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The Public Planting Committee is charged with the responsibility of promoting and improving the quality and diversity of plantings throughout all areas of Cambridge. This includes reviewing planting plans for new public work in the city; advising the city on effective maintenance of public plantings; supporting the role of the City Arborist; and encouraging interest in public plantings in all neighborhoods.
City of Cambridge offices will be closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Payments will not be required at City of Cambridge parking meters and parking meter pay stations on Thanksgiving Day only, Thursday, November 26.
The City of Cambridge is offering COVID-19 testing for residents seven days a week at expanded locations, as part of a strategic initiative to coordinate testing and COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The initiative is led by the City's newly established Cambridge Pandemic Collaborative.
A community meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 7:00pm for design and project updates for the proposed redevelopment of 2072 Massachusetts Avenue as 100% affordable housing.
As cases continue to increase in Massachusetts and in Cambridge, the City is reminding residents that COVID-19 is still with us. Help prevent the spread by remembering the basics - Wear a mask or face covering, Practice physical distancing, Wash your hands for 20 seconds.
The City of Cambridge today announced it is reopening its search to create a permanent public artwork to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women in the United States winning the right to vote. The public artwork will celebrate the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920 and recognize Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latinx, and other women of color who were excluded from access to voting rights, even as many fought in the movement.
On Tuesday, November 17, the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department will install a contra-flow bike lane on Banks St between Mt Auburn St and Surrey St/Cowperthwaite St.
On Tuesday, November 17, the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department will install separated bike lanes on Webster Avenue between the Somerville City Line and Cambridge St.
A new partnership with Biobot Analytics, Inc. in Cambridge offers a new approach to tracking COVID-19 outbreaks: analyzing wastewater. This week, for the first time, Cambridge will have access to local wastewater data that will serve as an early warning signal of increased COVID-19 infections in the city. This new monitoring tool will augment more traditional public health approaches for tracking and responding to disease outbreaks.
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