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Community Planning Division
About Community Planning
The Community Planning Division seeks to strengthen community life throughout the City and its 13 neighborhoods. Division activities encompass zoning and land use, urban design, institutional planning, neighborhood planning, demographic and geographic analysis, development of parks and open space, and graphic design. The staff provide planning services that enhance the overall living environment of Cambridge's highly diverse population. The Division strives both to enhance relationships with residents and neighborhood organizations and to expand participation in the planning process by providing information and technical assistance to the City's residents, property owners, neighborhood groups and developers.
Programs and Services
Programs and services provided by the division fall within the following areas:
- Zoning, Land Use and Urban Design, including Planning Board
- Neighborhood Planning, including Neighborhood Studies
- Parks and Open Space
- Planning Information, including Demographic and Socioeconomic Information, Mapping and GIS and Town Gown Reports
Planning Board, Committees and Public Design Discussions
The following are staffed by the Community Planning Division:
- Planning Board (meets twice a month, agendas)
- Central Square Advisory Committee (meets as needed)
- Harvard Square Advisory Committee (meets as needed)
The following public design discussions and/or projects are currently ongoing:
- Agassiz Neighborhood Study Update
- Alexander W. Kemp Playground Renovation at Cambridge Common
- Clement Morgan Park and Pine Street Park Renovations
- Green Building/Zoning Task Force
- Lopez Avenue / Charles Street Pocket Park Development
- Neighborhood Nine Study Update
- New Park in Riverside
- North Cambridge Study Update
- Off Leash Dog Areas
Resources
The following resources are available through the Community Planning Division:
Zoning, Land Use and Urban Design
- Neighborhood Studies, Information and Maps
- Planning Board Agendas
- Planning Board Special Permit, including fee schedule
- Sign Permit Application Form
- Town Gown Reports
- Zoning Map and Zoning Overlay Map
- Zoning Guide
- Zoning Ordinance
Maps
Neighborhood Planning
Planning Information
Parks and Open Space
For More Information
For more information about the Community Planning Division, contact Stuart Dash, Director of Community Planning, sdash@cambridgema.gov, at 617/349-4640. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.
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Stuart DashDirector of Community Planning
sdash@cambridgema.gov
Phone: 617/349-4640
344 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
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617/349-4669
8:30 - 8:00 Monday
8:30 - 5:00 T/W/Th
8:30 - 12:00 Friday
