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'''Cambridge, Massachusetts''' is a [[city]] in the [[Greater Boston]] area of [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]]. It was named in honor of the [[University of Cambridge]] in [[England]]. Cambridge is most famous for the two prominent universities that call it home: [[Harvard University]] and the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 101,355. It is the fifth most populous city in the state.


'''Middle Brighton''' is a [[railway station]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located in the suburb of [[Brighton, Victoria|Brighton]], on the [[Sandringham railway line, Melbourne|Sandringham railway line]]. Middle Brighton is classed as a [[Host Station]] and is in [[Metcard]] Zones <font color=goldenrod>1</font>+<font color=blue>2</font> overlap.
Cambridge is a county seat of [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts]], along with [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]]. Though the county government was abolished in 1997, the county still exists as a geographical and political region. The employees of Middlesex County courts, jails, registries, and other county agencies now work directly for the state.


==History==
==Facilities==
Cambridge was established in 1630 as the [[town]] of '''Newetowne''' (written in some accounts as ''Newe Towne''). Located at the first convenient [[Charles River]] crossing west of [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], Newetowne was one of a number of towns (including Boston, [[Dorchester, Massachusetts|Dorchester]], [[Watertown, Massachusetts|Watertown]], and [[Weymouth, Massachusetts|Weymouth]]) founded by the 700 original [[Puritan]] colonists of the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] under governor [[John Winthrop]]. The original village site is in the heart of today's [[Harvard Square]]. The marketplace where farmers brought in crops from surrounding towns to sell survives today as the small park at the corner of J.F.K. and Winthrop Streets, then at the edge of a salt marsh, since filled. The town included a much larger area than the present city, with various outlying parts becoming independent towns over the years: [[Newton, Massachusetts|Newton (originally Cambridge Village, then Newtown)]] in 1688,<ref>{{cite book |last= Ritter |first= Priscilla R. |coauthors= Thelma Fleishman |title= Newton, Massachusetts 1679-1779: A Biographical Directory |year= 1982 |publisher= New England Historic Genealogical Society }}</ref> [[Lexington, Massachusetts|Lexington (Cambridge Farms)]] in 1712, and both [[Arlington, Massachusetts|Arlington (originally Menotomy)]] and [[Brighton, Massachusetts|Brighton (Little Cambridge)]] in 1807. Brighton was later annexed by Boston.


The station is located at the northern end of the Church Street level crossing, which provides station access.
In 1636 [[Harvard College]] was founded by the colony to train [[minister (religion)|ministers]] and Newetowne was chosen for its site by [[Thomas Dudley]]. In May 1638<ref>[http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/05.02/02-history.html ''Harvard Gazette'' historical calendar giving May 12, 1638 as date of name change; certain other sources say May 2, 1638 or late 1637]</ref> the name was changed to '''Cambridge''' in honor of the [[University of Cambridge|university]] in [[Cambridge, England]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Hannah Winthrop Chapter, D.A.R. |title= Historic Guide to Cambridge |edition= Second Edition |year= 1907 |publisher= Hannah Winthrop Chapter, D.A.R. |location= Cambridge, Mass. |pages= pages 20-21 |quote= On October 15, 1637, the Great and General Court passed a vote that: "The college is ordered to bee at Newetowne." In this same year the name of Newetowne was changed to Cambridge, ("It is ordered that Newetowne shall henceforward be called Cambridge") in honor of the university in Cambridge, England, where many of the early settlers were educated. }}</ref> The first president ([[Henry Dunster]]), the first benefactor ([[John Harvard (clergyman)|John Harvard]]), and the first schoolmaster ([[Nathaniel Eaton]]) of Harvard were all Cambridge University alumni, as was the then ruling (and first) governor of the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]], John Winthrop. In 1629, Winthrop had led the signing of the founding document of the city of Boston, which was known as the [[Cambridge Agreement]], after the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winthropsociety.org/doc_cambr.php|publisher=The Winthrop Society|title=Descendants of the Great Migration|accessdate=2008-09-08}}</ref> It was Governor Thomas Dudley who signed in 1650 the charter creating Harvard College.<ref>[http://hul.harvard.edu/huarc/charter.html Harvard Charter of 1650, Harvard University Archives, Harvard University, harvard.edu]</ref>


The station consists of two [[side platforms]]: Platform 1 ([[Flinders Street railway station, Melbourne|Flinders Street]] bound) has a large brick building, while platform 2 ([[Sandringham railway station, Melbourne|Sandringham]] bound) has a semi-large brick building. A large [[Metcard]] machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2. A pedestrian overpass is situated at the UP of the station.
Cambridge grew slowly as an agricultural village eight miles (13 km) by road from Boston, the [[capital]] of the colony. By the [[American Revolution]], most residents lived near the Common and Harvard College, with farms and estates comprising most of the town. Most of the inhabitants were descendants of the original Puritan colonists, but there was also a small elite of [[Anglicans|Anglican]] "worthies" who were not involved in village life, who made their livings from estates, investments, and trade, and lived in mansions along "the Road to Watertown" (today's Brattle Street, still known as Tory Row). In 1775, George Washington came up from Virginia to take command of fledgling volunteer American soldiers camped on the Cambridge Common &mdash; today called the birthplace of the U.S. Army. (The name of today's nearby Sheraton Commander Hotel refers to that event.) Most of the Tory estates were confiscated after the Revolution. On [[January 24]], [[1776]], [[Henry Knox]] arrived with artillery captured from [[Fort Ticonderoga]], which enabled Washington to drive the British army out of Boston.


