Help Us Name the Citywide Plan

Cambridge strives to be a city that is livable, sustainable, and equitable not just for the current generation, but also for generations to come. Toward this end, the City is embarking on a citywide comprehensive planning process to create a shared vision for the city and its future. The Citywide Plan will include a broad range of topics such as housing, transportation, economic opportunity, urban form, and climate change and the environment.

 Through the citywide planning process, the City aims to develop policy and design goals and actionable recommendations to guide future change and promote the well-being of residents, businesses, and stakeholders in the midst of local, regional, and global trends. The citywide planning process aims to integrate and build upon the City’s existing policies, programs, and initiatives through an inclusive, wide-reaching process that looks beyond traditional planning efforts to guide future change in Cambridge. During the multi-year process, early action items and pilot projects may be identified and launched.

An interdisciplinary professional consultant team will help guide the planning process, bringing outside expertise to complement and augment the capacity of City staff. This process will engage residents, employers, employees, schools and other institutions, non-profit organizations, regional and state infrastructure and service entities, appointed and elected public officials, and the operational and planning functions in the city. To learn more about the citywide planning process, visit www.cambridgema.gov/citywideplan.

The first order of business is to name the plan, and the City is asking the community to help brainstorm a name. You can submit your suggested plan name by Dec. 4 via the following communication forums. We will relay the best names once again and invite the community to vote on them.

Online – www.cambridgema.gov/citywideplan 

Twitter – @CDDat344,  #NameThePlan

Text – 617-858-8325

Mail –  Community Development Department,344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139. Att: Name the Plan

Email – nametheplan@cambridgema.gov

Drop Boxes – All Public Libraries, City Hall (795 Mass Ave), or City Hall Annex (344 Broadway)