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An application was received from MIT Lit Visual Arts Center requesting permission for a (35) Thirty Five temporary banners Ames Street, Memorial Drive to Main Street, Ames Street, Main Street to Broadway, Broadway, Ames Street to Third Street, Third Street, Broadway to Main Street, Main Street, Third Street to Broadway announcing MIT Visual Arts Center and Contemporary Art from October 2023 through April 2024

APP 2023 #52·Council meeting Oct 16, 2023·8 pages·📄 Original PDF (city portal)

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City of Cambridge Electrical Department Banner Permit Applicants Name: Gwyneth Jackman Address: 20 Ames Street, Bldg. E15, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Organization or Business Represented: MIT List Visual Arts Center Pole locations: Street and pole numbers attach separate sheet if necessary: On second page MIT List Visual Arts Center, Contemporary Art, Logomark, Logo type, Type Logo, Wording, Insignia: "Art Makes You", listart.mit.edu, "Always free and open to all" Date of attachment:_ October 2023 _Date of removal: April 2024 Contact Person: Gwyneth Jackman 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). Da: 9/26/232
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 St., Memorial Drive to Main St. (16 poles): 21, 19, M19, M17, M15, M13, M9, M7, M5, M3, M1, M2, M4, M6, M8, M10 • Ames St., Main St. to Broadway (8 poles): 6, 4, 2, M41, M42, M44, M52, M54 • Broadway, Ames St. to Third St. (8 poles): M30, M26, M22, M18, M16, M12, M8, M4 • Third St., Broadway to Main St. (2 poles): M25, M23 • Main St., Third St. to Broadway (1 pole): M21 to direct students and public audiences to the contemporary art museum at MIT. The banners say: "MIT List Visual Arts Center" and "Contemporary Art" with our logo, "Art Makes You" message campaign with accompanying action words, and renderings of our public art and exhibition artworks. We intend to attach the banners October 2023 and remove them mid-April 2024. Banner attachment/removal will be facilitated by Heritage Flag Co. Thank you for your time, Gwyneth Jackman MIT List Visual Arts Center Marketing Coordinator [phone removed] [email removed] M 20 Ames Street [email removed] • MIT List Visual [phone removed] Building E15-109 listart.mit.edu Cambridge, MA 02139 • Arts Center
Street and Pole numbers: 35 total • Ames St., Memorial Drive to Main St. (16 poles): 21, 19, M19, M17, M15, M13, M9, M7, M5, M3, M1, M2, M4, M6, M8, M1O • Ames St., Main St. to Broadway (8 poles): 6, 4, 2, M41, M42, M44, M52, M54 • Broadway, Ames St. to Third St. (8 poles): M30, M26, M22, M18, M16, M12, M8, M4 • Third St., Broadway to Main St. (2 poles): M25, M23 • Main St., Third St. to Broadway (1 pole): M21
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