==History==
[[Image:Cambridge 1873 WardMap.jpg|thumb|350px|left|A map of Cambridge from 1873.]]
Between 1790 and 1840, Cambridge began to grow rapidly, with the construction of the [[West Boston Bridge]] in 1792, that connected Cambridge directly to Boston, making it no longer necessary to travel eight miles (13 km) through the [[Boston Neck]], [[Roxbury, Massachusetts|Roxbury]], and [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]] to cross the [[Charles River]]. A second bridge, the Canal Bridge, opened in 1809 alongside the new [[Middlesex Canal]]. The new bridges and roads made what were formerly estates and [[marsh]]land into prime industrial and residential districts. Soon after, [[turnpike]]s were built: the [[Cambridge and Concord Turnpike]] (today's Broadway and Concord Ave.), the [[Middlesex Turnpike (Massachusetts)|Middlesex Turnpike]] (Hampshire St. and [[Massachusetts Avenue (Boston)|Massachusetts Ave.]] northwest of [[Porter Square]]), and what are today's Cambridge, Main, and Harvard Streets were roads to connect various areas of Cambridge to the bridges. In addition, railroads crisscrossed the town during the same era, leading to the development of Porter Square as well as the creation of neighboring town [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]] from the formerly rural parts of [[Charlestown, Massachusetts|Charlestown]].


Middle Brighton station opened on [[December 21]] [[1861]] as ''Church Street''. It was renamed to ''Middle Brighton'' in [[1867]].<ref>[http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Middle%20Brighton VICSIG Infrastructure - Middle Brighton]</ref>
[[Image:Middlesex Canal (Massachusetts) map, 1852.jpg|thumb|200px|1852 Map of Boston area showing Cambridge and Rail lines.]]


==Gallery==
Cambridge was incorporated as a city in 1846. Its commercial center also began to shift from Harvard Square to Central Square, which became the [[downtown]] of the city. Between 1850 and 1900, Cambridge took on much of its present character — [[streetcar suburb]]an development along the turnpikes, with [[working class|working-class]] and industrial neighborhoods focused on East Cambridge, comfortable [[middle class|middle-class]] housing being built on old estates in Cambridgeport and Mid-Cambridge, and [[upper class|upper-class]] enclaves near Harvard University and on the minor hills of the city. The coming of the railroad to North Cambridge and Northwest Cambridge then led to three major changes in the city: the development of massive brickyards and [[brickworks]] between Massachusetts Ave., Concord Ave. and [[Alewife Brook]]; the ice-cutting industry launched by [[Frederic Tudor]] on [[Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Massachusetts|Fresh Pond]]; and the carving up of the last estates into residential subdivisions to provide housing to the thousands of [[immigrant]]s that moved to work in the new industries.
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Image:Middle-brighton-station-cafe.jpg|Middle Brighton station cafe
For many years, the city's largest employer was the New England Glass Company, founded in 1818. By the middle of the 19th century it was the largest and most modern glassworks in the world. In 1888, all production was moved, by Edmund Drummond Libbey, to Toledo, Ohio, where it continues today under the name Owens Illinois. Flint glassware with heavy lead content, produced by that company, is prized by antique glass collectors. There is none on public display in Cambridge, but there is a large collection in the Toledo Museum of Art.
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Among the largest business behemoths located in Cambridge was the firm of [[Carter's Ink Company]], whose neon sign long adorned the [[Charles River]] and which was for many years the largest manufacturer of ink in the world.

By 1920, Cambridge was one of the main industrial cities of [[New England]], with nearly 120,000 residents. As industry in New England began to decline during the [[Great Depression]] and after [[World War II]], Cambridge lost much of its industrial base. It also began the transition to being an intellectual, rather than an industrial, center. Harvard University had always been important in the city (both as a landowner and as an institution), but it began to play a more dominant role in the city's life and culture. Also, the move of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] from Boston in 1912 ensured Cambridge's status as an intellectual center of the United States.

After the 1950s, the city population began to decline slowly, as families tended to be replaced by single people and young couples, and by the end of the twentieth century, Cambridge had one of the most expensive housing markets in the Northeastern United States. The 1980s brought a wave of high technology start-ups, creating software such as [[Visicalc]] and [[Lotus 1-2-3]], and advanced computers, but many of these companies fell into decline with the fall of the minicomputer and [[DOS]]-based systems.

While maintaining much diversity in class, race, and age, it became harder and harder for those who grew up in the city to be able to afford to stay. The end of rent control in the late 1990s prompted many Cambridge renters to move to housing that was more affordable, in Somerville and other communities.

As of 2006, Cambridge's mix of amenities and proximity to Boston has kept housing prices relatively stable.

