Cambridge budgets Archives - Cambridge

Free rides on the No. 1 bus are back on the wish list for Cambridge, home to a growing network of no-cost shuttles

by Marc Levy October 20, 2026

Cambridge needs to look for a third time at making the No. 1 bus free to ride, city councillors said, even as effort go on to grow existing free shuttles.

EDUCATION

Voices of support without votes of support as councillors are confronted with pay for classroom aides

by Marc Levy September 29, 2026

It was separation of powers that was cited by several councillors as cause not to support the order. “We should stay in our own lane,“ E. Denise Simmons said.

BUSINESS

Cambridge sets property tax rates with a nervous eye on commercial sector and limp biotech market

by Marc Levy September 28, 2026

A Cambridge property tax rate classification was accepted Monday for a tax levy increase of 6.9 percent, to $725.4 million, lower than last year’s 8 percent.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, June 8-15: Two zoning laws that speed home construction are targeted for changes

by Marc Levy June 7, 2026

Take part in meetings on calls to alter residential zoning and how to explain school incidents to families, and a roundtable about boosting business start-ups.

OPINION

Cambridge needs a stormwater charge to pay for sewer improvements

by Cambridge Somerville Independent June 1, 2026

Cambridge will be on the hook for between $257 million and $2.4 billion in costs to fix sewer overflows. Residential water bills will rise significantly.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, May 31-June 8: New homes, stopping the sewage and a gun buyback

by Marc Levy May 31, 2026

Take part in meetings on changes that can reshape Cambridge Street, 92 homes for Rindge Avenue and ending sewage outflow into public waters.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, May 11-18: Putting mayoral elections in voters’ hands and senior parking permits

by Marc Levy May 10, 2026

Take part in meetings on direct election of mayors, a project near Porter Square to add 71 homes and setting the city’s next annual budget.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, May 4-11: Budget season hearings begin and officials talk AI in schools

by Marc Levy May 3, 2026

Take part in meetings on an Ellery Street multifamily plan, artificial intelligence in school, redesigned bus routes and Cambridge‘s next annual budget.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, April 27-May 4: Healthpeak shows its giant project in the Highlands

by Marc Levy April 26, 2026

Take part in meetings on Healthpeak's plan for a new neighborhood in the Alewife Quadrangle, new homes on Ellery Street and big city projects.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, April 6-13: Ellery Street projects put multifamily housing under a microscope

by Marc Levy April 5, 2026

Two projects on one street are among those shaped by multifamily housing zoning the City Council passed last year, and the experts are watching.