Draft Updated Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Plan Public Hearing (Virtual)
The City of Cambridge, City of Somerville, and Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) invite community members to a public hearing on the Draft Updated Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Plan. The plan identifies projects and strategies to reduce combined sewer overflows in the Alewife Brook, Mystic River, and Charles River.
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.
Information on Volunteering in the Massachusetts COVID-19 Vaccine Effort
As COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue to ramp up in the Commonwealth, we are working to match both clinical and non-clinical volunteers to vaccination sites where they can offer important assistance based on site specific needs We are also building lists of potential volunteers to maximize overall response efforts.
Hubway Basics Workshops
Learn the rules of the road for biking in an urban setting. Learn how to use the Hubway Bike Share system.
Cambridge Plain Language Guide
This guide outlines how to use plain language when you create print and digital content. When we use plain language principles to create and format our content, we make our information easier to understand.
Mass Ave Planning Study (MAPS) Working Group - Meeting 1
We will be hosting our first working group meeting for the Mass Ave Planning Study on Wednesday, February 7 at 6 PM. The meeting will serve as an introduction to the project; an opportunity for working group members to learn more about the process; and a chance for any members of the public to ask initial questions for the planning team. This meeting will be held via Zoom.