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Applications for the 2024 City of Cambridge Scholarship are currently being accepted. The annual Scholarship Fund, now in its 32^nd year, provides financial assistance to college-bound high school seniors and other Cambridge residents who wish to pursue post-secondary education. For the first time in the program’s history, applicants can submit their application completely online at Cambridgema.gov/cityscholarship.

In 2023, the City of Cambridge awarded 84 scholarships of $3,000 each for a total of $252,000. Since the program’s inception in 1993, the city has awarded 1,353 scholarships totaling $3.4 million. With the increasing cost of higher education, these scholarships help ease the financial burden for many Cambridge individuals and families.

Listed below are the Scholarship application eligibility requirements:

The City of Cambridge Scholarship fund is administered by the Finance Department. A Scholarship Committee comprised of six Cambridge residents appointed by the Cambridge City Manager, reviews all applications, and selects the scholarship recipients. Applications are evaluated and ranked based on academic achievement, financial need, community and extracurricular activities, and special circumstances.

Interested residents may apply online and obtain appropriate signatures before submitting it for consideration. The deadline for the 2024 scholarship application and all supporting documentation will be March 4, 2024. Questions and requests for paper applications via mail or email can be directed to the Finance Department at [email protected].

The Scholarship Program is possible thanks to the generosity of Cambridge residents and businesses. Contributions can be made online or via mail to the City of Cambridge Scholarship Fund, City of Cambridge, P.O. Box 2005, Cambridge, MA 02139.

In 2025, the City of Cambridge will begin installation of separated bike lanes and related safety improvements on Cambridge Street between Inman Square and Second Street.

As part of the project, we will:

These changes will help us meet the requirements of the Cambridge Cycling Safety Ordinance, support our Vision Zero goal to eliminate crashes resulting in fatalities and serious injuries, and bring us closer to realizing the Cambridge Bicycle Network Vision.

Get Involved

We want to hear from you!

Comment Map

As we start the project, tell us how you currently use the street, pinpoint safety concerns, and identify parking and loading needs.

Comment Form

We want to hear from you! Do you have feedback or questions?

Set up a 1:1

Our project team is happy to meet with businesses, residents, organizations, and groups. Reach out to schedule a phone call, video chat, or in-person meeting by emailing us or calling 617-349-9162.

Project Updates

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Related Pages

About the Cycling Safety Ordinance (CSO)

Other CSO Projects

Current Streets and Transportation Projects

About the Cambridge Bicycle Plan

About Vision Zero

Accessibility Statement

The City of Cambridge does not discriminate, including on the basis of disability. We may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to people with disabilities. For more information contact us at [email protected], 617-349-4700 (voice), or via relay at 711.

Project Phases

There are opportunities to give feedback throughout this project. Right now, we are in Phase 1.

Introduction

Introduce the project to the community. To help us design the street, we will gather feedback on how people currently use the street, safety concerns, and parking/loading needs.

Time Estimate: Fall 2023 to Winter 2024

Design Feedback

After hearing feedback on how you use the street, we will come up with draft design options. Next, we present those options to the community and ask for feedback.

Time Estimate: Late Winter and Spring 2024

Final Feedback

We use the Phase 2 feedback to come up with a preferred design. Then, we present that design to the community, gather feedback on final adjustments, and finalize project plans.

Time Estimate: Summer 2024

Project Installation

After we finalize the project plans, we will prepare bid documents and procure services for construction elements of this project. This will take place in Fall and Winter of 2024.

In 2025, we will reach out to the community to inform them about the installation schedule and what to expect during and after installation. Then, we install the project.

Time Estimate for Installation: Spring 2025

Kendall Square Construction Update

The following is an outline of the active construction projects in Kendall Square, including private development projects and City of Cambridge infrastructure projects. To stay up-to-date on the projects listed below, please sign up for the newsletter. For questions, please contact Kristen Kelleher at [email protected].

This webpage is updated regularly. The last update was on May 1, 2024.

Project List

Click any of the below projects to learn more and view upcoming impacts:

600 Main Street

The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, operating in collaboration with MIT and Harvard, will construct a new headquarters at 600 Main Street. The project requires the demolition of the existing building to make way for the construction of a new six-story building. The contractor for 600 Main Street is Consigli Construction Company.

Upcoming Impacts

Binney Park

The Binney Park parcel is located at the intersection of Binney Street and Galileo Galilei Way and extends to the intersection of Galileo Galilei Way and Broadway. The City is designing the project to incorporate a section of the Grand Junction Multi-Use Path, new landscaping and other park facilities. This new park project is still in the design phase. A contract was awarded to Argus Construction, and construction began in October 2022.

