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The City's commitment to urban safety is not just on repairing damaged roads or improving accessibility, but also on prioritizing safety at dangerous intersections. By the end of this year, the City plans to ban turns on red at most intersections.

Information on the Local Emergency Planning Committee

As City of Cambridge buildings, departments, and services plan for a safe and limited reopening to the public, the City has created a new page with the most up-to-date information about each department and how to get in touch with them.

Contact the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department

Learn more about police responses, important crime trends, various programs, key events and community outreach, and the men and women who make up the Department.

The Cambridge Nightlife Industry and Thriving Entertainment Spaces (NITES) grant launched in 2025. Cambridge NITES aims to support the nightlife and entertainment industry in Cambridge.

The Cambridge Nightlife Industry and Thriving Entertainment Spaces (NITES) grant launched in 2025. Cambridge NITES aims to support the nightlife and entertainment industry in Cambridge.

This week's selection: Raymond Carver, "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love," "A Small, Good Thing," and " Cathedral." Reading Interests: We concentrate on Great Books in the following areas: a long novel over the summer, two sections of poetry and short stories, a book of the Bible, a Shakespeare play, an ancient and modern drama, a work of science, a smaller work of fiction, an even smaller work of fiction, and a rotating mix of politics, philosophy, and religion. Authors read in the past five years include Dickens, Keats and Yeats, O'Connor and Munro, Ecclesiastes, Sophocles and August Wilson, Darwin, Austen, Duras, The Federalist Papers, and Arendt. How to get the print book: Copies of the reading are set aside at the Main Library. Visit the Main Library at 449 Broadway during current service hours and a staff member can help you get a copy. How to register: Registration is required. Click the registration link below to register. This is a hybrid event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants 1 hour before the event. For more information, contact Drew Griffin (dgriffin@cambridgema.gov)

Special STEAM programs offered throughout the year

Cambridge Animal Control works closely with the Cambridge Police Department, MSPCA law enforcement and the Animal Rescue League law enforcement to ensure the safety of all Cambridge animals. If you see something say something! You can report cruelty by reaching out to: