Cambridgeport - Neighborhood 5

The objective of the the neighborhood study and subsequent updates is to identify planning issues in the neighborhood and articulate recommendations to address those issues. The study recommendations are the key part of the neighborhood study and updates. The recommendations are used not only to guide neighborhood planning efforts for the Community Development Department but in many cases are included as work items for other City departments when appropriate.

2010 Neighborhood Study Update

The 2010 Cambridgeport Neighborhood Study Update provided an opportunity to report back to the neighborhood on the status and progress made on the previous set of neighborhood recommendations and to get information on any new or outstanding issues facing the neighborhood that should become new recommendations.

The final report for the Cambridgeport Study Update is now available and can be downloaded below. Printed copies are available by request.

2010 Cambridgeport Neighborhood Study Update 

2003 Neighborhood Study Update

Recognizing the need to ensure that the recommendations put forth in the neighborhood studies remain current, the neighborhood planning staff works to update the neighborhood studies, reviewing recommendations to identify those obsolete, completed or remaining to be completed and to establish a schedule for outstanding items. In a more abbreviated version of the original study process, a series of public meetings is held for each update, and a Summary, Recommendations, and Action Plan document is produced. The Cambridgeport Neighborhood Study Update, published in 2003, represents the first such update completed.

• 2003 Cambridgeport Study Update: Summary, Recommendations and Action Plan 

2000 Neighborhood Study

The original neighborhood study was conducted from 1997 to 1999 and issued in 2000.

• 2000 Cambridgeport Neighborhood Study

To request a printed copies of any neighborhood study please call Tracey Joyce in the Community Planning Division at 617/349-4650 or email her at tjoyce@cambridgema.gov.

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• Charles River - Memorial Drive
• Magazine Beach - Memorial Drive/ Magazine Street
• Dana Park - Magazine Street
• Pacific Street Park - Pacific Street
• Fort Washington Park - Waverly Street
• Lopez Street Park - Lopez Street
• Lindstrom Field - Granite Street
• Hastings Square - Brookline Street
• Alberico Park - Allston Street
• David Nunes (Old Morse) Park - Brookline Street
• Fulmore Park - Sidney Street

• Map of Parks and Playgrounds

Current Resources

Central Square Commercial District 

Central Square Map

Central Square Advisory Committee

Farmers Markets in Cambridge  

Town Gown Reports

Neighborhood Organizations

Past Planning Studies and Documents

Charles Riverfront Planning: Connecting People to the Charles (2011)

Cambridgeport Neighborhood Study Update (2010)

Citysmart Pilot Program (2010)

Lafayette Square and Massachusetts Avenue Project (2009)

Harvard Street Park Expansion. Completed (2008)

Lafayette Square and Massachusetts Avenue Project (2008) 

Dana Park Improvements (2004)

Cambridgeport Neighborhood Study Update (2003)

Cambridgeport Neighborhood Study (2000)

University Park at MIT Design Guidelines (amended 1999)

South Cambridgeport Development Guidelines (1992)

Draft Central Square Development Guidelines (1989) 

Central Square Action Plan (1987)

Cambridgeport Blue Ribbon Committee Report (1986)

Cambridgeport Revitalization Plan (1983)

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Neighborhood Planner: Daniel Wolf, dwolf@cambridgema.gov, 617/349-4618