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Cambridge Highlands - Neighborhood 12
Neighborhood Description
The Cambridge Highlands neighborhood, located on the northeastern edge of the city, is comprised of two distinct areas. The eastern part consists of mostly commercial and light industrial uses. A strip mall-style regional retail center is located here, alongside the Alewife Brook Parkway (State Route 2) and near the MBTA Alewife Red Line Station in North Cambridge. A wide corridor of railroad lines is the northern border of the neighborhood, which divides the adjacent office/industrial area into two parts, known as the “Triangle” (officially part of North Cambridge) and the “Quadrangle” (officially part of the Cambridge Highlands). The residential core of the neighborhoods lies at its western end, bordering Belmont. The Fresh Pond Reservation borders the neighborhood to the south.
- Link to Neighborhood Map (805 KB, PDF format)
- Link to Neighborhood Statistics
Concord Alewife Planning Study
In 2006 the Community Development Department completed a multidisciplinary evaluation of the Concord-Alewife area in the western part of Cambridge, including the areas known as the Triangle, the Quadrangle, and the Fresh Pond Shopping Center. The study area incorporated the Cambridge Highlands neighborhood and provided certain of the functions of a neighborhood study for this area.
Also of Interest to Neighborhood Residents
- Concord-Alewife Planning Study. Completed 2006.
- Fresh Pond Northeast Sector Project. Water Department Project.
Neighborhood Organizations
The following list of neighborhood associations is solely offered as an aid the public. Please note that these organizations are independent of the City of Cambridge; any views and opinions they may express are strictly those of the neighborhood organization.
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Contact Neighborhood Planner
Neighborhood Planner: Taha Jennings, tjennings@cambridgema.gov, 617/349-4603.
The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.
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