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In 2009, the City set a goal to reduce residential trash disposal by 30% by 2020, and by 80% by 2050. With that goal in mind, the City expanded curbside food waste pickup to all buildings with 1 to 12 units. 25,000 households (8,100 buildings) are now eligible to participate.

On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, leaders from the City of Cambridge and the Commonwealth gathered with nonprofit Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) to mark the beginning of renovations at the former Sacred Heart church rectory and school in East Cambridge. By the end of 2027, POAH plans to complete construction on the property, which will create 46 new permanently affordable apartment homes.

Come learn about Cambridge's Urban Forest and get a free seedling along with coloring book and crayon giveaways.

Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, the Harvard Library, and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Dr. Anjana Khatwa—award-winning earth scientist, TV presenter, and advocate for diversity in the geosciences and nature—for a discussion of her book The Whispers of Rock: The Stories That Stone Tells About Our World and Our Lives, a 2025 New Scientist Best Book of the Year. Registration is required.

View an interactive map of open service requests for potholes

View Images from the 2015-2016 Cambridge Arts River Festival

View the tuition rates for DHSP Afterschool Programs .

Eligible businesses will receive financial assistance in the form of reimbursement for the purchase of eligible equipment that makes their business operations or building more energy efficient, reduces their use of fossil fuels, or that provides renewable energy to power their operations.

With six Red and Green Line MBTA stations, dozens of bus routes, the open-door shuttles, getting around Cambridge on public transit is always a great option. See below for transit routes and providers.

View and pay their real estate, motor vehicle excise, personal property, water bills, Municipal Lien Certificates, and Vital records online.