After major zoning reform, Cambridge, Massachusetts, launches dashboard to track housing

Dive Brief: Cambridge, Massachusetts, last week launched an interactive dashboard to keep track of housing development across the city.

When the Cambridge City Council passed its multifamily housing zoning ordinance in February 2025, all of its residential areas came under the same zoning codes for the first time in the city’s history.

The city’s tracker has nearly 250 housing projects in various stages of development in its database.

“Residents have told us they want clear, reliable information about how housing is changing in Cambridge,” City Manager Yi-An Huang said in a press release.

“By including projects at every stage of development, including early-stage proposals that are often difficult to track, we are giving residents a more complete picture of housing activity across our community.”