==Demographics==
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| 1840= 8409
| 1850= 15215
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| 1880= 52669
| 1890= 70028
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| 1930= 113643
| 1940= 110879
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As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 101,355 people, 42,615 households, and 17,599 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 15,766.1 people per square mile (6,086.1/km²), making Cambridge the fifth most densely populated city in the U.S.<ref name=CountyCityDataBook>County and City Data Book: 2000. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Table C-1.</ref> and the second most densely populated city in [[Massachusetts]] behind neighboring [[Somerville]].<ref>[http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/articles/2008/07/13/highest_population_density/ Highest Population Density], The Boston Globe accessed on July 13, 2008</ref> There were 44,725 housing units at an average density of 6,957.1/sq&nbsp;mi (2,685.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 68.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.92% [[Black (people)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 11.88% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.56% from two or more races. 7.36% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. This rather closely parallels the average [[racial demographics of the United States]] as a whole, although Cambridge has significantly more Asians than the average, and fewer Hispanics and Caucasians. 11.0% were of [[irish people|Irish]], 7.2% [[english people|English]], 6.9% [[italians|Italian]], 5.5% [[West Indian]] and 5.3% [[germans|German]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 69.4% spoke [[english language|English]], 6.9% [[spanish language|Spanish]], 3.2% [[Standard Mandarin|Chinese]] or [[Standard Mandarin|Mandarin]], 3.0% [[portuguese language|Portuguese]], 2.9% [[French-based creole languages|French Creole]], 2.3% [[french language|French]], 1.5% [[korean language|Korean]] and 1.0% [[italian language|Italian]] as their first language.

There were 42,615 households out of which 17.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.7% were non-families. 41.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 13.3% under the age of 18, 21.2% from 18 to 24, 38.6% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,979, and the median income for a family was $59,423. Males had a median income of $43,825 versus $38,489 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $31,156. About 8.7% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

Cambridge was ranked as one of the most liberal cities in America.<ref>[http://www.govpro.com/News/Article/31439/ Study Ranks America’s Most Liberal and Conservative Cities<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Its residents jokingly refer to it as "The People's Republic of Cambridge." Its FY 2007 residential [[property tax]] rate, $7.48 per $1000 of assessed valuation, is one of the lowest in Massachusetts. Cambridge enjoys the highest possible [[bond credit rating]], AAA, with all three Wall Street rating agencies.<ref>http://www.cambridgema.gov/CityOfCambridge_Content/documents/Understanding_Your_Taxes_2007.pdf</ref>

Cambridge is noted for its diverse population, both racially and economically. Residents, known as ''Cantabrigians'', range from affluent [[MIT]] and [[Harvard]] professors to working-class families to immigrants. The first legal applications in America for same-sex marriage licenses were issued at Cambridge's City Hall.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/05/17/free_to_marry/ Free to Marry], The Boston Globe. Accessed November 25, 2006.</ref>

Cambridge is also the birthplace of [[Thailand|Thai]] king [[Bhumibol Adulyadej|Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)]], who is the world's longest reigning monarch at age 80 as well as the longest reigning monarch in Thai history. He is also the first king of a foreign country to be born in the United States.

==Geography==
Cambridge is located at {{coor dms|42|22|25|N|71|6|38|W|type:city}}.{{GR|1}}

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 7.1&nbsp;square miles (18.5&nbsp;km²), of which, 6.4&nbsp;square miles (16.7&nbsp;km²) of it is land and 0.7&nbsp;square miles (1.8&nbsp;km²) of it (9.82%) is water.

===Adjacent towns===
Cambridge is located in Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by:

*the city of [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] on its south (across the [[Charles River]]) and east
*the city of [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]] to its north
*the town of [[Arlington, Massachusetts|Arlington]] to its northwest
*the town of [[Belmont, Massachusetts|Belmont]] and
*the city of [[Watertown, Massachusetts|Watertown]] to its west

The border between Cambridge and the neighboring city of [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]] passes through densely populated neighborhoods which are connected by the MBTA Red Line. Some of the main squares, [[Inman Square|Inman]], [[Porter Square|Porter]], and to a lesser extent, [[Harvard Square|Harvard]], are very close to the city line, as are Somerville's [[Union Square (Somerville)|Union]] and [[Davis Square]]s.

Cambridge and Somerville, in addition to proximity, have a number of other similarities:
* Densely populated urban/commercial/residential - they are two of the top ten highest population density cities in the country.
* Rapid turnover - in each city, people who have been living there for less than ten years make up a solid majority of total residents.
* Both primarily served by the [[MBTA]] [[Red Line (MBTA)|Red Line]] subway. A planned extension of the [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]] from its current terminus at the eastern edge of Cambridge into central and northern Somerville will further link the two cities.
* College students and recent graduates make up a remarkably high percentage of the residents (owing at least partially to the presence of Harvard, MIT and [[Tufts]]), even for the Boston area.
* Politically liberal, even by Massachusetts standards
* Both cities have also joined together in forming the Cambridge Somerville Alliance

===Squares===
[[Image:Harvard Square.JPG|thumb|Harvard Square]]

