A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 25-36, regarding a list of public and private spaces available to the public, indoors and outdoors

Melissa Peters | Assistant City Manager for Community Development Sandra Clarke | Chief of Administration & Operations 344 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 [phone removed] cddat344@cambridgema.gov www.cambridgema.gov/CDD To: Yi-An Huang, City Manager From: Melissa Peters, Assistant City Manager for Community Development Date: July 31, 2025 Re: Response to Policy Order 2025 #63 Re: Public Meeting Spaces The above-referenced policy order asks staff to “…assemble a list of public and private spaces available to the public, indoors and outdoors, noting contact information and any associated requirements, ensuring that there are public meeting places identified in each neighborhood.” As noted in the policy order, public meeting spaces are essential to building and maintaining social capital. Having space to gather with friends and neighbors helps residents establish connections that benefit our community’s health and wellbeing. The City of Cambridge recognizes the value and importance of public space, and there are a few ways the City leverages its role as a landowner and regulator to provide the essential service of spaces for community members to gather. To prepare this response, the Community Development Department (CDD) staff coordinated with colleagues in Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP), Cambridge Public Library (CPL), and Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) and our community partners to collect information on publicly accessible spaces, both publicly and privately owned and indoor and outdoor. Public spaces include municipal buildings, such as libraries, schools, youth centers, and senior centers, and public parks and open spaces. Privately owned, publicly accessible spaces include indoor and outdoor spaces managed by community-based organizations, religious institutions, and private companies that provide this amenity as a public service or requirement through zoning or other regulatory agreement. Staff assembled the following list of publicly accessible spaces that includes information on: location and neighborhood; contact information and/or process for reserving space; and cost to use the facility. It is important to note that spaces identified on this list have varying availability due to programming needs of the primary user, popularity, and staff capacity. The management entities also have different reservation systems and requirements. The purpose of this list is to make the information available to community members for securing space based on their preferences. We recognize this is not a complete list and see this as a working document that will get updated over time. CDD will post this information on the City’s website, and provide periodic reviews and updates.

City of Cambridge Community Development Department Response to Policy Order 2025 #63 Re: Public Meeting Spaces July 31, 2025 Page 2 of 5 Public Gathering Place Contact Info Location Neighborhood Registration or Information Link Fee CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARIES Main Library: Community Room sdirir@cambridgema.gov 449 Broadway Mid-Cambridge www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/cambridgepub liclibrary/iwantto/bookaroomatalibrary no fee Main Library: Lecture Hall sdirir@cambridgema.gov 449 Broadway Mid-Cambridge www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/cambridgepub liclibrary/iwantto/bookaroomatalibrary no fee Main Library: Rindge Room sdirir@cambridgema.gov 449 Broadway Mid-Cambridge www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/cambridgepub liclibrary/iwantto/bookaroomatalibrary no fee Main Library: Rossi Room sdirir@cambridgema.gov 449 Broadway Mid-Cambridge www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/cambridgepub liclibrary/iwantto/bookaroomatalibrary no fee Central Square Branch: Lewis Room sdirir@cambridgema.gov 45 Pearl St Cambridgeport /Central Sq www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/cambridgepub liclibrary/iwantto/bookaroomatalibrary no fee O'Neill Branch: Conference Room sdirir@cambridgema.gov 70 Rindge Ave North Cambridge www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/cambridgepub liclibrary/iwantto/bookaroomatalibrary no fee Valente Branch: Program Room sdirir@cambridgema.gov 826 Cambridge St Wellington- Harrington www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/cambridgepub liclibrary/iwantto/bookaroomatalibrary no fee COMMUNITY AND HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS Cambridge Community Center [email removed] 5 Callender St Riverside www.cambridgecc.org/contact.html $35- 175/hr Cambridge Foundry www.cambridgefoundry.org/contact 101 Rogers St East Cambridge www.cambridgefoundry.org/reserve-space Yes, sliding scale Community Arts Center [email removed] 119 Windsor St The Port www.communityartcenter.org/our-space $75- 125/hr Cambridge Center for Adult Education [email removed] 42 and 56 Brattle St West Cambridge /Harvard Sq www.ccae.org/about/rentals $100+ 402 Rindge Ave Community Room, Just-A-Start [email removed], [email removed], [phone removed] 402 Rindge Ave North Cambridge n/a Sliding scale 430 Rindge Ave Community Room, Just-A-Start [email removed] 430 Rindge Ave North Cambridge n/a Sliding scale Financial Opportunity Center, Just-A-Start [email removed] 55 Norfolk St The Port n/a Sliding scale The Dance Complex [email removed] 536 Mass Ave Cambridgeport /Central Sq www.dancecomplex.org/space-rental/other-rentals/ Yes HOUSES OF WORSHIP Congregation Eitz Chaim [email removed] 136 Magazine St Cambridgeport www.eitz.org Sliding scale First Church of Cambridge [email removed] 11 Garden St West Cambridge www.firstchurchcambridge.org $30- 550/hr St. James Episcopal Church [email removed] 1991-2013 Mass Ave North Cambridge www.stjamescambridge.org/building-use1 Sliding scale St. John the Evangelist Church [phone removed], [email removed] 2270 Mass Ave North Cambridge www.stjohncambridge.org Sliding scale PRIVATE EVENT/MEETING SPACE Cambridge Savings Bank: Central Sq [phone removed] 630 Mass Ave Cambridgeport /Central Sq www.cambridgesavings.com/locations/cambridge- central-square No fee Cambridge Savings Bank: Harvard Sq [phone removed] 1374 Mass Ave Riverside /Harvard Sq www.cambridgesavings.com/locations/cambridge- harvard-square-0 No fee

