Cambridge Urban Design Guidelines

Cambridge Urban Design Guidelines

Since 2022, OverUnder has led the team working with the City of Cambridge’s Community Development Department (CDD) and a team of talented consultants to develop the first Citywide Urban Design Guidelines. 

“Shaping Our City: Citywide Urban Design Guidelines for Cambridge" is meant to help maintain and strengthen Cambridge's character as a beautiful, diverse, livable, culturally rich, and pedestrian-friendly city. The document reflects the City’s vision for a beautiful, sustainable, and equitable public realm. It will be used by the Planning Board and City staff to review ongoing project, by landowners, developers, and their designers, and by other City departments when considering new street, sidewalk, and open space projects.

Since 2022, OverUnder has led the team working with the City of Cambridge’s Community Development Department (CDD) and a team of talented consultants to develop the first Citywide Urban Design Guidelines. 

“Shaping Our City: Citywide Urban Design Guidelines for Cambridge" is meant to help maintain and strengthen Cambridge's character as a beautiful, diverse, livable, culturally rich, and pedestrian-friendly city. The document reflects the City’s vision for a beautiful, sustainable, and equitable public realm. It will be used by the Planning Board and City staff to review ongoing project, by landowners, developers, and their designers, and by other City departments when considering new street, sidewalk, and open space projects.

Since 2022, OverUnder has led the team working with the City of Cambridge’s Community Development Department (CDD) and a team of talented consultants to develop the first Citywide Urban Design Guidelines. 

“Shaping Our City: Citywide Urban Design Guidelines for Cambridge" is meant to help maintain and strengthen Cambridge's character as a beautiful, diverse, livable, culturally rich, and pedestrian-friendly city. The document reflects the City’s vision for a beautiful, sustainable, and equitable public realm. It will be used by the Planning Board and City staff to review ongoing project, by landowners, developers, and their designers, and by other City departments when considering new street, sidewalk, and open space projects.

Client
City of Cambridge
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Collaborators
Gehl Partners, KMDG, Kleinfelder
Awards

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OverUnder
46 Waltham Street

Courtyard One
Boston, Massachusetts 02118
(T) +1 617 426 4466


We run a gallery out of our South End space called pinkcomma.