"We will fight together to keep the neighborhood a neighborhood," D'Onofrio says.
The City Council recently approved another effort to preserve what is left of the community's heritage.
The Larkin Petition, initiated by Shannon Larkin herself, placed an 18-month moratorium on development in East Cambridge.
"The neighbors simply felt that buildings were developing out of control," Larkin explains. "With all the buildings going up, soon we're not going to be able to see the sun in our backyards anymore."
Besides, D'Onofrio says, the proliferation of high-rise apartment buildings and hotels discourages the type of community she wants to create.
"How could you know your neighbors in a building 32 stories high?" she asks. "It's not a home. It's a concrete jungle."
There is so much in the community that is worth preserving, D'Onofrio says.
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