force as a community.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: Harvard and MIT have caused gentrification in Cambridge and across the river - increase in housing prices, access to food, clothes, etc. The Universities continue to expand into Allston-Brighton.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: Biotech companies and research centers are common in the area. Tourism to Harvard also has an impact on the area. After the pandemic, there is also an increasing homeless population in the area.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: Homelessness and increasing rent prices are very important issues, should be prioritized. There is also a lot of overlap with nearby areas.