Cambridge has also been called the "City of Squares" by some, as most of its commercial districts are major street intersections known as [[Town square|squares]]. Each of the squares acts as something of a neighborhood center. These include:
* [[Kendall Square]], formed by the junction of Broadway, Main Street, and Third Street. Just over the [[Longfellow Bridge]] from Boston, at the eastern end of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] campus, it is served by an [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|MBTA]] [[Kendall (MBTA station)|Red Line station]]. Most of Cambridge's large office towers are located here, giving the area somewhat of an office park feel. A flourishing [[biotech]] industry has grown up around this area. The "One Kendall Square" complex is nearby, but—confusingly—not actually in Kendall Square.
* [[Central Square (Cambridge)|Central Square]], formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street, and Western Avenue. This is perhaps the closest thing Cambridge has to a downtown, and is well-known for its wide variety of ethnic restaurants. Even as recently as the late 1990s it was rather run-down; it underwent a controversial [[gentrification]] in recent years (in conjunction with the development of the nearby [[University Park at MIT]]), and continues to grow more expensive. It is served by a [[Central (MBTA station)|Red Line station]]. ''Lafayette Square'', formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Columbia Street, Sidney Street, and Main Street, is considered a part of the Central Square area. [[Cambridgeport]] is south of Central Square along Magazine Street and Brookline Street.
* [[Harvard Square]], formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and JFK Street. This is the primary site of [[Harvard University]], the oldest university in the United States, and is a major Cambridge shopping area (although not as exclusively so as in years past). It is served by a [[Harvard (MBTA station)|Red Line station]]. Harvard Square was originally the northwestern terminus of the Red Line and a major transfer point to streetcars that also operated in a short [[Harvard Bus Tunnel|tunnel]] &ndash; which is still a major bus terminal, although the area under the Square was reconfigured dramatically in the 1980s when the Red Line was extended. The Harvard Square area includes Brattle Square and Eliot Square. A short distance away from the square lies the [[Cambridge Common]], while the neighborhood north of Harvard and east of Massachusetts Avenue is known as Agassiz in honor of the famed scientist [[Louis Agassiz]].
* [[Porter Square]], about a mile north on Massachusetts Avenue from Harvard Square, is formed by the junction of Massachusetts and Somerville Avenues, and includes part of the city of [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]]. It is served by the [[Porter (MBTA station)|Porter Square station]], a complex housing a [[Red Line (MBTA)|Red Line]] stop and a [[Fitchburg Line]] [[MBTA commuter rail|commuter rail]] stop.
* [[Inman Square]], at the junction of Cambridge and Hampshire streets in Mid-Cambridge. Inman Square is home to many diverse restaurants, bars and boutiques. Ryles Jazz Club and the [http://www.sandsrestaurant.com S&S Restaurant] are two legends of Inman Square. The funky street scene still holds some urban flair, but was dressed up recently with Victorian streetlights, benches and bus stops. A new community park was installed and is a favorite place to enjoy some takeout food from the nearby restaurants and ice cream parlor.
* [[Lechmere Square]], at the junction of Cambridge and First streets, adjacent to the CambridgeSide Galleria shopping mall. Perhaps best known as the northern terminus of the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|MBTA]] [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]] subway.

===Neighborhoods===

The residential neighborhoods ([http://www.cambridgema.gov/CPD/publications/neighborhoods.cfm map]) in Cambridge border, but are not defined by the squares. These include:
* [[East Cambridge, Massachusetts|East Cambridge]] (Area 1) is bordered on the north by the [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]] border, on the east by the Charles River, on the south by Broadway and Main Street, and on the west by the [[Grand Junction Railroad]] tracks.
* [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] Campus (Area 2) is bordered on the north by Broadway, on the south and east by the Charles River, and on the west by the Grand Junction Railroad tracks.
* Wellington-Harrington (Area 3) is bordered on the north by the [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]] border, on the south and west by Hampshire Street, and on the east by the Grand Junction Railroad tracks. Also known as "Mid-Block"
* [[Area 4, Cambridge|Area 4]] is bordered on the north by Hampshire Street, on the south by Massachusetts Avenue, on the west by Prospect Street, and on the east by the Grand Junction Railroad tracks. Residents of Area 4 often refer to their neighborhood simply as "The Port", and refer to the area of Cambridgeport and Riverside as "The Coast".
* [[Cambridgeport]] (Area 5) is bordered on the north by Massachusetts Avenue, on the south by the Charles River, on the west by River Street, and on the east by the Grand Junction Railroad tracks.
* Mid Cambridge (Area 6) is bordered on the north by Kirkland and Hampshire Streets and the [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]] border, on the south by Massachusetts Avenue, on the west by Peabody Street, and on the east by Prospect Street.
* Riverside (Area 7), an area sometimes referred to as "The Coast", is bordered on the north by Massachusetts Avenue, on the south by the Charles River, on the west by JFK Street, and on the east by River Street.
* Agassiz (Harvard North) (Area 8) is bordered on the north by the [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]] border, on the south and east by Kirkland Street, and on the west by Massachusetts Avenue.
* Radcliffe/Avon Hill/Neighborhood 9 (Area 9) is bordered on the north by railroad tracks, on the south by Concord Avenue, on the west by railroad tracks, and on the east by Massachusetts Avenue. The Avon Hill sub-neighborhood consists of the higher elevations bounded by Upland Road, Raymond Street, Linnaean Street and Massachusetts Avenue.
* Brattle area/West Cambridge (Area 10) is bordered on the north by Concord Avenue and Garden Street, on the south by the Charles River and the [[Watertown, Massachusetts|Watertown]] border, on the west by Fresh Pond and the Collins Branch Library, and on the east by JFK Street. It includes the sub-neighborhoods of Brattle Street and Huron Village.
* North Cambridge (Area 11) is bordered on the north by the [[Arlington, Massachusetts|Arlington]] border and partially the [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]] border, on the south by railroad tracks, on the west by the [[Belmont, Massachusetts|Belmont]] border, and on the east by the [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]] border.
* Cambridge Highlands (Area 12) is bordered on the north and east by railroad tracks, on the south by Fresh Pond, and on the west by the [[Belmont, Massachusetts|Belmont]] border.
* Strawberry Hill, also known as West Cambridge (Area 13), is bordered on the north by Fresh Pond, on the south by the [[Watertown, Massachusetts|Watertown]] border, on the west by the [[Belmont, Massachusetts|Belmont]] border, and on the east by railroad tracks.

