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Cambridge is expanding access to walking, biking, mass transit, and electric vehicles as part of the effort to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

To allow women in Cambridge to gain the tools necessary to protect themselves, the Cambridge Police Department currently offers a self-defense training course for women ages 16 and older, who live or work in the City of Cambridge.

2022 Guide to Waste

Explore bones and meet real-live creepy crawlies in this science-based program with entomology expert, Professor Bugman! Registration is required for this program. Please register each child attending the program (adults do not have to register themselves). For questions, please contact the Central Square Children's Room at 617-349-4012. This program is recommended for children ages 4+ and their caregivers.

Through the study, the City will work with the community and a stakeholder group to identify how to provide safe and comfortable north/south travel connections for people of all ages and abilities, regardless of their mode of transportation, between Binney Street and Cambridge Street.

As part of the River Street project, the City’s contractor P. Gioioso & Sons (PGS) will begin the next phase of full-depth roadway reconstruction and paving on or about June 1, 2026. This work is expected to take approximately three weeks to complete

The City of Cambridge is working to adopt an ordinance that will require new buildings and buildings undergoing a major renovation to eliminate the use of fossil fuels. Making buildings fossil fuel free means healthier homes and buildings and will help Cambridge reach our climate goals.

The City of Cambridge hired a consultant to study the transit routing, circulation, and access for MBTA routes (1, CT1, 47, 64, 70, 70A, 83, and 91) around Central Square. The purpose of the study was to develop recommendations for reducing crowding for people waiting for the bus and to improve access to and circulation around Central Square.

Affidavit to be filled out by property owners authorizing short-term rental unit(s) in the property.

Bow Street between Plympton Street and DeWolfe Street is now closed to vehicle traffic.