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The Boosting Business Blocks Grant offers Cambridge businesses, business associations, and groups of neighborhood businesses the opportunity to secure one-time grant funding for well-designed projects that bring together neighborhood business interests around shared goals of improved design, promotion, and business resilience in a commercial area.

2003 report with recommendations developed by a study committee composed of neighborhood residents worked with CDD staff. Cover housing, land use and zoning, urban design, transportation, open space, institutional uses, and economic development. Updates 1992 report.

The 1% for Public Art component of the Kendall Square / Main Street project was the creation of artist designed bike racks. Six artists were chosen by an art jury to participate in this project. Each of the selected artists created three or four designs that were represented in a gallery exhibit by drawings, models and artists’ statements. The artists had to balance his or her artistic mission with factors of successful functionality, ease of maintenance, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and economy of cost. During the exhibit and at the April 10, 2012 Kendall Square Public meeting, members of the public were asked to comment and vote on the different designs. Approximately 650 votes were received. On June 4, 2012 the selection committee met and selected 5 bike racks to be used in Kendall Square. The selection committee included city staff, a member of the Bicycle Committee and two members of the Kendall Square Advisory Committee. In making their selection, the committee considered the public input (voting and comments), functionality of the racks, appropriateness for Kendall Square, and artistic interest. Since the initial installation, some of the artist designed bike racks have been moved to new locations throughout the City.

Adopted Budget 2010

Meeting minutes of the Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Commission meeting held September 23, 2013

Meeting minutes of the Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission meeting held December 3, 2025

This report identifies several priority areas for energy use reduction and on which the city should focus and offers recommendations for implementation and further research.

Stop by a Halloween Open House Monday, Oct. 31, from 4-6 p.m., at your neighborhood fire house and see important Trick-or-Treat safety tips from your Cambridge Firefighters.

Meeting minutes of the Human Services Commission meeting held February 14th, 2019

Meeting minutes of the Human Services Commission meeting held November 8th, 2018