At the western edge of Cambridge, [[Mount Auburn Cemetery]] is well known as the first garden cemetery, for its distinguished inhabitants, for its superb landscaping (the oldest planned landscape in the country), and as a first-rate [[arboretum]].

== Government ==
::{{seealso|List of mayors of Cambridge, Massachusetts}}
[[Image:CambridgeMACityHall2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cambridge, Massachusetts City Hall|Cambridge City Hall]]]]

Cambridge has a 9-member City Council, and a 6-member School Committee. The councilors and school committee members are elected every two years using the [[single transferable vote]] (STV) system.<ref>[http://www.cambridgema.gov/election/Proportional_Representation.cfm Proportional Representation Voting in Cambridge<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Since the disbanding of the New York City Community School Boards in 2002, Cambridge's Council is now unusual in being the only governing body in the United States to still use STV.<ref>http://ccrc.wustl.edu/~lorracks/projects/techreport/subsection3_4_4.html</ref> Once a laborious process that took several days to complete by hand, vote counting is now done by computer.

The mayor is elected by the city councilors from amongst themselves, and serves as the chair of City Council meetings. The mayor also sits on the School Committee. However, the Mayor is not the Chief Executive of the City. Rather, the City Manager, who is appointed by the City Council, serves in that capacity.

Under the City's form of government, called Plan E, "interference with [the] City manager by [the] council [is] forbidden." The penalty is "a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or ... imprisonment of not more than six months, or both, and upon final conviction thereof his office in the city council shall thereby be vacated and he shall never again be eligible for any office or position, elective or otherwise, in the service of the city."<ref>http://www.cambridgema.gov/CityOfCambridge_Content/documents/planE.pdf</ref> CambridgeNeedsReform.org believes that residents have no representation in the management of their own city.<ref>[http://cambridgeneedsreform.org/cnr_020.htm Cambridge Needs Reform site, discussion of Plan E] Accessed 2008-07-27</ref>

Currently, [[Robert W. Healy]] is the City Manager; he has served in the position since 1981. The mayor is [[E. Denise Simmons]]. The city council consists of:<ref>[http://www.cambridgema.gov/ccouncil2.cfm?article_id=11&tnltext=City%20Council%20Members City of Cambridge --City Council]</ref>
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*[[E. Denise Simmons]], the current mayor
*Brian Murphy, the current vice mayor
*Henrietta Davis
*Marjorie C. Decker
*Craig A. Kelley
*David Maher
*[[Kenneth Reeves]]
*Sam Seidel
*[[Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.]]
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===Fire Department===
The Chief of the Cambridge Fire Department is Gerald R. Reardon and its Chief of Operations is John J. Gelinas.

The Cambridge Fire Department is rated as a Class 1 fire department by the [[Insurance Services Office]] (ISO), one of only 32 out of 37,000 fire departments in the United States. The only other Class 1 department in New England is the fire department of [[Hartford, Connecticut]].

The latest revision of the ISO’s Fire Suppression Rating Schedule classifies fire protection into 10 categories, Class 1 recognizing the highest level of fire protection and Class 10 recognizing the lowest or no level of fire protection. The Fire Suppression Rating Schedule includes three major sections: Fire Alarm; Fire Department; and Water System. The Fire Alarm section includes the means for the public to report a fire, how the fire department receives the alarm of fire, and how firefighters and companies are alerted and dispatched to the fire. The Fire Department section considers apparatus, equipment, staffing, automatic and mutual aid, prefire planning, and training. The interrelationship of engines, trucks, rescues, and other companies is also considered. The Water System section considers the supply works, main capacity to deliver fire flow, distribution of hydrants, hydrant size, type, and installation, hydrant inspection and condition, and alternative water supplies. Per the 1980 revision of the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule, fire alarm is weighted as 10%, water supply as 40%, and the fire department as 50% of the total survey rating evaluation.

