CRT 2017 #38 · Communication to the City Council · Jun 26 2017

June 7, 2017 Presentation to Ordinance Committee Community Development Department

2014 2016 GSA Developer Selection Process 2011 2013 K2 Study Process ECPT/CBT Kendall Plan 2013 2014 2015 2012 2011 2014 2015 Planning Board PUD KS Rezoning Petition Connect Kendall Square 2016 2017 2016 2017 Volpe Working Group 2016 2017 MIT Community Engagement

K2 Rezoning Areas

Volpe Working Group Ordinance Committee – June 7, 2017 The purpose of the Volpe Working Group is to discuss and develop an urban design framework and set of planning principles to provide guidance to potential developers about the City?s priorities and expectations for the site. City Council Policy Order, 2/1/2016 “That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Assistant City Manager of Community Development with the intention of organizing a Volpe Task Force made up of representatives from abutting neighborhood groups and Kendall Square residents and businesses and to report back to the City Council.”

Peter Crawley Resident, East Cambridge, ECPT Representative Gerald O?Leary Resident, East Cambridge/Kendall Square Esther Hanig Resident, The Port Steven LaMaster Resident, Wellington Harrington Chris Barr Business Representative (Biogen) Brian Dacey Business Representative (Cambridge Innovation Ctr.) Kathy Born Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Hugh Russell Cambridge Planning Board Erik Thorkildsen Michael Dennis Associates, Urban Design Consultant Volpe Working Group – Members Ordinance Committee – June 7, 2017

Volpe Working Group – Background Ordinance Committee – June 7, 2017 Kendall Square Study and Design Guidelines ECPT/CBT Urban Design Plan Connect Kendall Square Framework Plan (Richard Burck Associates) Net Zero Action Plan PUD KS Urban Design Framework Kendall Square Mobility Task Force (CDD/MassDOT)

October 20, 2016 Introduction to the working group December 1, 2016 Public open space & placemaking January 5, 2017 Discussion of ground floors & programming March 2, 2017 MIT presentation, draft principles April 6, 2017 Principles of public space April 13, 2017 Principles of built form & design May 3, 2017 Principles of sustainability, transportation, housing May 10, 2017 Principles of built form & design (cont?d) May 25, 2017 Synthesis/discussion of principles June 8, 2017 Refinement of principles June 22, 2017 Review of zoning & design guidelines Volpe Working Group – Meetings Ordinance Committee – June 7, 2017

Vision A Place that Makes Connections Principles Civic Life (categories) Permeability Activation Inclusiveness Comfort Sustainability Urban Character Volpe Working Group – Principles Ordinance Committee – June 7, 2017

• Refinement and finalization of principles • Review/discussion of zoning proposal • Refinement of urban design guidelines Volpe Working Group – Continued Ordinance Committee – June 7, 2017