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The City of Cambridge is developing a new Strategic Plan to help shape the future of our city. From September through November 2026, the City will offer a variety of opportunities for residents to share their ideas and opinions.
We want to make it easy for everyone to participate. You can get involved through in-person events, online surveys, targeted sessions for specific groups, and activities offered through existing City programs. Events will be held at various times and locations across Cambridge to help reduce barriers and ensure more people can participate.
Your feedback will help guide future decisions, priorities, and investments in our community. We hope you will take this opportunity to ensure the experiences and needs of residents, businesses, and community partners are reflected in the conversation. As a valued member of our community, your ideas and experiences are important. We encourage you to get involved and help shape Cambridge's future.
Planned engagement activities and details are below. Click through to explore the ways you can share your feedback and help shape the future of Cambridge.
Let's Talk Cambridge Online Engagement Survey
The online survey closed on November 1, 2026, with 348 completed responses received. Participants shared feedback, ideas, and priorities for Cambridge's future through the Engage Cambridge survey.
Survey results will help inform upcoming in-person Community Focus Sessions and support Council in developing Cambridge's next Strategic Plan.
In-Person Community Focus Sessions
These sessions will build on feedback already gathered through a community survey, one-on-one and small-group conversations, and engagement activities led through City programs. These earlier activities gathered input from people of various ages and from across Cambridge, providing a foundation for more focused discussion.
| Date | Session | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, November 23, 2026 | Community Service Partners and Volunteers | City Hall | 2 pm - 4 pm |
| Monday, November 23, 2026 | Youth | City Hall | 6 pm - 8 pm |
| Monday, November 30, 2026 | Business, Innovation and Educational Partners | Preston Memorial Auditorium | 2 pm - 4 pm |
| Monday, November 30, 2026 | All Residents | Preston Memorial Auditorium | 6 pm - 8 pm |
To register for a session, complete the Strategic Plan Community Focus Session Registration form. Participants are also welcome to attend without registering. Light refreshments will be provided.
Session Descriptions
Community Service Partners and Volunteers
This session will bring together community service partners and volunteers to share insights, identify emerging needs, and discuss opportunities to strengthen services and support across Cambridge.
Youth
This session will provide an opportunity for youth to share their perspectives, discuss priorities and challenges, and help shape the future of Cambridge.
Business, Innovation and Educational Partners
This session will bring together key voices from the business, innovation, and education sectors to identify priorities, explore opportunities, and discuss how to support a strong, competitive, resilient, and well-connected local economy.
All Residents
This session is open to all residents who want to share their ideas, priorities, and perspectives to help inform Council's Strategic Plan and the future direction of Cambridge.
This feedback will inform future strategic planning, budgeting, and policy development.
In April 2024, Cambridge City Council approved the 2024-2026 Strategic Plan - Cambridge Connected, setting a plan in motion to implement priorities that reflect Cambridge’s most pressing needs and biggest opportunities over the next three years. The 2024-2026 Strategic Plan is a continuation of the priorities identified in the 2020-2023 Plan, which was informed by extensive community engagement.
The City’s Strategic Plan is made up of a Vision, Mission, Values and identifies goals, objectives and 13 strategic actions. Through this plan we are investing in three main goal areas of People, Place, and Prosperity.
Our Commitment to Public Value
We will emphasize the importance of sustainability, leadership, collaboration, transparency and engagement as we deliver service excellence and promote pride of place.
For more information, view the full version of the Strategic Plan, a one-page summary, and strategic initiatives highlights documents below.
View the full Strategic Plan 2024-2026 View Strategic Plan Strategy on a Page View Strategic initiatives 2026 Highlights
