Do Business with the City
Our Vendor Registry provides an opportunity for local and State Vendors to participate in the procurement of goods and services.
The Foundry
The Foundry, a brick and timber frame industrial building, built in 1890, will be repurposed into a creative, innovative and collaborative multipurpose center.
Alewife Fish Book
Published in 1979, the Alewife "Fish Book" plan offered a revised vision for redevelopment of Alewife, then an aging industrial area in western Cambridge.
East Cambridge Riverfront Plan
1978 study that serves as the blueprint for redevelopment of the East Cambridge "Triangle," as well as the urban design plan for the East Cambridge Riverfront and industrial area.
Cambridge Police Department Launches a Co-Response Team
Cambridge Police Department (CPD) launched a co-response program that places a clinician in a cruiser with a police officer to respond to mental health calls. Beginning in August 2024, Officer Qaiss Farazi, aka “Q”, and Co-Response Clinician Bonnie Magee, an employee from North Suffolk Community Services, began responding to mental health calls across the city. The two main goals of co-response are to reduce arrests related to mental health calls and to reduce unnecessary trips to the ER for mental health calls that can potentially be resolved on scene.
Taylor Square Fire Station Improvement Project
Beginning Spring 2019 and lasting for approximately 12 months, several improvements will be taking place at the Taylor Square Fire Station. Work will be taking place on the interior and exterior of the building. See below for project updates, timeline and additional info.
Assessing
The Assessing Department manages commercial/industrial and residential property values and maintains an extensive database of property information. In addition, the Assessing Department manages personal property (business) values and motor vehicle excise tax.
River Festival
An annual celebration of the arts, featuring jazz, folk, indie, rock, and world music performances, dance, poetry, theater, art demonstrations, family art-making activities and over 100 specialty food purveyors and craftspeople.
12 - Cambridge Highlands
The Cambridge Highlands neighborhood, located on the northeastern edge of the city is comprised of a commercial and light industrial area as well as a more residential area at its western end, bordering Belmont. The Fresh Pond Reservation borders the neighborhood to the south.