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Join us for our virtual celebration of the Cambridge Science Festival this year! Science in the City explores the science behind the work we do at the City of Cambridge.

Bring adventure play to Cambridge kids! Physical adventure play promotes supervised risk-taking and fun. Ongoing events and training would help community partners to facilitate a new type of play that helps foster kids’ imagination.

This report presents a summary of the 2021 data from user surveys and people-counting sensors around Fresh Pond Reservation. Results include estimated average hourly, daily, and monthly visitors. The report also includes a breakdown of users by recreation type.

On Tuesday, April 13, federal health agencies recommended an immediate pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following reports of six people who developed a rare and severe type of blood clot within two weeks of receiving the vaccine.

The City of Cambridge today announced that the city will advance to Phase IV, Step 1 of the Commonwealth’s Reopening Plan, as set forth in Governor Baker’s COVID-19 Order No. 66 on May 6, 2021. The City has remained at a modified Phase III, Step 2 since March 22, 2021. Gathering limits in the city for event venues and in public settings will increase to 100 people indoors and 150 outdoors on May 6, 2021, in accordance with Governor Baker’s COVID-19 Order No. 63 as amended on March 22, 2021.

Shop our community swap for free spooky season costumes for all ages! Drop gently worn costumes off at the O'Neill Branch @ 70 Rindge Avenue from Monday September 28-Friday October 2. Items must be clean and delivered to a staff member during open hours. No shoes or pretend weapons please.

The City of Cambridge hired a consultant to study the transit routing, circulation, and access for MBTA routes (1, CT1, 47, 64, 70, 70A, 83, and 91) around Central Square. The purpose of the study was to develop recommendations for reducing crowding for people waiting for the bus and to improve access to and circulation around Central Square.

Science Club for Girls (SCFG) and the Cambridge STEAM Initiative are excited to share data from the Longitudinal Study of SCFG alums. The study collected feedback from 70 alums who participated in the SCFG's programming — which serves girls and gender-expansive youth in Kindergarten through 12th grade — to evaluate how alums’ experiences influenced their career paths, motivation to pursue STEM fields, and leadership development.

Cambridge Kiosk Advisory Committee Meeting 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Thursday, September 17, 2026

Participatory Budgeting is a democratic process that empowers community members to decide how to spend part of a public budget. In June and July 2022, community members submitted 1,320 ideas on how to spend $1 million of the City of Cambridge’s FY24 Capital Budget. From August to November, over 70 volunteer PB Delegates worked on five committees to research and evaluate those ideas and develop 20 final proposals for the PB ballot.