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Additional Publications

In addition to the reports and other documents listed in the Publications Directory, the Department produces a number of other reports and newsletters on a regular basis.  These include the following:

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For paper copies and to obtain more information about a publication please contact the Community development Department at 617/349-4600 or CDDat344@cambridgema.gov.

Document Name Description Geography Year
Agassiz Neighborhood Study Recommendations by a study committee composed of neighborhood residents working with CDD staff covering housing, land use and zoning, urban design, transportation, open space, institutional uses, and economic development. Agassiz 2003
Agassiz Neighborhood Study 2004 Addendum 2004 Addendum to Agassiz Neighborhood Study issued in 2003. Agassiz 2004
Agassiz Neighborhood Study 2008 Update 2008 Update to Agassiz Neighborhood Study issued in 2003, with an Addendum in 2004. Agassiz 2008
Aging in the Cambridge Community Outlines services available to seniors in Cambridge and discusses key physical planning issues affecting transportation, economic development, zoning, parks and housing. Citywide 2010
Alewife Fish Book Published in 1979, the Alewife "Fish Book" plan offered a revised vision for redevelopment of Alewife, then an aging industrial area in western Cambridge. 1979
Alewife Plan for Sustainable Development 1995 plan identifying issues in the Alewife area related to environment, public open space, transportation, housing, economic development and urban design. 1995
Area Four Neighborhood Study Recommendations by a study committee composed of neighborhood residents working with CDD staff covering housing, land use and zoning, urban design, transportation, open space, institutional uses, and economic development. Area Four 1995
Area Four Neighborhood Study 2004 Update First update to Area Four Neighborhood Study issued in 1995. Area Four 2004
Area Four Neighborhood Study 2010 Update Update to Area Four Neighborhood Study issued in 1995 and previously updated in 2004. Area Four 2010
Bicycle Parking Guide Spells out the various requirements and guidelines regarding bicycle parking on private property in Cambridge. Citywide 2008
Bicycle Trends in Cambridge 2011 summary document providing information about bicycling trends in the City. Citywide 2011
Bike Lane Study: How Pavement Markings Influence Vehicle Positioning 2005 paper from sudy conducted by the City of Cambridge that finds that when bike lanes or other pavement markings were present, bicyclists traveled further away from parked cars than when no markings were present. Citywide 2005
Cambridge - Just the Facts Compendium of facts, figures and other information of interest to companies considering Cambridge as a location to do business. Citywide 2011
Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust Brochure Describes the Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust and its activities supporting affordable housing acquisition and development, affordable housing preservation, first-time homebuyer assistance, and housing rehabilitation. Citywide 2006
Cambridge Biotechnology Brochure Outlines how, over the past decade, biotechnology research has emerged as a significant focus in the City's business community and advantages city offers as a place to conduct business. Citywide 2012