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An application was received from MIT Museum requesting permission for seventy (70) temporary banners across Massachusetts Avenue, Sydney Street to Memorial Drive and Main Street inviting visitors to the MIT Museum from April 2024 through December 31, 2024
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City of Cambridge
Electrical Department
Banner Permit
Applicants Name:
Martha Davis
Address:
314 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02112
_MIT Museum
Organization or Business Represented: _
Pole locations: Street and pole numbers attach separate sheet if necessary:
see attached
Type Logo, Wording, Insignia:
MIT Museum (see attached design)
Date of attachment:
4/1/24
_Date of removal: 12/31/24
Contact Person:
Martha Davis
Telephone:
[phone removed]
Cell phone:
[phone removed]
Email:
marthed P mut. edu
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. Mar mul
Date: 3/4/24
314 Main Street
Gambr Center
Cambridge, MA 02142
February 21, 2024
To the Honorable Clty Councilors of Cambridge City Council
City Hall
795 Massachusetts Avenue
EUSEUM
Cambridge, MA 02139
Dear Council Members:
I am writing to respectfully request your permission to hang banners to invite visitors to
the MIT Museum. The banners would be hung beginning in April 2024 and remain in
place until December 31. 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 M7O, M68, ?, ?, M50, M48, M42, M36, M32, M28, 18, 20
M39, M49, M43, ?, 15, 17, 19, 21
an?" 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 Davis
Communications Officer
MIT Museum
[email removed]
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