Upcoming Impacts

325 Binney Street

Alexandria Real Estate Equities is in the process of developing commercial lab space at 325 Binney Street. The project will occupy sidewalks and parking lanes to accommodate building construction logistics on Binney and Fulkerson Streets. The proposed scope also includes utility construction and exterior surface work. The contractor for this project is John Moriarty and Associates.

Upcoming Impacts

40 Thorndike Street

Leggat McCall Properties is converting the former Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse and jail in East Cambridge into a mixed-use office, residential, and retail development. The interior and exterior renovation will deliver a vibrant development that is integrated into the residential and commercial neighborhood. The contractor is John Moriarty and Associates.

Upcoming Impacts

MBTA Lechmere Station

This work is part of the development at Cambridge Crossing and will provide a connection between First Street and the new development. Work includes pedestrian and bicycle connections to the new Lechmere T Station on the north side of Monsignor O’Brien Highway, demolition of the old Lechmere T Station, and construction of North First Street.

Old Lechmere Station

CambridgeSide

This project involves repurposing the existing site to develop a mixed-use location including retail, work and living spaces. This work will include the sidewalk on First Street and a small portion of Lechmere Canal Park. New England Development is the developer for this project.

Upcoming Impacts

SoMa Site 2 - 200 Main Street

Located at 200 Main Street, SoMa Site 2, a mixed-use building, will incorporate the existing structure at 200 Main Street (known as the Kendall Building) with a 12-story addition providing new commercial laboratory and office spaces. This work includes demolition of the Site 2 building on Wadsworth Street and reconstruction of Wadsworth Street. The contractor for Site 2 is John Moriarty & Associates and for Sites 3 through 5 is Turner Construction.

Upcoming Impacts

Headhouses of MBTA Kendall/MIT Stations

The North Side of the MBTA Kendall/MIT Headhouse is being reconstructed as part of the project at 325 Main Street.

Upcoming Impacts

Eversource proposes to construct a new underground substation in Kendall Square, along with eight new underground transmission lines interconnecting to existing substations in the surrounding area. The project is expected to bolster system reliability, meet growing energy needs, and further facilitate access to clean energy resources.

Upcoming Impacts

330 Third Street at Kendall Street

The new building at the northeast corner of the intersection of Third and Kendall Streets will be a 500,000-square-foot, 16-story, mixed-use structure including laboratory and office space, a performance center, and a ground-level indoor/outdoor public space.

Upcoming Impacts

The Boston Properties MXD Project

Upgrades to the current site, Blue Garage at 290 Binney Street, will consist of an Eversource underground substation, a reconstructed Blue Garage below grade, a 420,000-square-foot housing building, two new 400,000 square foot commercial buildings, and a new open space with circulation connections located between Binney Street, Galileo Galilei Way, and Broadway. Upcoming Impacts

41 Linskey Way

Alexandria Real Estate Equities will be renovating the existing, underutilized three-story brick building at 41 Linskey Way by constructing a new one-story annex on the building’s north side. This renovation will provide office space and a mixed mode transportation and mobility hub. The proposed, expanded building footprint will be set back from the northern property line to accommodate the Binney Street cycle-track. Centrally located between the MBTA Red Line Kendall Square and Green Line Lechmere Stations, the Hub will provide area residents, commuters, and visitors with a more efficient transfer between transit modes.

Upcoming Impacts

The City of Cambridge is hosting an exhibit and two events to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Additionally, Many Helping Hands is hosting MLK Day of Service:

Visions of a Dream: Autistic Artists Interpret Martin Luther King Jr., an exhibit at Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway Korean and American artists on the autism spectrum produce their renditions of Martin Luther King Jr. according to their personal style and approach. Note: This exhibit can be seen on L2 during other scheduled programming and events through January 20. Learn more.

Exhibit director Heyon Choi will present a lecture and workshop Saturday, January 13, from 1-3 p.m., in the Community Room of Cambridge Public Library, on exploring neurodiversity through artistic expression. This informal workshop invites patrons to view the art exhibit along the L2 hallway, meet the exhibit director, and create crafts inspired by the exhibit. Registration for this event is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Register for this event.

