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The Cottage/Lopez Drainage Improvements Project includes design of new storm drain infrastructure to alleviate flooding in the Cambridgeport neighborhood.

Expect traffic impacts in Cambridge on June 8 and 9, due to community events in Harvard Square and East Cambridge.

Virtual Meeting of the School Councils Ad Hoc Subcommittee

Our Housing Division offers both rental and ownership opportunities.

Harvard Book Store, the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Kenneth Roth—former executive director of Human Rights Watch—for a discussion of his new book Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments. Registration is required.

Purchase and install solar-powered traffic calming devices that provide real time driver feedback on the speed limit and current driving speed.

All cannabis businesses, including Marijuana Treatment Centers (MTC), as defined in the Cannabis Business Permit Ordinance, require a Cannabis Business Permit from Cambridge Inspectional Services Department (ISD) before opening. This city permit is different from the state Marijuana License application that is managed by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (MA CCC). Before the MA CCC issues a final Marijuana License, they will request a copy of your Cannabis Business Permit.

Vacancies are available for the American Freedmen Commission, Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Commission, Cambridge Climate Committee, Commission for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board, Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District Commission, LGBTQ+ Commission, Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission, and the Public Planting Committee.

In order to increase the long-term survival of newly planted trees, Public Works has improved pre-planting soil preparation, supervision of the planting process, and post-planting watering and other aftercare.

The Draft Updated Plan is the first in the nation to go beyond EPA guidance and prepare for climate change. This plan prepares for increased and heavier rainfall expected in a typical 2050 year due to climate change, while also balancing water quality, construction impacts, public open space, project timelines, and costs.