Transportation & Public Utilities Committee
A committee of five City Councillors. Three members are a quorum. Charge per the Rules of the City Council, adopted June 1, 2026.
What it takes up
- To consider and recommend to the City Council policies on matters affecting transportation, traffic, and parking;
- To monitor transportation proposals and services of all kinds which affect Cambridge;
- To develop policies which promote a multi-modal and environmentally friendly traffic and transportation program which will balance the needs of residents and employees at a minimal cost to the environment;
- To consider issues relating to utilities and telecommunications, and consumer protection issues related therein.
Current members 2026–27
Burhan AzeemCo-Chair
Tim FlahertyCo-Chair
Patty NolanMember
Jivan Sobrinho-WheelerMember
Cathie ZusyMemberMembership per City Council Committee Assignments 2026-2027 (City of Cambridge) · sources & meeting inventory
Meetings
Every meeting since 2018, newest first. 3 meetings known but lacking minutes: see Missing minutes.
2026 (2 meetings)
June
24WedMeetingThe Transportation & Public Utilities Committee will meet to discuss m · COF 2026 #97 · A communication was received from Mus Lamia, Transporta · COF 2026 #88 ·April
28TueMeetingThe Transportation and Public Utilities Committee will hold a public h · A communication was received from Brooke McKenna, Commissioner of the · POR 2026 #32 ·2025 (3 meetings)
June
18WedMeetingCOF 2025 #98 · a presentation titled "Citywide Shuttle and Transit Gap · AR-25-23 · That the City Manager is requested to work with relevant Ci · Accepted by thMarch
17MonMeetingCOM 898 #2025 · a presentation related to transportation · COM 899 #2025 · a presentation related to mobility and transportation · Accepted by the City Council January
28TueMeetingCOF 2025 #15 · a presentation related to transportation projects in Ca · CMA 2024 #248 · A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Man · Accepted by th2024 (3 meetings)
June
25TueMeetingCMA 2024 #67 · A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Mana · COF 2024 #92 · discussion topics relative to micromobility · COF 2024 #93 · a comparisoApril
24WedMeetingCOF 2024 #48 · a document relative to the Digital Equity and Digital N · COF 2024 #49 · information regarding Cambridge Public Internet (CPI) W · COF 2024 #50 ·10WedMeetingCOF 2024 #42 · a presentation relative to traffic congestion and trans · COF 2024 #43 · a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation rel · Accepted by th2023 (1 meeting)
November
21TueMeetingCOF 2023 #208 · a presentation regarding bike data updates in Cambridg · Accepted by the City Council on 2023-12-11 · Accepted [Unanimous]2022 (4 meetings)
October
11TueMeetingCOF 2022 #123 · a presentation regarding Bluebikes public transportatiJune
28TueMeetingCOF 2022 #83 · a presentation regarding Bus Network Redesign (BNR) · COF 2022 #84 · a presentation from the MBTA "Better Bus Project" · Accepted by the City CouMay
5ThuMeetingCOF 2022 #56 · a presentation regarding 21st Century Broadband for the · Accepted by the City Council on 2023-11-06 · Accepted [Unanimous]April
5TueMeetingPOR 2022 #24 · That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to dir · COF 2022 #40 · a presentation for the April 5, 2022 meeting · COF 2022 #41 · a presenta2021 (3 meetings)
July
14WedMeetingPOR 2021 #121 · That the City Manager and staff be requested to examin · COF 2021 #70 · a presentation regarding car storage policies · Accepted by the City CouJune
23WedMeetingCMA 2021 #113 · A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, · a presentation for the Transportation and Public Utilities meeting on · Accepted by thFebruary
16TueMeetingCOF 2021 #13 · a presentation for the Transportation & Public Utilitie · Accepted by the City Council on 2021-04-05 · Accepted [Unanimous]2020 (2 meetings)
September
16WedMeetingA communication was received from Katherine F. Watkins, City Engineer · Accepted by the City Council on 2020-11-09 · Accepted [Unanimous]July
29WedMeetinga presentation to the Transportation and Public Utilities Committee on · Accepted by the City Council on 2023-04-03 · Accepted [Unanimous]2019 (10 meetings)
December
3TueMeetingCMA 2019 #218 · A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, · A presentation was received from the Community Development Department · Accepted by thOctober
15TueMeetingReview of Vision Zero Year One Progress Report and information on upco · Accepted by the City Council on 2023-04-03 · Accepted [Unanimous]August
21WedMeetingDiscussions of the future electricity needs of the Kendall Square area · A communication was received from Charles Hinds, 207 Charles Street, t · A communicatioJuly
24WedMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2019-09-09 · Report Accepted And Place15MonMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2019-09-09 · Report Accepted And PlaceJune
25TueMeeting May
22WedMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2019-06-10 · Report Accepted And PlaceApril
3WedMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2019-04-29 · Report Accepted And PlaceMarch
6WedMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2019-03-18 · Report Accepted And PlaceFebruary
26TueMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2019-03-18 · Report Accepted And Place2018 (7 meetings)
November
27TueMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2018-12-17 · Report Accepted And Place8ThuMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2018-12-03 · Report Accepted And PlaceSeptember
12WedMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2018-10-01 · Report Accepted And PlaceJuly
24TueMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2018-09-17 · Report AcceptedJune
5TueMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2018-06-18 · Report Accepted And PlaceMay
22TueMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2018-06-04 · Report Accepted And PlaceApril
11WedMeetingAccepted by the City Council on 2018-04-30 · Report Accepted And Place