An application was received from MIT Museum requesting permission to replace 25% (20 banners in total) of the already 70 temporary banner across Massachusetts Avenue, Sydney Street to Memorial Drive and Main Street from November 2024 through December 31, 2024

City of Cambridge Electrical Department Banner Permit Reyna LaRiccia Applicants Name: 314 Main Street Address: MIT Museum Organization or Business Represented: Pole locations: Street and pole numbers attach separate sheet if necessary: MIT Museum logo, Cosmograph, photo of artwork Type Logo, Wording, Insignia: when approved Date of attachment: Date of removal:12/31/2024 Contact Person: Reyna LaRiccia 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: 10/29/24 Approved by The pal

314 Main Street Gambrill Center Cambridga, MA 02142 IT October 22, 2024 To the Honorable City 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 change 25% of the existing MIT Museum banners to reflect a recent exhibition change. We currently have four different banners hanging, each one featuring a different ongoing exhibition: A1: Mind the Gap, Gene Cultures, Essential MIT, and In Concert. Our In Concert exhibition recently closed and was replaced with Cosmograph. This request does not include any change of pole number, only the replacement of existing In Concert banners with Cosmograph ones. The existing poles in use are: 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,?, 15, 17, 19, 21 "?" indicates a pole with no visible number As with the existing banners, the new banners will be double sided. Enclosed is the design of the new Cosmograph banner. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. I'lif Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Thank you very much for your consideration. Sincerely, Sasha Wallinger Director of Marketing and Communications MIT Museum [email removed]

SUSEUM MIT Essential Al: EUSEUM currently hanging Mind the Gap SUSEUM Gene Cultures SUSEUM Cosmograph new replacement banner