Graffiti Clean Up Requests since 10/2011

OBSOLETE - to be deleted September 2024

Excavation Permits Since 1-1-2008

Dewatering permits since April 2019.

Excavation permits since April 2019

This dataset contains the street sweeping schedule for 2016. Public Works mechanically sweeps each street in Cambridge once per month, April through December (weather permitting). Signs are posted on each residential street indicating the schedule, which differs by city district and street side. In order to ensure that streets are properly cleaned, cars must move off the side of the street being swept to avoid being ticketed and towed. The Cambridge Open Data portal contains a related dataset called Street Sweeping Districts, which is a polygon layer illustrating the districts on a map. That dataset is available here: https://data.cambridgema.gov/Geographic-Information-GIS-/Street-Sweeping-Districts/upm7-2w6p.

Street sweeping does not occur on holidays. Sweeping that would otherwise fall on a holiday is rescheduled for an alternate date. This dataset indicates when sweeping is rescheduled for an alternate day due to a holiday. Holiday schedule is:

Patriot's Day, April 18th will be swept on April 29th
Independence Day, July 4th will be swept on June 29th
Labor Day, September 5th will be swept on August 29th
Columbus Day, October 10th will be swept on September 29th
Veteran's Day, November 11th will be swept on October 31st
Thanksgiving Day, November 24th will be swept on November 29th
Christmas holiday, December 26th -will be swept on December 29th

In addition to neighborhood sweeping, City squares are cleaned daily: on weekdays from 7 am to 3 pm, weekends and holidays from 4 am to 8 am (street sweeping) and 6 am to 10 am (hand-cleaning crew). Litter barrels in squares are emptied twice daily on weekdays and three times daily on weekends.

See the Cambridge street sweeping webpage at:http://www.cambridgema.gov/theworks/ourservices/streetcleaning/schedulesandroutes

This dataset shows issued tree removal permits in Cambridge.

For any Significant Tree removal, a permit is required from the City Arborist and subject to rules and regulations under City of Cambridge’s Tree Protection Ordinance, Title 8, Chapter 8.66, of the City’s Municipal Code.

A Significant Tree is defined as any tree that has a diameter equal to or greater than six inches (6”) measured at breast height (4.5 feet above the ground). A Mitigation Payment will be required for all Significant Trees removed where an insufficient quantity of Replacement Trees is provided.

For more information, please visit https://www.cambridgema.gov/iwantto/applyforatreeremovalpermit

Non-emergency service requests submitted through Cambridge's Commonwealth Connect application powered by SeeClickFix Open311.

Please note that the City of Cambridge uses Commonwealth Connect to track both public and internal work orders. Occasionally, a ticket will change from internal to public, or vice-versa. All tickets that originated as public requests are included in this dataset. However, technical constraints prevent us from displaying information for tickets that originated as internal work orders.

Prior to using Commonwealth Connect, the City utilized iReport. Three open datasets derive from historical iReport data:
-Pothole Repair Requests (https://data.cambridgema.gov/Public-Works/Pothole-Repair-Requests/h2y4-rf5c)
-Graffiti Cleanup Requests (https://data.cambridgema.gov/Public-Works/Graffiti-Clean-Up-Requests/hk2d-8z9b)
-Unshoveled/Icy Sidewalk Complaints (https://data.cambridgema.gov/Public-Works/Unshoveled-Icy-Sidewalk-Complaints/72bt-ct3c)
-Snow/Ice Sidewalk Ordinance Violations (https://data.cambridgema.gov/Public-Works/Snow-Ice-Sidewalk-Ordinance-Violations/q8b2-58ab)

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https://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/Environmental/ENVIRONMENTAL_StreetTrees

Description
Trees and tree planting sites owned, planted or maintained by the City of Cambridge, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, and MIT, Harvard University and other private organizations. This layer is maintained by Cambridge Public Works. City owned and maintained trees. This layer is maintained by Cambridge Public Works and updated regularly by the City Arborist.

About Edit Dates
This data is automatically updated on a set schedule. The Socrata edit date may not reflect the actual edit dates in the data. For more details please see the update date on the full metadata page or view the edit date within the data rows.

List of permits regarding the temporary use of dumpsters

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https://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/DPW/DPW_StreetSweepingDistricts

Description
This polygon layer contains the City of Cambridge daily street cleaning districts.

Purpose
Created to delineate the daily street sweeping districts in Cambridge. The district attribute in the layer corresponds to the street cleaning schedule posted on the Cambridge DPW website.

About Edit Dates
This data is automatically updated on a set schedule. The Socrata edit date may not reflect the actual edit dates in the data. For more details please see the update date on the full metadata page or view the edit date within the data rows.