== Education ==
=== Higher education ===
[[Image:Charles River Cambridge USA.jpg|thumb|right|A view from Boston of Harvard's Weld Boathouse and Cambridge. The [[Charles River]] is in the foreground.]]
*[[Cambridge College]]
*[[Cambridge School of Culinary Arts]]
*[[Episcopal Divinity School]]
*[[Harvard University]]
*[[Hult International Business School]]
*[[Lesley University]]
*[[Longy School of Music]]
*[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
*[[Weston Jesuit School of Theology]]

[[Nobel laureates by university affiliation|At least 129]] of the world's total 780 [[Nobel Prize]] winners have been, at some point in their careers, affiliated with universities in Cambridge.

=== Schools ===
The public school system of the Cambridge Public School District encompasses twelve [[elementary school]]s, all but one of which extend up to the [[junior high school]] grades as well; the elementary schools follow a variety of different educational systems and philosophies, including one [[Montessori school]] and one [[Core Knowledge]] school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpsd.us/Web/PubInfo/SchoolsAtAGlance06-07.pdf|title=Cambridge Public Schools at a Glance|format=PDF}}</ref> The one high school of the Cambridge school system is the [[Cambridge Rindge and Latin]] school.

Prospect Hill Academy, a [[charter school]] whose upper school is in [[Central Square]], is also a public school, though not a part of the Cambridge Public School District.

There are many private schools in the city, serving a variety of needs of both parents and students, including:
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*[[Boston Archdiocesan Choir School]] (BACS)
*[[Buckingham Browne & Nichols]] (BB&N)
*Cambridge [[Montessori]] School
*Cambridge [[Religious Society of Friends|Friends]] School. Thomas Waring served as the founding headmaster of the school.
*[http://www.fayerweather.org Fayerweather Street School] (FSS)
*[[German International School Boston]] (GISBOS)
*[[International School of Boston]] (ISB, formerly École Bilingue)
*[[Matignon High School]]
*North Cambridge Catholic High School
*[http://www.shs.org Shady Hill School]
*St. Peter School

Cambridge is also home to the [[Lincoln Institute of Land Policy]].

==Economy==
Although manufacturing was an important part of the late 19th and early 20th-century Cambridge economy, today long-established educational institutions are its biggest employers; [[Harvard]] employs over 10,000 people and [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] over 9,500. As a famous cradle of technological innovation, Cambridge is also home to legendary technology firms, including [[Analog Devices]], [[VMware]], [[Akamai Technologies|Akamai]], [[BBN]], [[Lotus Development Corporation]] (now part of [[IBM]]), [[Polaroid Corporation|Polaroid]], [[Thinking Machines]], and [[Google]].

Over the years, as companies have grown, prospered, and then either moved away or gone out of business (see this [http://www.cambridgema.gov/~CDD/data/index.html#labor list] of employers for more information), Cambridge's large-scale employment has shifted tremendously. In 1996, [[Polaroid Corporation|Polaroid]], [[Arthur D. Little]], and [[Lotus Development Corporation|Lotus]] were all top employers with over 1,000 people in Cambridge, and all declined or disappeared a few years later. As of 2005, alongside Harvard and MIT, health care and biotechnology dominate the Cambridge economy, with [[Genzyme]], [[Biogen Idec]], and [[Novartis]] the biggest players. Biotech's geographical locus is Kendall Square and [[East Cambridge, Massachusetts|East Cambridge]], the center of much of the city's manufacturing a century before. A number of biotechnology companies are also located in [[University Park at MIT]], a new development in another former manufacturing area. None of the computer-industry firms that once dominated the Cambridge economy are top-20 employers as of 2005. However, many smaller start-ups and entrepreneurial companies remain an important part of the Cambridge employment scene.

==Transportation==
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===Road===
Several major roads lead to Cambridge, including [[Massachusetts State Highway 2|Route 2]], [[Massachusetts State Highway 16|Route 16]] and the [[Massachusetts State Highway 28|McGrath Highway (Route 28)]]. The [[Massachusetts Turnpike]] does not pass through Cambridge, but provides access by an exit in nearby [[Allston, Massachusetts|Allston]]. [[Massachusetts State Highway 2A|Route 2A]] runs the length of the city, chiefly along Massachusetts Avenue. The Charles River forms the southern border of Cambridge and is crossed by eleven bridges connecting Cambridge to Boston, eight of which are open to motorized road traffic.

Cambridge has an irregular street network because many of the roads date from the colonial era. Contrary to popular belief, the road system did not evolve from longstanding cow-paths. Roads connected various village settlements with each other and nearby towns, and were shaped by geographic features, most notably streams, hills, and swampy areas. Today, the major "squares" are typically connected by long, mostly straight roads, such as Massachusetts Avenue between [[Harvard Square]] and [[Central Square (Cambridge)|Central Square]], or Hampshire Street between [[Kendall Square]] and [[Inman Square]].

