Mount Auburn Street Corridor Study

The Mount Auburn Corridor Planning Study was an effort launched by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), in conjunction with Cambridge and Watertown. The goal was to develop a range of implementable short- and long-term plans for the improvement of Mount Auburn Street, from the Watertown line to Fresh Pond Parkway, and parts of Fresh Pond Parkway. These plans included options for creating safe and welcoming conditions for bicyclists and pedestrians, enhancing access to the Charles River Reservation, and optimizing bus operations for Routes 71 and 73, while ensuring that vehicular access was maintained. For more information on this completed study, please visit the DCR's Mount Auburn Street Corridor Study webpage.

This study is complete. No further updates to this project page will be made.

DCR Final Report Now Available

Individual chapters of the DCR's final report can be downloaded at the links below or on the DCR's project webpage. The DCR is also planning to take some short-term measures to improve safety on the corridor.

Read the report:

Cambridge Secures Grant to Pilot Bus Rapid Transit Features

The City of Cambridge has been awarded a grant from the Barr Foundation to pilot bus rapid transit (BRT) features on the Mount Auburn Street Corridor west of Fresh Pond Parkway. Read the full press release.

 

2018

June | DCR published the final report. Please click here to visit the DCR project webpage to view the final report.

2017

December 13 | DCR held the fourth public meeting on the Mount Auburn Street Corridor Study

May 8 | DCR held a neighborhood meeting on recommendations for improvements Mount Auburn Street and Belmont Streets

January 31 | DCR held the third public meeting on the Mount Auburn Street Corridor Study

2016

November 14 | DCR held the second public meeting on the Mount Auburn Street Corridor Study

June 1 | DCR held the first public meeting on the Mount Auburn Street Corridor Study

April | DCR announced the start of the Mount Auburn Street Corridor Study

The project area is bounded by Mount Auburn Street at Belmont Street in the west, Huron and Aberdeen Avenues in the north, and Fresh Pond Parkway at Greenough Boulevard and Memorial Drive in the southeast. Within the project area are several high traffic destinations, including Mount Auburn Cemetery, Mount Auburn Hospital, local schools, historic neighborhoods, and several local businesses.

For more information, please contact Tegin Teich at at 617/349-4615 or tteich@cambridgema.gov.