Additional Supplies for Unhoused Residents
Deliver critical supplies to unhoused residents through established programs, including items such as socks, hats, gloves, hand warmers, feminine hygiene products, and other items to assist people living in unsheltered situations.
Summer Reading: Seeds & Planting 101 Workshop (O'Connell)
Join us for a hands-on workshop covering starter plants, soils, plant positioning, watering options for your lifestyle, and the health benefits of gardening. Each participant will leave with their own plant. All materials provided. Registration is required.
Trolley Square Study 2002
2002 summary of recommendations from the Trolley Square Committee appointed to advise the City on future uses for the former MBTA trolley yard site at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Cameron Avenue.
Planning Studies
The Community Development Departments collaborates with other City departments to conduct planning studies of varying scales, often with goals to rezone, solve a particular problem, or create documentation of a topic.
Aggressive City Goals
The City has set aggressive goals and implemented a series of actions in order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to a) prevent climate change from worsening b) and address the inevitable impacts of climate change that we are already experiencing in order to improve the health and resilience of the community.
Ongoing Collections Care
Following conservation assessments of each artwork in the collection and consultations with artists, an annual maintenance program is developed and directly overseen by the Director of Art Conservation and carried out by contracted conservators or conservation technicians.
Harvard Square Kiosk and Plaza
The process to create a vision for the future governance, operation, and programming of the Harvard Square Kiosk Plaza.