Transportation Planning and Programs

Electric Vehicle Parking
Electric Vehicle Parking

The transportation programs of the City of Cambridge cover many areas and seek to address climate change through encouraging and enabling sustainable modes of travel, while also encouraging economic vitality and livability in the cities neighborhoods and commercial squares.

  • Broadway Intersection

    Traffic Demand Management

    Cambridge is a compact city, which makes it possible to get around without a car. While we understand that some people have to drive, we hope that most people will choose to walk, bike, or take transit.

  • Cambridge sky view

    Climate Change and Air Quality

    The City of Cambridge has a comprehensive program to reduce VMT and has developed a pilot program to provide electric vehicle charging stations available to the public across the city.

  • Walking through Cambridge

    Cambridge is a Great City for Walking

    Cambridge is a great city for walkers. It is compact and flat, it is well served by public transportation, and its mix of housing, stores, services, work places and parks means that many destinations are within easy walking distance.

  • Electric Vehicles Only

    Electric Vehicles

    How does a City provide public charging infrastructure and charging options for electric vehicles when so many residents live in homes without garages or driveways?