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Coming soon, the Community Development Department is excited to present draft citywide urban design guidelines for Cambridge. Join us in March and April for an open house and exhibition to review the draft guidelines and provide feedback.

Climbing one of the play structures or otherwise exploring the Louis A. DePasquale Universal Design Playground at Danehy Park, you’ll spot pictures by Dominic Killiany, a prolific 24-year-old artist living with autism. Panels throughout the park reproduce his brightly colored paintings of Boston’s Zakim Bridge, street signs, fish, a lion, zebra, elephant and giraffes.

Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Joint Design Review Remote Meeting

The City of Cambridge invites residents to attend a Gold Star Mothers Park Design Open House to review the proposed design concepts, ask questions, and share your feedback.

The Working Group will help guide the design of the Grand Junction Multi-Use Path between the Charles River at the BU Bridge, and the Cambridge-Somerville city line. The group will advise Cambridge City Manager Louis A. DePasquale and his staff on key issues related to the planning and design for this important “Grand Junction Multi-Use Path and Conceptual Transit Design” project.

Cambridge Station 10 was recognized in the 2025 Showcase

Supplement to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance south of Pacific Street and west of Albany Street for Planning Board special permit projects. Referenced in Zoning Ordinance, Articles 17.50 through 17.200.

2006 urban design guidelines recommended to guide the character of future development in the Concord-Alewife Study Area.

Six artists have been chosen to participate in a City of Cambridge initiative to energize Cambridge neighborhoods by filling vacant store windows with reproductions of locally-made art.

The City has selected international urban design and architecture studio Ecosistema Urbano to design temporary shade structures that will help people stay cool during hot weather and create welcoming places for community gathering. These structures will be designed in 2026 with projected installation in Summer 2027.