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West Cambridge - Neighborhood 10
Neighborhood Description
West Cambridge is a low-density residential neighborhood with about eight thousand residents. The major commercial center and transit center in West Cambridge is Harvard Square, while smaller commercial areas exist along Huron Avenue, Concord Avenue, and Mt. Auburn Street. Harvard University has some academic facilities in the neighborhood. Fresh Pond Reservation, a 155-acre kettle hole lake surrounded by 162 acres of land and a nine-hole golf course, is located at the western end of West Cambridge. A portion of the Charles River Reservation lies along the southeastern edge. Historic Mount Auburn Cemetery is located at the southwestern edge of the neighborhood.
- Link to Neighborhood Map (1.0 MB, PDF format)
- Link to Neighborhood Statistics
West Cambridge Neighborhood Study
This neighborhood study was conducted from 2004 to 2006 and issued in 2007.This file is in PDF format and requires use of the free Adobe Acrobat viewer.
- Neighborhood Ten Neighborhood Study (8.6 MB)
Study Committee Working Documents
Unless otherwise noted, these files are in PDF format and require use of the free Adobe Acrobat viewer.
- List of Committee Members (HTML)
- Demographics Presentation - October 2004 (155 KB)
- Public Opinion Survey Report (129 KB)
- Public Opinion Survey Presentation - October 2004 (118 KB)
- West Cambridge Zoning Basics (1 MB)
- Public Meeting Notes June 11, 2005
- Committee Meeting Notes
Also of Interest to Neighborhood Residents
- Father Callanan Playground Improvements at Tobin School
- Fresh Pond Northeast Sector Project. Water Department Project.
- Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District, administered by the Cambridge Historical Commission
- Harvard Square Advisory Committee and other Harvard Square Links
- Harvard Square Conservation District, administered by the Cambridge Historical Commission
- Harvard Square Design Project. See also DPW Construction Updates and Project Overview.
- Harvard Square Map (571 KB)
- Harvard University Town Gown Report. Annual.
- Lowell School Park Improvements. Completed 2004
- Old Cambridge Historic District, administered by the Cambridge Historical Commission
Contact Neighborhood Planner
Neighborhood Planners: Taha Jennings, tjennings@cambridgema.gov, 617/349-4603
and Elaine Thorne, ethorne@cambridgema.gov,
617/349-4648.
The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.
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