Duehay says he thinks of Cambridge as "a taleof two cities." The universities and the growinghigh-tech industry have brought prosperity to somecity residents, but vanishing factory jobs haveleft others scrambling to find work.

Duehay's plans are focused on both faces ofthis city.

Affordable housing heads the list.

"We have worked to stabilize and increase funds[for housing]," he says, mentioning sources suchas state and federal funds, nonprofit resourcesand low-interest bank loans.

Duehay is also working with various agencies inoffering welfare programs including employment,training, health care and child care.

Duehay also says he wants "strongerrelationships and more relationships" with localbusinesses, including an expansion of the currenthigh-school business internship program thatoffers training.

Another key issue will be the city's stance onzoning, reflected in the debate that has recentlyarisen in Harvard Square.

The current Harvard Square zoning laws permitthe construction of high-rise buildings like theHolyoke Center. Duehay, however, says the moremodest, historical architecture must be preserved.

"A lot of what we think of as the heart ofHarvard Square could become lower Manhattan ifwe're not careful," Duehay says.

Duehay says Harvard's opposition to rezoning inthe Square has often caused change to fail incouncil votes, as local businesses often followthe University's lead and oppose rezoning.

Town-Gown Relations

While the issue of zoning in Harvard Square isa major conflict between the city and theUniversity, it is not the only conflict.

"Obviously, the University is very powerful indefining the community," Duehay says, pointing tothe cultural and intellectual life that surroundsHarvard and MIT.

He says that universities are also "powerfulengines of economic change," attracting businessesto the area.

"But there are also negative forces," Duehaysays.