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Mid-Cambridge - Neighborhood 6
Neighborhood Description
Mid-Cambridge is a large, high-density residential neighborhood with around thirteen thousand residents, bordered by Prospect Street to the east, Kirkland Street to the west and Massachusetts Ave. to the south and the City of Somerville to the north. Major commercial centers lie at three corners of the neighborhood: Central Square, Harvard Square, and Inman Square. Central Square and Harvard Square also serve as major transit stations. Massachusetts Avenue, which connects the two squares, is a major travel route and commercial spine. Many institutions have a presence in Mid-Cambridge, including Harvard University, Cambridge Hospital, Youville Hospital, the Cambridge Public Library, and Cambridge City Hall.
- Link to Neighborhood Map (PDF format, 1.07 MB)
- Link to Neighborhood Statistics
Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Study and Update
This neighborhood study was conducted from 1993 to 1994 and issued in 1998. These files are in PDF format and require use of the free Adobe Acrobat viewer.
- Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Study (single file, 801 KB)
- Pages 1 through 14 (196 KB)
- Pages 15 through 16 (393 KB)
- Pages 17 through 90 (348 KB)
The Community Development Department held a series of three meetings with neighborhood residents between May 2002 and February 2003. At these forums Department staff reviewed changes that have occurred in the neighborhood since 1998, and residents offered recommendations to improve the way that the City addresses a variety of issues. In addition, the neighborhood planning staff has reviewed the status of recommendations from the original study.
In 2005 the Department published the Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Study Update: Summary, Recommendations, and Action Plan, which reviews the discussions at the neighborhood meetings, describe recommendations proposed there, and updates the status of recommendations from the 1998 study.This file is in PDF format and requires use of the free Adobe Acrobat viewer.
- Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Update (single file, 3.3 MB)
- Pages 1 to 12 (742 KB)
- Pages 13 to 20 (1.9 MB)
- Pages 21 to 70 (834 KB)
Also of Interest to Neighborhood Residents
- Cambridge College and Harvard University Town Gown Reports. Annual.
- Cambridge Street Corridor Improvements Project. See also DPW Construction Updates.
- Central Square Action Plan. Completed 1987.
- Central Square Advisory Committee
- Central Square Map (623 KB)
- Draft Central Square Development Guidelines. Completed 1989.
- Harvard Square Advisory Committee and other Harvard Square Links
- Harvard Square Design Project. See also DPW Construction Updates and Project Overview.
- Harvard Square Map (571 KB)
- Inman Square Map (251 KB)
- Main Library Expansion on Library web site.
- Maple Avenue Park Improvements. Completed 2004.
- Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District
- Mid Cambridge Small Business Zoning
- Old Cambridge Historic District, administered by the Cambridge Historical Commission
- Prospect Street Study
- Zoning to Preserve Small Business Activity in Mid-Cambridge (current study underway)
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: Jeff Roberts, jroberts@cambridgema.gov, 617/349-4639.
The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.
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