===Mass transit===
Cambridge has one stop on the regional [[MBTA Commuter Rail|Commuter Rail]], one on the [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]], and five stops on the [[Red Line (MBTA)|Red Line]]. [[Alewife Station (MBTA)|Alewife Station]], the current terminus of the Red Line, has a large multi-story parking garage (at a rate of $5 per day as of 2008). The [[Harvard Bus Tunnel]], under the Square, reduces traffic congestion on the surface, and connects to the Red Line underground. This tunnel was originally opened for streetcars in 1912, and served trackless trolleys and buses as the routes were converted. The tunnel was partially reconfigured when the Red Line was extended to Alewife in the early 1980s.

===Cycling===
Cambridge has several [[bike path]]s, including one along the Charles River,<ref>http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/maps/bikepaths_dudley.gif</ref> the [[Minuteman Bikeway]] and the [[Cambridge Linear Park|Linear Park]] connecting Alewife and the [[Somerville Community Path]]. Bike parking is common and there are bike lanes on many streets, although concerns have been expressed regarding the suitability of many of the lanes. From time to time, police target their traffic enforcement efforts towards bicyclists who do not follow the Rules of the Road for vehicles, especially going through red lights, failure to stop for pedestrians at unsignalized crosswalks, riding on the wrong side of the street or the wrong way on a one-way street, and riding without a headlight at night.{{Fact|date=July 2007}} In addition, Cambridge bans cycling on certain sections of sidewalk where pedestrian traffic is heavy.<ref>[http://www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/et/bike/bike_ban.html Sidewalk Bicycling Banned Areas - Cambridge Massachusetts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/et/bike/bike_reg.html Traffic Regulations for Cyclists - Cambridge Massachusetts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

While Bicycling Magazine has rated Boston as one of the worst cities in the nation for bicycling (In their words, for "lousy roads, scarce and unconnected bike lanes and bike-friendly gestures from City Hall that go nowhere &ndash; such as hiring a bike coordinator in 2001, only to cut the position two years later"),<ref>[http://www.bicycling.com/article/1,6610,s1-2-16-14593-11,00.html Urban Treasures - bicycling.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> it has listed Cambridge as an honorable mention as one of the best<ref>[http://www.bicycling.com/article/1,6610,s1-2-16-14593-9,00.html Urban Treasures - bicycling.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and was called by the magazine "Boston's Great Hope." Cambridge has an active, official bicycle committee.

===Walking===
Cambridge has the highest percentage of commuters in the country who walk to work.<ref>[http://www.bikesatwork.com/carfree/carfree-census-database.html The Carfree Census Database<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Cambridge's major historic squares have been recently adapted into a modern walking landscape which has sparked a traffic calming program based on pedestrian rather than motorist needs.

===Intercity===
Intercity transport is found in Boston, which is adjacent to Cambridge. Intercity buses and [[Amtrak]] stop at [[South Station]] in Boston, while [[Logan International Airport]] is located in [[East Boston, Massachusetts|East Boston]] across [[Boston Harbor]] from the downtown area. The [[MBTA]] also has numerous subway stations in Cambridge and nearby cities and towns that are shared with the regional commuter rail lines it operates.

==Points of interest==
'''{{see also|List of Registered Historic Places in Cambridge, Massachusetts}}'''
[[Image:Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts.JPG|thumb|right|[[Cambridge Public Library]], funded by [[Frederick Hastings Rindge]] in 1887.]]
[[Image:Longfellow National Historic Site, Cambridge, Massachusetts.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Longfellow National Historic Site]], also known as the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.]]

===Buildings===
* [[Cambridge, Massachusetts City Hall|City Hall]]
* [[Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts]]
* [[Cooper-Frost-Austin House]]
* [[Elmwood (Cambridge, Massachusetts)|Elmwood House]]
* [[Asa Gray House]]
* [[Hooper-Lee-Nichols House]]
* [[Longfellow National Historic Site]]
* [[Middlesex County Courthouse]]
* [[spite house|O'Reilly Spite House]]. In 1908, Francis O'Reilly owned an investment parcel of land in West Cambridge and approached his abutting land neighbor to sell the land for a gain.<ref name="existing">Bloom, Jonathan. (February 2, 2003) [[Boston Globe]] ''[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F907F2342522B5D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D Existing by the Thinnest of Margins. A Concord Avenue Landmark Gives New Meaning to Cozy.]'' Section: City Weekly; Page 11. Location: 260 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138.</ref> After the neighbor refused to buy the land, O'Reilly built a {{convert|308|sqft|m2|sing=on}} building, measuring thirty-seven feet long and only eight feet wide, to spite the neighbor.<ref name="existing"/> The O'Reilly Spite House still is standing and is occupied by The Real Estate Cafe.<ref name="existing"/>

===Museums===
====Harvard Museums====
* [[Harvard Art Museum]], including the [[Busch-Reisinger Museum]], the [[Fogg Art Museum]], and the [[Arthur M. Sackler Museum]]
* [[Harvard Museum of Natural History]], including the [[Glass Flowers]] collection
* [[Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology]]

====MIT Museums====
* [[MIT Museum]]
* [[List Visual Arts Center]]

===Nature and outdoors===
* [[Alewife Brook Reservation]]
* [[Charles River]]
* [[Cambridge Common]]
* [[Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Massachusetts|Fresh Pond]]
* [[Harvard Bridge]]
* [[Longfellow Bridge]]
* [[Mount Auburn Cemetery]]

===Churches===
* [[Christ Church, Cambridge]]
* [[Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church]]
* [[Plymouth Brethren]] meet at [http://www.histable.com/church.htm The Gospel Room] on Norfolk Street.

