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The Lechmere Square Public Market Feasibility Study is an outgrowth of a proposal put forward by a number of residents of East Cambridge to create a year-round public market on the site once the station has moved

The Community Development Department and the Department of Public Works are collaborating with the East Cambridge Business Association and Inman Square Neighborhood Association to mitigate construction-related impacts on local businesses associated with the Inman Square Intersection Improvements Project.

The City relies on property taxes and many other revenue sources—including service fees, state and federal funding, licenses and permits, and investment earnings—to help pay for the services residents depend on every day. 

This is the third year Cambridge has conducted a City Manager Performance Review, which is an important commitment to transparency and accountability. This next step will be followed by the City Council’s formal evaluation delivered at a Special City Council Meeting in December.

This article outlines how thoughtful planning has become more important than ever, particularly when economic conditions continue to change, our commercial sector has slowed, and no one can predict exactly what the future will bring.

Just A Start is proud to announce an affordable housing lottery for 14 new one and two-bedroom apartments in Cambridge at the Rindge Commons North project. An additional 8 units will be leased by the Cambridge Housing Authority waitlist, and 2 Community Based Housing (CBH) units will be leased by the Massachusetts Rehab Commission waitlist.

The City of Cambridge is notifying residents, businesses, and visitors of multiple temporary street closures throughout the weekend due to the Bionic 5K, Inman Square Eats and Crafts, Teen Takeover Block Party, and the Annual BBN Circus.

Many thanks to the PB Cambridge Steering Committee, Budget Delegates, Participatory Budgeting Project staff, City staff, the Stanford Crowdsourced Democracy Team, and all of the volunteers and participants who helped make the City's first PB initiative a success!

Install 10 shaded benches with solar power charging stations around Cambridge. This project will improve the daily quality of life for pedestrians. These solar benches will allow people to sit out of the sun and charge their electronic devices.

Cambridge hosts many outdoor events each year. Accessible mats can lay over unpaved terrain to ensure that more people can enjoy the beautiful green space of these events. These mats support families with strollers, wheelchairs, and other mobility aids.