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An application was received from Martha Davis of the MIT Museum requesting permission for seventy (70) temporary banners from Sidney Street to Memorial Drive and Main Street announcing Curious from April 3, 2023 through the summer of 2023
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City of Cambridge
Electrical Department
Banner Permit
Applicants Name:
Martha Davis
Address: _
314 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142
Organization or Business Represented:
MIt Museum
Pole locations: Street and pole numbers attach separate sheet if necessary:
See attached
Type Logo, Wording, Insignia: MIT Museum (design attached)
Date of attachment:
4/3/23
Date of removal: 8/31/23
Contact Person:
Martha DaNis
Telephone:
[phone removed]
Cell phone:
[phone removed]
marthado mit.edu
Email:
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).
Approved by: Apart
Date: 3/13/23
This request includes a total of 70 poles:
Massachusetts Avenue
Memorial Drive to Sydney St. inbound: 25 poles
Poles M0, M2, M4, M6, M8, M10, M12, M14, M16, M18, M20, M22, M24, M24.5, M26,
M26, M30, M32, M34, M36, M48, M50, M54, M56, M58
Sydney St. to Memorial Drive outbound: 25 poles
M49.5, M49, M47, M45, M39.5, M35, M33, M31.5, M31, M29, M27, M33.5, M25, M23,
M21, M19, M17, M15, M13, M11, M9, M7, M5, M3, M1
Main Street
Between Ames St. and the Longfellow Bridge: 20 poles
Poles M70, M68, 2, 2, M50, M48, M42, M36, M32, M28, 18, 20
M39, M49, M43, 2, 15, 17, 19, 21
an?" indicates a pole with no visible number
314 Main Street
Gambrill Center
Cambridgo, MA D2142
IT
February 28, 2023
To the Honorable City Councilors of Cambridge City Council
City Hall
EUSEUM
795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Dear Council Members:
I am writing to respectfully request your permission to hang banners to invite visitors to
the recently re-opened MIT Museum now located in Kendall Square. The banners would
be hung beginning on April 3 and remain in place through the summer.
This request includes a total of 70 poles:
Massachusetts Avenue
Memorial Drive to Sydney St. inbound: 25 poles
Poles MO, M2, M4, M6, M8, M10, M12, M14; M16, M18, M20, M22, M24, M24.5, M26,
M28, M30, M32, M34, M36, M48, M50, M54, M56, M58
Sydney St. to Memorial Drive outbound: 25 poles
M49.5, M49, M47, M45, M39.5, M35, M33, M31.5, M31, M29, M27, M33.5, M25, M23,
M21, M19, M17, M15, M13, M11, M9, M7, M5, M3, M1
Main Street
Between Ames St. and the Longfellow Bridge: 20 poles
Poles M70, M68, ?, ?, M50, M48, M42, M36, M32, M28, 18, 20
M39, M49, M43, 2, 15, 17, 19, 21
*"?" indicates a pole with no visible number
All banners will be double sided so that they will look the same from both sides.
Enclosed are the designs. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any
questions or need additional information.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Martha M Davi
Martha Davis
Communications Officer
MIT Museum
[email removed]
[phone removed]
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