===Other===
*[[Café Pamplona]]
*[[Club Passim]]
*[[Harvard Book Store]]
*[[The Garment District]], a vintage clothing store that sells clothes for $1.50 a pound
*[[Schoenhof's Foreign Books]]

==Sister cities==
{{SisterCities|Cambridge|eight}}
*{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Cambridge]], [[England]], UK
*{{flagicon|PRT}} [[Coimbra]], Portugal
*{{flagicon|CUB}} [[Cienfuegos]], Cuba
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gaeta]], Italy
*{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Galway]], Ireland
*{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Yerevan]], Armenia
*{{flagicon|SLV}} [[San José Las Flores, Chalatenango|San José Las Flores]], El Salvador
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsukuba, Ibaraki|Tsukuba Science City]], Japan

==Zip codes==
*02138 -- Harvard Square/West Cambridge
*02139 -- Central Square/Inman Square/MIT
*02140 -- Porter Square/North Cambridge
*02141 -- East Cambridge
*02142 -- Kendall Square


==References==
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==Further reading==
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* ''History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts'', [http://books.google.com/books?id=QGolOAyd9RMC&dq=intitle:History+intitle:of+intitle:Middlesex+intitle:County+intitle:Massachusetts&lr=&num=50&as_brr=0&source=gbs_other_versions_sidebar_s&cad=5 Volume 1 (A-H)], [http://books.google.com/books?id=hNaAnwRMedUC&pg=PA506&dq=intitle:History+intitle:of+intitle:Middlesex+intitle:County+intitle:Massachusetts&lr=&num=50&as_brr=0#PPA3,M1 Volume 2 (L-W)] compiled by Samuel Adams Drake, published 1879-1880.
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** [http://books.google.com/books?id=QGolOAyd9RMC&printsec=titlepage#PPA305,M1 Cambridge article] by Rev. Edward Abbott in volume 1, pages 305-358.
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*Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge: Mid Cambridge, 1967, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge, Mass.<sup>'' '''[ISBN needed]''' ''</sup>
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*Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge: Cambridgeport, 1971 ISBN 0-262-53013-9, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge, Mass.
*Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge: Old Cambridge, 1973 ISBN 0-262-53014-7, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge, Mass.
*Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge: Northwest Cambridge, 1977 ISBN 0-262-53032-5, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge, Mass.
*Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge: East Cambridge, 1988 (revised) ISBN 0-262-53078-3, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge, Mass.


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==External links==
{{commonscat|Cambridge, Massachusetts}}
*[http://www.cambridgema.gov/ Official City Page]
*{{cite web|title=A multimedia walking tour of Cambridge provided by the Cambridge Office of Tourism|url=http://www.cambridge-usa.org/global/mobile.php|}}
*[http://www.cambridgema.gov/Historic/cambridgehistory.html A Brief History of Cambridge]
*[http://www.cambridge-usa.org Cambridge Office for Tourism]
* {{dmoz|Regional/North_America/United_States/Massachusetts/Localities/C/Cambridge/}}
*{{wikitravelpar|Cambridge (Massachusetts)}}
===Maps===
*[http://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/FindMapAtlas.cfm Cambridge Maps]
*[http://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS City of Cambridge Geographic Information System (GIS)]
{{Geolinks-US-cityscale|42.373611|-71.110556}}
*[http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_results.asp?ImageType=index&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871 ''1871 Atlas of Massachusetts''.] by Wall & Gray. [http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0010_0011.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix= Map of Massachusetts.] [http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0044_0045.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix= Map of Middlesex County.]
*Dutton, E.P. [http://maps.bpl.org/id/06_01_002671/ Chart of Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay with Map of Adjacent Country.] Published 1867. A good map of roads and rail lines around Cambridge.
*[http://www.citymap.com/cambridge/index.htm Cambridge Citymap - Community, Business, and Visitor Map.]
*[http://docs.unh.edu/towns/CambridgeMassachusettsMapList.htm Old USGS maps of Cambridge area.]


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Middle Brighton is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Brighton, on the Sandringham railway line. Middle Brighton is classed as a Host Station and is in Metcard Zones 1+2 overlap.

Facilities

The station is located at the northern end of the Church Street level crossing, which provides station access.

The station consists of two side platforms: Platform 1 (Flinders Street bound) has a large brick building, while platform 2 (Sandringham bound) has a semi-large brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2. A pedestrian overpass is situated at the UP of the station.

History

Middle Brighton station opened on December 21 1861 as Church Street. It was renamed to Middle Brighton in 1867.[1]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ VICSIG Infrastructure - Middle Brighton

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