Thank you for reporting your concern to City of Cambridge via Commonwealth Connect. We have reviewed the information you provided our staff and will be investigating this issue further.

Could you please let DPW what the concern is at this location.

The concern is that this area turns into a large deep puddle with only modest amounts of rain. The puddle blocks access to the sidewalk ramp which is needed to cross Chalk St. The puddle is often too deep to walk through without shoes getting wet, or to push a stroller through. In the winter, this often freezes into a large slick ice sheet.
If the SW corner of Chalk and Magazine had a crosswalk with ramps across Magazine, one could go around this more easily, but it does not.
The fundamental problem is that the shape of the street and curb does not allow water to flow around to the drain on Magazine. And added drain on Chalk, or modification of the street shape would solve this problem.

Hoping to get DPW to look at this issue again, as the situation has not improved.

Still not resolved 12/11/19

Update?

This is a duplicate of the below and can be closed.

Sidewalk Defect https://seeclickfix.com/issues/6819008