City of Cambridge Community Development Department Response to Policy Order 2025 #63 Re: Public Meeting Spaces July 31, 2025 Page 3 of 5 Public Gathering Place Contact Info Location Neighborhood Registration or Information Link Fee Cambridge Savings Bank: Porter Sq [phone removed] 53 White St North Cambridge/ Porter Sq www.cambridgesavings.com/locations/ca mbridge-porter-square No fee CIC Cambridge @ 1 Broadway [email removed] CIC Cambridge @ 1 Broadway East Cambridge/Ken dall Sq www.cic.com/cambridge/meeting-rooms/ $200/hr. CIC Cambridge @ 245 Main [email removed] 245 Main St East Cambridge /Kendall Sq www.cic.com/cambridge/meeting-rooms/ $70 - $200/hr. Microsoft New England Conference Center (Microsoft NERD) [phone removed] 1 Memorial Drive Area 2/MIT /Kendall Sq https://microsoftnewengland.com/conf-center/ No fee REQUIRED BY ZONING Education First [email removed] 2 Education Circle East Cambridge www.northpointcatering.com/events-spaces Yes The Mobility Hub @ 90 Binney [email removed] 90 Binney St East Cambridge n/a No fee 75/125 Binney Street [email removed] 75/125 Binney St East Cambridge n/a No fee CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Amigos School: Cafeteria, Gym permits@cpsd.us 15 Upton St Cambridgeport https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543565 $120+ /hr Baldwin School: Cafeteria, Gym permits@cpsd.us 85 Oxford St Baldwin https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543566 $120+ /hr Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS): Theater (Fitzgerald, Black Box, or Choral Room), Garage, Main Cafeteria, Media Cafeteria permits@cpsd.us 459 Broadway Mid-Cambridge https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543567 $120+ /hr Cambridgeport School: Cafeteria, Gym permits@cpsd.us 89 Elm St, Cambridge The Port https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543568 $120+ /hr Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School (King School): Cafeteria, Gym, Garage, Theater permits@cpsd.us 102 Putnam Ave Riverside https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543569 $120+ /hr Fletcher Maynard Academy: Cafeteria, Gym permits@cpsd.us 225 Windsor St The Port https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543570 $120+ /hr Graham and Parks School: Cafeteria, Gym, Auditorium permits@cpsd.us 44 Linnaean St Neighborhood Nine https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543571 $120+ /hr Haggerty School: Cafeteria, Gym permits@cpsd.us 110 Cushing St Strawberry Hill https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543572 $120+ /hr Cambridge Street Upper School (CSUS): Cafeteria, Theater, CSUS Gym permits@cpsd.us 840 Cambridge St Wellington- Harrington https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543573 $120+ /hr King Open School: Cafeteria, Theater, King Open Gym permits@cpsd.us 850 Cambridge St Wellington- Harrington https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543574 $120+ /hr Morse School: Cafeteria, Gym, Auditorium permits@cpsd.us 40 Granite St Cambridgeport https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543575 $120+ /hr Peabody School: Cafeteria, Gym, Auditorium permits@cpsd.us 70 Rindge Ave North Cambridge https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543576 $120+ /hr Tobin Montessouri School: Gym permits@cpsd.us 359 Broadway Mid-Cambridge https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543577 $120+ /hr Putnam Ave Upper School (PAUS): Cafeteria, Gym, Garage, Theater permits@cpsd.us 100 Putnam Ave Riverside https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543578 $120+ /hr Rindge Ave Upper School (RAUS): Cafeteria, Gym, Auditorium permits@cpsd.us 70 Rindge Ave North Cambridge https://www.cpsd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=30428 69&pageId=71543579 $120+ /hr YOUTH CENTERS

