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Environmental and Transportation Planning Division

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Lunch time on the plaza at Cambridge Research Park

The Environmental and Transportation Planning Division is responsible for improving the city's quality of life, by working to protect and improve the city's environment and natural resources and by planning improvements to the city's transportation system that encourage sustainable modes of travel, enhancing energy efficiency in public and private buildings, promoting sustainable energy sources and participating in similar regional efforts.

See Climate and Energy and Transportation pages for more information on the work of this division in the Community Development Department.

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    Traffic Calming Program

    Traffic calming uses physical and visual cues, such as speed tables, sidewalk neck downs, and roadway markings, to slow the speed of traffic and increase safety. The City considers implementing these streetscape changes at the request of community members. Construction often takes place as part of other projects, such as street repaving and sewer reconstruction.

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    Bluebikes in Cambridge

    Bluebikes is Metro Boston's bike share system and it is owned by thirteen municipalities (Cambridge, Boston, Brookline, Somerville, Everett, Arlington, Chelsea, Malden, Medford, Newton, Revere, Salem, and Watertown).

    The Bluebikes bike share system is integrated across the municipalities, so travel is seamless.

     

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    Sunny Cambridge

    Sunny Cambridge is the city-wide initiative to help residents go solar for the best price. Request free, no obligation quotes for your building and help Cambridge reach its clean energy goals at SunnyCambridge.org.

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    Energy Efficiency

    Residents, landlords, renters and small business owners should contact the Cambridge Energy Alliance for help with energy efficiency work or questions. Through the MassSave program CEA can sign you up for a no-cost home or a no-cost business energy assessment.