Environmental and Transportation Planning Division

• What's New
• About the Environmental and Transportation Planning Division
• Programs and Services
• Active and Upcoming Infrastructure Projects
• Committees
• Resources
• For More Information, including staff contacts

What's New

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program is conducting a study in Cambridge evaluating various ways of marking bicycle lanes. As part of the study, researchers will be surveying motorists and bicyclists.This file is in PDF format and requires use of the free Adobe Acrobat viewer.

The city of Cambridge has been awarded a DOER grant to fund seven electric vehicle charging stations. For more information, please contact Bronwyn Cooke at bcooke@cambridgema.gov or 617/349-4673.

Western Avenue is slated to be fully reconstructed beignning in 2012. The redesign considers all street users: walkers, bicyclists, bus riders, and drivers. More information at the project website.

Cambridge is one of eight U.S. communities chosen to pilot a national program to help cities protect against climate change impacts. The Climate Resilient Communities program, developed by ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA, will provide online tools, technical support, and other resources.

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About the Environmental and Transportation Planning Division

The Environmental and Transportation Planning Division of the Community Development Department 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.

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Committees

The following committees assist the division with current and ongoing projects:

• Bicycle Committee (meets once a month)
• Pedestrian Committee (meets once a month)
• Climate Committee (meets once a month)
• Western Avenue Advisory Committee

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Active and Upcoming Infrastructure Projects

To learn more about these projects go to Roadway, Sidewalk and Path Projects.

For projects in construction go to Construction Project Updates and Schedules, maintained by the Public Works Department.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is overseeing the reconstruction of the bridges in the Charles River Basin between Boston and Cambridge over the next 8 years.

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Programs and Services

Programs provided by the division fall within the following areas:

• Bicycle Programs
• Climate Protection Initiatives
• Environmental Planning
• Parking and Transportation Demand Management (TDM and PTDM)
• Pedestrian Programs
• Regional Planning
• Roadway, Sidewalk and Path Improvements
• Traffic Calming

The City has a number of projects to carry out these programs. Many of them involve more than one department or outside agency. Among them are:

• Annual Bike Week
• Bike Parking Program
• CambridgeWalks
• Crosswalk Safety Improvement Program
• EZRide Shuttle
• GoGreen Month
• Green Buildings
• Enhanced Bus Stop Signage Project
• PTDM Plans
• Sidewalk Snow Clearance
• Transportation Infrastructure Projects
• Urban Ring Project

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Resources

The following resources are available through the Environmental and Transportation Planning Division:

• Publications
• Awards
• Recommended Internet Links for More Information
• Climate Protection Plan
• About the City Hall Annex: A Green Building
• Pedestrian Plan
• Pedestrian Signals Pamphlet
• Bus Shelter Map
• Cambridge Bicycle Facilities Map (349 KB)
• Sidewalk Bike Ban Maps
• Bicycle Bibliography and Research Information (190 KB)
• Useful Phone Numbers for Bicyclists and Pedestrians
• Transportation Options: Links to Information about Public Transit, Bicycling, Carpools/Vanpools and Walking
• Public Transit Map
• Traffic Calming Brochure (357 KB, PDF format)

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For More Information

For more information about these programs please call 617/349-4604, or send an email to randers@cambridgema.gov. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.

Go to the Environmental and Transportation Planning Staff Contacts List.

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