Regional Transportation Planning, Funding, and Projects

Metro Boston Region
Metro Boston Region

The City of Cambridge collaborates with neighboring municipalities on transportation planning that effects the entire metro-Boston region. Cambridge advocates for transportation to support smart growth with an emphasis on the reduction of single-occupancy vehicle trips (driving alone): transit expansion and regional roadway projects enhancing bus, bicycle, pedestrian modes. Cambridge believes that a strong regional commitment to sustainable transportation provides for more livable communities.

Prioritizing projects that support non-motorized transportation modes, as opposed to highway capacity expansion projects, is a critical component to meeting statewide GHG reduction goals.

The regional projections for mobility needs by the year 2035 indicate that there will be a 7% increase in demand for our roadways and a 30% increase in demand for transit service. Higher transit demand resulting from the implementation of the MetroFuture land use plan will require investments to increase capacity of our already stretched transit system.

Cambridge participates in the following two agencies regarding transportation in the region, click for more information

Highlighted Projects

Transit

Roadways

Multi-use Paths

For More Information

Contact Bill Deignan at wdeignan@cambridgema.gov or 617/349-4632.

  • Urban Ring

    Urban Ring

    An estimated 13,000 daily riders are expected to board the Urban Ring system at the Kendall Square station alone! The Sullivan Square – Kendall Square – Longwood Medical Area route has the largest potential ridership for a new transit system in the region.

  • MBTA red line

    Mass Transit

    27% of all Cambridge residents rely on transit as their primary means of commuting to work. The MBTA Red Line carries 250,000 riders per typical weekday.

  • Charles River Path in Cambridge

    Regional Pathways

    Regional pathways connect municipalities, increase people's ability to travel further distances on foot or by bike, and allow easier access to more pleasant linear parks.

  • Linear Path

    Belmont-Cambridge-Somerville Path

    Aimed at improving path connections between the Belmont town line, through the Alewife area and connecting to Linear Park into Somerville, this expansion is under construction.