Baker-Polito Administration Travel Order of August 1 Updated
All visitors and Massachusetts residents returning home, including students returning to campuses for fall semester, must fill out a “Massachusetts Travel Form” and quarantine for 14 days unless they are coming from a COVID-19 lower risk state or can produce a negative COVID-19 test result administered no more than 72 hours prior to arriving in Massachusetts. Effective Friday, August 7, Rhode Island is no longer listed as a lower-risk state.
Apply for a Business Certificate
A business certificate must be filed for any person, partnership, or corporation conducting business in Cambridge under a name other than their own.
Little Free Libraries (Book Exchanges)
Informal Book Exchanges are already popular in Cambridge on streets and at the Public Works yard. This project would install 13 Little Free Libraries to support literacy, community engagement, and fun throughout the streets of our city.
Center for Families
Offers family support programming, including parenting workshops, parent support programs, parent-child activities, playgroups, community-building events for families, and case management supports for Cambridge families with children ages birth to 8 years old.
Danehy Gateway Pavilion Project
The Danehy Gateway Pavilion project, a collaboration between the Department of Public Works and the Department of Human Service Programs Recreation Division, is the construction of a new sports pavilion (5,800 sq. ft.) and other improvements to Danehy Park. Located at 100 New Street, the pavilion will serve sports teams from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) and the community. The facility will provide female athletes with more equitable access to amenities, including new restrooms, changing and locker rooms, an athletic trainer’s room, a coach’s office, storage for athletic equipment, and multi-purpose space. The pavilion will also provide public restrooms for park visitors.
Additionally, the project scope includes lighting improvements to Danehy Dog Park, the provision of fiber optic to enable public internet access in the park, landscape improvements, and renovation of the existing New Street Parking Lot.
The project will be net‐zero emissions (all electric) and will target LEED Gold new construction and Passive House Certification. It will include a solar photovoltaic array and provisions for future electric vehicle charging stations.
The project is currently in the design phase.
Montessori School Tap Water Posters
Posters made by students in the Upper Elementary class at the Cambridge Montessori School highlighting the benefits of choosing tap water over bottled.
2020 Tenants Rights and Resources Notification Ordinance
the recently enacted 2020 Tenants' Rights and Resources Notification Ordinance is in effect. The City of Cambridge has prepared the following resource to support residents to understand the purpose and requirements of the ordinance
Shops and Sales Licenses
The City of Cambridge issues a number of licenses related to the resale of goods including, second hand goods, antique shops, and auctioneers.
Apply for Tool Truck Permit
A Tool Truck Permit reserves space for a specified length of time to park contractors' vehicles while doing construction in Cambridge.