FY22 Cambridge Numbers at a Glance

• 3.9 million pounds of yard waste collected
• 3 million pounds composted and diverted from landfills
• 1.1 million items checked out at Cambridge Public Libraries
• 92% Cambridge residents surveyed in 2020 rated Cambridge as an Excellent/Good Place to Live
• 600,000 patron visits to Cambridge Public Libraries
• $543,450 in Cultural Capital Fund and Grants funded by City, Cambridge Arts, Wagner Foundation
• 280,000 pounds of mattresses/box springs recycled
• 135,000 meals (valued at $954,000) served to homeless by Cambridge restaurants participating in City’s COVID-19 meals program
• 120,000 calls for service responded to by Cambridge Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Support, and 39,835 calls/text to 911
• 110,000 pounds of clothing/textiles recycled through new program
• 8,800 people registered for a new Library card, for a total of 85,000 cardholders
• 7,400 residents voted in 2021-2022 Participatory Budgeting Process
• 2,139 catch basins cleaned to help prevent localized flooding
• 1,800 virtual/hybrid programs provided to
• 30,000 Library participants
• 1,439 households have received services through the Multi-family Retrofit Pilot
• 1,309 residents/businesses received 100% renewable energy from CCEP
• 1,030 fires, including outdoor rubbish, Cambridge Fire Department responded to
• 7 Bluebike stations installed totaling 154 bike docks
• 4.08 miles of bicycle facilities and markings added to Cambridge for a total 101.7 miles
• 3.4 miles of dedicated bus lanes in Cambridge
• 250 guns turned in at Safer Homes,
• Safer Community gun buyback event

*Some numbers are approximate or estimated due to early publication deadline.