City of Cambridge Community Development Department Response to Policy Order 2025 #63 Re: Public Meeting Spaces July 31, 2025 Page 4 of 5 Public Gathering Place Contact Info Location Neighborhood Registration or Information Link Fee Frisoli Youth Center pbradshaw@cambridgema.gov, msaunders@cambridgema.gov 61 Willow St Wellington- Harrington www.cambridgema.gov/DHSP/programsforkidsandy outh/youthcenterprograms Sliding scale Gately Youth Center pbradshaw@cambridgema.gov, msaunders@cambridgema.gov 70R Rindge Ave North Cambridge www.cambridgema.gov/DHSP/programsforkidsandy outh/youthcenterprograms Sliding scale Moore Youth Center pbradshaw@cambridgema.gov, msaunders@cambridgema.gov 12 Gilmore St Riverside www.cambridgema.gov/DHSP/programsforkidsandy outh/youthcenterprograms Sliding scale Moses Youth Center pbradshaw@cambridgema.gov, msaunders@cambridgema.gov 243 Harvard St The Port www.cambridgema.gov/DHSP/programsforkidsandy outh/youthcenterprograms Sliding scale Russell Youth Community Center pbradshaw@cambridgema.gov, msaunders@cambridgema.gov 680 Huron Ave Strawberry Hill www.cambridgema.gov/DHSP/programsforkidsandy outh/youthcenterprograms $95+/hr SENIOR CENTERS Citywide Senior Center Susan Pacheco, spacheco@cambridgema.gov 806 Mass Ave Riverside /Central Sq https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/human serviceprograms/COA/seniorcenter806massave $31+ PRIVATELY OWNED PUBLIC SPACES (POPS)1 University Park Commons at MIT n/a 65 Sydney St Cambridgeport n/a No fee Henri A Termeer Square n/a 675 W. Kendall Sq East Cambridge /Kendall Sq n/a No fee The Common at CX (North Point Common) n/a 320 Morgan Ave East Cambridge n/a No fee UP (Urban Park) Kendal Square Roof Garden n/a 355 Main Street East Cambridge / Kendall Sq n/a No fee PARKS2 55 Inman St theworks@cambridgema.gov 55 Inman St Mid-Cambridge https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/parksando penspace $0 - $25 Clarendon Ave Playground theworks@cambridgema.gov 260 Clarendon St North Cambridge https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/parksando penspace $0 - $25 Dana Park theworks@cambridgema.gov 70 Magazine St Cambridgeport https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/parksando penspace $0 - $25 Danehy Park/Sherman St Playground [phone removed] 99 Sherman St Neighborhood Nine https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/parksando penspace $0 - $25 Donnelly Field theworks@cambridgema.gov 61 Willow St Wellington- Harrington https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/parksando penspace $0 - $25 JFK Memorial Park theworks@cambridgema.gov 970 Memorial Dr West Cambridge https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/parksando penspace $0 - $25 1 This curated list highlights the variety and distribution of Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS). Community Development Department staff is currently collaborating with Cambridge Redevelopment Authority staff to assemble a comprehensive list of these spaces with an accompanying map. 2 For the purpose of this response, we have assembled a shortlist of parks that is not a comprehensive list of all Cambridge’s parks and open spaces. We focused on those with group seating, only listing up to two places per neighborhood. There are several neighborhoods with multiple comfortable outdoor gathering places, and other neighborhoods aren’t believed to have any. To be included in this list, the space must have at least one table with three or more seats. In neighborhoods where multiple parks meet these criteria, we’ve listed parks with larger tables, or multiple tables close enough to each other that they could feasibly be used together. For a comprehensive list of city parks, see Parks and Playgrounds - City of Cambridge or Find It Cambridge.

City of Cambridge Community Development Department Response to Policy Order 2025 #63 Re: Public Meeting Spaces July 31, 2025 Page 5 of 5 Public Gathering Place Contact Info Location Neighborhood Registration or Information Link Fee Rafferty Park theworks@cambridgema.gov 795 Concord Ave Cambridge Highlands https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/parksando penspace $0 - $25 Reverend Williams Park theworks@cambridgema.gov Cedar Square North Cambridge https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/parksando penspace $0 - $25 Sacramento Field theworks@cambridgema.gov 21 Sacramento St Baldwin https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/parksando penspace $0 - $25 Sennott Park theworks@cambridgema.gov 305 Broadway The Port https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/parksando penspace $0 - $25 Tim Toomey, Jr. Park theworks@cambridgema.gov 71 Rogers St East Cambridge https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/parksando penspace $0 - $25 Wilder-Lee Park theworks@cambridgema.gov 46 Lee St Mid-Cambridge https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/parksando penspace $0 - $25