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Martin Luther King Day Commemoration & Remembrance Monday, January 15, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Ave. The City of Cambridge will honor and remember Dr. King and his legacy as we hear from members of the Cambridge community share readings of Dr. King’s words calling for peace, justice and transformation and musical performances -- including one by gospel soloist Christina DeVaughn. Organized by the Cambridge Peace Commission, this year's program will include greetings from Mayor E. Denise Simmons and remarks by Rev. Lorraine Thornhill, Lead Pastor of the Kingdom Empowerment Center in Cambridge. From 12:45 - 2 p.m., an Informal lunch and community gathering will be held in the undercroft (basement) at St. Peter’s. Learn more about this event. The City of Cambridge will honor and remember Dr. King and his legacy, as we gather at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church to hear members of the Cambridge community share readings of Dr. King’s words calling for peace, justice and transformation, as well as musical performances -- including by gospel soloist Christina DeVaughn. Organized by the Cambridge Peace Commission, this year's program will include greetings from Mayor E. Denise Simmons and remarks by Rev. Lorraine Thornhill, Lead Pastor of the Kingdom Empowerment Center in Cambridge. The program schedule will be as follows: 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Celebration of Dr. King’s Life and Work for Peace, Justice, and Transformation. 12:45 - 2 p.m. Informal lunch and community gathering in the undercroft (basement) at St. Peter’s. about this event.

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14th Annual Cambridge MLK Day of Service and Learning Monday January 15, 2-5 p.m. in Central Square Come honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy by joining with others for an afternoon of hands-on service projects to benefit Cambridge and Somerville residents in need. 2 p.m. Welcome and Gathering at Central Square Church, 5 Magazine St., Cambridge, where Rev. King preached in 1960. 2:30 p.m. Walk as a Community to our 3 locations: Cambridge City Hall (795 Mass Ave), YWCA, (7 Temple St) and the Senior Center (806 Mass Ave), for hands-on service projects: 2:30-5 p.m. Hands-On Service Projects - make blankets, scarves, Valentines, and sort clothing, books, and food.

Please Don’t Come Empty Handed. We encourage you to bring an item of non-perishable food, a children's book, gently used winter clothing, or new warm socks which we will sort as a community to deliver to our more than 70 organizations serving those in need in our community.

Stay safe. We will offer masks at each location. And, as part of our mission to be more sustainable, we also ask that you bring your own water bottle. Come alone, with friends, family, or as a group. When you register, there is an option to sign up a group of 10 or more, and sign up for a food, book, or clothing drive.

REGISTER HERE for MLK Day of Service For more information, contact: [email protected]

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Cambridge Public Library to Welcome Professor Randall Kennedy for 49th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Lecture Tuesday, January 16, at 6 p.m., Cambridge Public Library Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway. Registration is Required Every January, the Library welcomes a thought leader to deliver a lecture to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and impart the importance of continuing his work. Martin Luther King Jr.’s belief in community service and equity for all aligns with the Library’s vision to create a Cambridge where everyone has equitable opportunities to learn, people live their best lives, and democracy thrives. This event is hybrid, and registration is required. This event is cosponsored by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation, the City Manager’s Office, and Mayor Denise Simmons. Learn more.

Women's History Month: Left on Pearl Screening and Talkback (Main) Thursday, March 7, 6-7:30 p.m. Cambridge Public Library Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway Register for this event

Join us for a screening of the film Left on Pearl followed by a moderated discussion with the filmmaker and past and current members of the Cambridge Women's Center, including Maya Volaitis, Rochelle Goldberg Ruthchild, and Susan Jacoby. The panel will be moderated by Erin Trahan.

Left on Pearl chronicles a highly significant but little-known event in the history of the women's liberation movement, the 1971 takeover and occupation of a Harvard University building by hundreds of Boston women.

The ten-day occupation of 888 Memorial Drive by women demanding a Women’s Center and low-income housing for the community in which the building stood embodied many of the hopes, triumphs, conflicts, and tensions of Second Wave feminism. One of the few such takeovers by women for women, this action was transformative for the participants and led directly to the establishment of the longest continuously operating Women's Center in the U.S.

This program is co-sponsored by Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women, and Friends of Cambridge Public Library. Learn more.

Women’s History Month: Saturday Screening of Women Talking Saturday, March 9, 1-3 p.m. Cambridge Public Library Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway

In this film, women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith. Through the back story, we see a community of women come together to figure out how they might move forward together to build a better world for themselves and their children. Starring Rooney Mara, Judith Ivey, Claire Foy, and featuring Frances McDormand. Rated PG-13. Running time: 1 hour 44 minutes. Learn more.

Women’s History Month: Saturday Screening of The Queen of Katwe Saturday, March 30, 1-3 p.m. Cambridge Public Library Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway

This biopic of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi traces her journey from the slums of Katwe, where she is forced to abandon her schooling at the age of nine, to the upper echelons of the chess world after she develops an interest in the game at a youth-outreach program. Learn more.