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The City’s successful transportation policies have limited the growth of automobile traffic, despite significant population growth locally and regionally. Still, the city’s transportation systems will need to adapt over time as the region grows, technology advances, and the economy changes. Cambridge will address these challenges by enhancing its multi-modal network locally, expanding connections to regional sustainable transportation, and advocating for progressive transportation policies across the region.
Envision indicators are updated as new data becomes available, which varies by indicator, but no more often than annually.
The City of Cambridge’s Vision Zero policy sets a goal to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries, while encouraging active living and improving comfort for pedestrians and cyclists. This indicator tracks Cambridge’s ongoing progress toward this goal.
The chart shows the number of fatalities due to motor vehicle crashes in Cambridge, excluding any that occurred on roads under jurisdiction of the State police (e.g. Memorial Drive, Monsignor O'Brien Hwy).
The City of Cambridge’s Vision Zero policy sets a goal to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries, while encouraging active living and improving comfort for pedestrians and cyclists. This indicator tracks Cambridge’s ongoing progress toward this goal.
The chart shows the number of fatalities due to motor vehicle crashes in Cambridge, excluding any that occurred on roads under jurisdiction of the State police (e.g. Memorial Drive, Monsignor O'Brien Hwy).
Cambridge Police Department
Values are reported in the Annual Crime Report produced by the Cambridge Police Department
Number of fatalities caused by vehicle crashes
1 Count
0 Count
The City of Cambridge’s Vision Zero policy sets a goal to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries, while encouraging active living and improving comfort for pedestrians and cyclists. This indicator tracks Cambridge’s ongoing progress toward this goal.
The chart shows the number of crashes in Cambridge that led to a call for service with an EMS transport (meaning someone was taken to the hospital in an ambulance), excluding any that occurred on roads under jurisdiction of the State police (e.g. Memorial Drive, Monsignor O'Brien Hwy).
The City of Cambridge’s Vision Zero policy sets a goal to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries, while encouraging active living and improving comfort for pedestrians and cyclists. This indicator tracks Cambridge’s ongoing progress toward this goal.
The chart shows the number of crashes in Cambridge that led to a call for service with an EMS transport (meaning someone was taken to the hospital in an ambulance), excluding any that occurred on roads under jurisdiction of the State police (e.g. Memorial Drive, Monsignor O'Brien Hwy).
Cambridge Police Department
Values are reported in the Annual Crime Report produced by the Cambridge Police Department
Number of serious injuries (calls for service with EMS transport) caused by vehicle crashes
316 Count
0 Count
The US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey reports mode share for residents and employees annually. Tracking this data will illustrate success in reducing automobile dependence for both residents and employees.
The chart shows the share of people driving alone to work for two groups:
The US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey reports mode share for residents and employees annually. Tracking this data will illustrate success in reducing automobile dependence for both residents and employees.
The chart shows the share of people driving alone to work for two groups:
American Community Survey 1-year Data. Note that no data was produced for 2020 due to the pandemic.
Proportion of SOV workers in workforce.
| Indicator | Baseline | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Work in Cambridge | 42.4% | 32% |
| Live in Cambridge | 26.5% | 21% |
Modal access indicators measure progress towards improving important multi-modal infrastructure and expanding access for all to a variety of mobility modes. This indicator shows what percentage of roads and paths that are rated for Bicycle Level of Comfort (BLC) have a BLC of 1 or 2 out of 5, which are target levels of comfort for Cambridge.
Modal access indicators measure progress towards improving important multi-modal infrastructure and expanding access for all to a variety of mobility modes. This indicator shows what percentage of roads and paths that are rated for Bicycle Level of Comfort (BLC) have a BLC of 1 or 2 out of 5, which are target levels of comfort for Cambridge.
Cambridge Bicycle Plan
Proportion of road lengths that have a BLC of 1 or 2.
Bicycle infrastructure comfort level
62.5%
90%
When people have better access to a variety of transportation options, their mobility increases. This indicator measures the percent of people with nearby access to all of these sustainable transportation options:
When people have better access to a variety of transportation options, their mobility increases. This indicator measures the percent of people with nearby access to all of these sustainable transportation options:
Transit mode from Cambridge CDD, Cambridge GIS; Population from 2010 and 2020 Census, plus Annual Housing Starts data from CDD; Number of workers from Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES).
Buffers of four sustainable transportation modes were combined to find areas where all four modes are accessible according to their respective buffer distances. These areas were overlaid on hex grid cells, and the proportion of the cells within the four-mode areas was applied to the population of the cells to estimate the total number of people within reach of the four travel modes. This numbers was reported as a percentage of the total City population.
| Indicator | Baseline | Target |
|---|---|---|
| % of population near 4 mobility options | 7.7% | 15% |
| % of workers near 4 mobility options | 23% | Percentage |
Measuring the number of transportation options that the average Cantabrigian has available is an indicator of overall freedom of movement. This indicator estimates the share of the total Cambridge population that resides within a half-mile walking distance of an MBTA subway station. Note that a new Green Line station at Union Square in Somerville, within walking distance of some Cambridge residents, opened in 2022.
Measuring the number of transportation options that the average Cantabrigian has available is an indicator of overall freedom of movement. This indicator estimates the share of the total Cambridge population that resides within a half-mile walking distance of an MBTA subway station. Note that a new Green Line station at Union Square in Somerville, within walking distance of some Cambridge residents, opened in 2022.
2010 and 2020 Census; Annual Housing Starts data from CDD
Population counts by Census block were applied to 1-acre hex grid cells covering the City. For non-Census years, changes in population were estimated based on the net change in housing units listed in annual Housing Starts data, and these changes were applied to the hex grid cells at the location of the development projects. The percentage of the population located within a half-mile walking distance buffer from T stations was then calculated.
Share of Residents that live within 0.5 walking distance miles of an MBTA subway station
44.9%
Percentage
Measuring the number of transportation options that the average Cantabrigian has available is an indicator of overall freedom of movement. This indicator estimates the share of the total Cambridge population that resides within a quarter-mile walking distance of a stop on a high-frequency MBTA bus route. Note that the number can fluctuate as schedule adjustments change the number of high-frequency routes.
Measuring the number of transportation options that the average Cantabrigian has available is an indicator of overall freedom of movement. This indicator estimates the share of the total Cambridge population that resides within a quarter-mile walking distance of a stop on a high-frequency MBTA bus route. Note that the number can fluctuate as schedule adjustments change the number of high-frequency routes.
2010 and 2020 Census; Annual Housing Starts data from CDD
Population counts by Census block were applied to 1-acre hex grid cells covering the City. For non-Census years, changes in population were estimated based on the net change in housing units listed in annual Housing Starts data, and these changes were applied to the hex grid cells at the location of the development projects. The percentage of the population located within a quarter-mile walking distance buffer from stops on high-frequency bus routes was then calculated. Between 2020 and 2022, the total walking distance catchment area was reduced after service levels for two high-frequency bus lines in Cambridge were downgraded. Schedule frequency improved for 2023, and the catchment areas of those two bus routes have been restored.
Share of Residents that live within 0.25 miles walking distance of an MBTA high frequency bus line
37.6%
Percentage
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