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Cambridge City Council Votes 5-4 to Keep Garden Street One-Way Configuration

CAMBRIDGE -- April 27, 2026, Cambridge City Council votes 5-4 to keep Garden Street one-way, halting a court-ordered two-way restoration. The April 27 vote adopted a policy order filed by Councilor Jivan El-Zuby directing City Manager Ian Wong to halt all design, engineering, and construction work

Cambridge BZA Grants Variances to Concord Avenue Cafe and Harvard, Rejects Myrtle Avenue Zoning Bid

CAMBRIDGE -- April 16, 2026, Cambridge's Board of Zoning Appeal voted unanimously on all three cases before it April 16, granting variances to a neighborhood cafe and Harvard University while dismissing a homeowner's appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The board, chaired by Stephen Ng and joined by

Cambridge Council Freezes Ahern Field Turf Project, Orders Transparency Report

CAMBRIDGE -- April 13, 2026, Cambridge City Council unanimously pauses Ahern Field turf project, defers Garden Street vote. The council voted 9 to 0 Monday to halt construction at Ahern Field in East Cambridge and order City Manager Ian Wong to report on how the decision to install artificial turf was

Cambridge Finance Committee Votes to Scope Social Housing, Supportive Housing, and Childcare

CAMBRIDGE -- April 9, 2026, Cambridge Finance Committee designates social housing, supportive housing, and childcare as top three budget priorities. The committee voted 7-0 Thursday to combine the Cambridge Preschool Program expansion and after-school program expansion into a single childcare priority and advance it alongside a social housing revolving

Cambridge committee reviews Rise Up findings showing relief without lasting economic mobility

CAMBRIDGE -- April 8, 2026, Cambridge committee reviews Rise Up guaranteed income findings, with $22 million program showing relief but limited mobility gains. The Human Services and Veterans Committee heard the final evaluation Wednesday of Rise Up Cambridge, which provided $500 a month for 18 months to roughly 1,900 low-