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Hose Lines Stretched to a Simulated Fire, utilizing the East Cambridge Training Facility

Increase pollinator and bird life in Cambridge by planting native flowers and vegetation along this underused median strip, creating a beautiful habitat corridor linking Fresh Pond and Mt Auburn Cemetery—two major habitats crucial for biodiversity.

Translations of the brochure accompanying the 2026 Parking Permits are available in Amharic, Arabic, Bangla, English, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish.

The Community Preservation Act (CPA) Committee will hold a virtual public hearing to receive public requests and comments on FY26 funding for affordable housing, open space and historic preservation projects.

Looking to learn more about multifamily housing and zoning? Visit the Community Development Department's dedicated website to review important information, past presentations, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), find upcoming meetings, and sign up for updates to proposed changes.

Cambridge Youth Programs offers paid opportunities for Cambridge teens. We also encourage young adults and adults to consider joining our youth-serving workforce. Additionally, we welcome community members to volunteer with us.

People of all ages who enjoy children's books can read and discuss together. Food will be provided. In February we will read and discuss Atana and the Firebird by Vivan Zhou. Copies of the book will be available at the Boudreau Branch, Collins Branch and the O'Neill Branch after it re-opens. This book group will meet in person at the O'Neill Branch Library. Please register below.

Let’s support new parents! Baby supplies are expensive and caring for a newborn is hard. This proposal will provide baby supplies for to new parents and promote information on community resources to help ease the transition into parenting.

CDD partners with Cambridge Savings Bank to give small business owners and entrepreneurs expert guidance to strengthen and grow your business.

The City of Cambridge is seeking to fill vacancies on the Cambridge Conservation Commission and Commission on the Status of Women. Applications for both Commissions are due on January 9.