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An application was received from MIT Visual Arts Center requesting permission for a temporary banner across Ames Street, and Broadway 26 lights poles announcing Welcome back/Now Open, Contemporary Art Museum at MIT, MIT List Visual Arts Center from October 2021 until February 2022
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City of Cambridge
Electrical Department
Banner Permit
Applicants Name: Jameson Johnson
Address: 20 Ames Street, Bldg. E15, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Organization or Business Represented: MIT List Visual Arts Center
Pole Locations: Ames Street - M41, 2, 4, 6 M54, M52, M44, M42 = 8 TOTAL
Broadway - M30, M26, M22, M18, M16, M12, M8, M6, M4, M25, M23, M21, = 12 TOTAL
Broadway - M90, 38, 36, m63, 37, 39 = 6 total
New Art on View, Free to the Public, Welcome back/Now Open, Contemporary Art Museum at MIT
Гуре Logo, Wording, Insignia: MIT List Visual Arts Cente
Date of removal: February 2022
Date of attachment: October 2021
Contact Person: Jameson Johnson
Telephone: [phone removed]
Cell phone: [phone removed]
Email: [email removed]
Attachments to Poles:
1. Attachments shall be made with proper hardware and shall only be attached with
non-corrosive metal clamps or brackets.
2. Banners attached to poles shall not exceed a total of 1800 square inches,
approximately 18 inches x 48 inches, 24 inches x 36 inches, 24 inches x 48,
or 30 inches x 60 inches. The actual size is subject to required clearances.
3. Banners cannot be attached to wood utility poles.
4. Banners shall have a minimum clearance of:
a. 16 feet over a roadway
b. 12 feet over a sidewalk
5. Banners shall not interfere with or obstruct, or otherwise block any roadway
signs, lighting, or traffic signals.
6. The City reserves the right to remove, or order to be removed any banner deemed
unsafe, not properly installed, or creating a hazard and the applicant may be
subject to costs.
7. An applicant must provide a description of the materials the banner is made of,
method of attachment, and means of installation (contractor name and contact
information).
Date: 10/27/21
Approved by Her r wil
MIT List Visual Arts Center
Dear City Council of Cambridge,
On behalf of the MIT List Visual Arts Center, I am writing to apply for new banners on lamp posts:
Ames Street, Memorial Drive to Main Street, and Broadway:
Ames Street - M41, 2, 4, 6 M54, M52, M44, M42 = 8 TOTAL
Broadway - M30, M26, M22, M18, M16, M12, M8, M6, M4, M25, M23, M21, = 12 TOTAL
Broadway - M90, 38, 36, m63, 37, 39 = 6 TOTAL
to direct students and public audiences to the contemporary art museum at MIT. The banners
say: "New Art on View, Free to the Public, Welcome back/Now Open, Contemporary Art
Museum at MIT, MIT List Visual Arts Center" with our logo and renderings of our public art,
building exterior, and gallery. We intend to attach the banners this October and remove them in
February 2022. Banner attachment/removal will be facilitated by Heritage Flag Co.
Thank you for your consideration,
Jameson Johnson
MIT List Visual Arts Center
Communications Manager
[phone removed]
[email removed]
20 Ames Street, Bldg. E15-109 Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone 617253 4400 Fax 617258 7265 listart.mit.edu
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