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For those times when you need to drive, think about carpooling and carsharing. And always keep an eye out for walkers and cyclists.

Envision Cambridge is the City’s current citywide plan, a roadmap to the year 2030, setting out a course of action to promote sustainable and inclusive growth. It establishes a framework for growth management that builds upon and complements existing patterns of development, while meeting the needs of today’s community and future generations. Prior to the establishment of Envision Cambridge, the comprehensive plan for Cambridge was composed of a set of documents: The Zoning Map and the Zoning Ordinance, the City’s growth policy document, Toward A Sustainable Future, and the major area-wide planning studies across the city.

Cambridge’s small business programs are helping local shops thrive while transforming neighborhoods into vibrant spots to connect with others and celebrate community.

This article focuses on the amendments that were added two new protected classes -- family structure and relationship status -- to our local ordinances.

Sell your art at Cambridge Arts' Art Market at Harvard University's Farmer's Market, located on the Science Center Plaza, 1 Oxford St., in Harvard Square, Cambridge. The Art Market takes place on the last Tuesday of each month, from June 25 to Oct. 29. Apply by Monday, May 20:

To contact an Officer and learn more about our Senior Outreach efforts, please call our Family and Social Justice Section at 617-349-3236.

The Cambridge Building Custom Energy Retrofit Program, a partnership of the City and Eversource, aims to make large buildings (over 25,000 square feet or over 50 units) more energy efficient by connecting building owners with resources.

In honor of Pride month, we are celebrating the colors of the rainbow with tie-dye! Teens are welcome to tie-dye a provided shirt or bag or bring something of their own to tie-dye. Snacks are provided. No registration required, supplies are provided until they run out. The City of Cambridge does not discriminate, including on the basis of disability. We may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to people with disabilities. For more information contact us at library@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4032 (voice), or via relay at 711.

The integration of these new e-bikes grew the overall Bluebikes fleet to 5,000 bikes across 500 regional stations by summer 2024.

TP+T received a petition from a group of Cambridge residents requesting that we add "Parking by Permit Only" signs in the Cambridge Highlands. The City conducted a survey to gauge neighborhood interest in this change, which was completed on April 30th.