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An application was received from MIT Museum requesting permission for 59 temporary banners along Massachusetts Avenue, from Memorial Drive to Sidney Street announcing Polaroid Project on October 9, 2019 thru April 1, 2020
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City of Cambridge
Electrical Department
Banner Permit
Applicants Name:
Martha Davis
Address:_
265 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Organization or Business Represented: MIT Museum
Pole locations: Street and pole numbers attach separate sheet if necessary:
Mass Ave from Memorial Drive to Sidney Street (Mo-M58)
Type Logo, Wording, Insignia:
Date of attachment: 10/9|19
Date of removal: $|1/20
Contact Person:
Martha Davis
Telephone:
[phone removed]
Cell phone:
Email:
marthad s mit. 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).
Date: 8-15-19
Installation to be done by:
Amy Macdonald
Heritage Flag Company
MIT
museum
August 13, 2019
To the Honorable City Councilors of Cambridge City Council
City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Dear Council Members:
I am writing to respectfully request your permission to hang banners to promote visitation at the
MIT Museum. We hope to install the banners October 9, 2019- April 1, 2020.
The request includes:
• 59 banners along Massachusetts Avenue, from Memorial Drive to Sidney Street. The banners will be
30" × 60" in size.
All banners will be double sided so that they will look the same from both sides. Enclosed are the designs.
If you have questions or need additional information, please don't hesitate to contact me at [phone removed] or
[email removed].
Thank you very much for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Martha Davis
Communications Officer
museum
MIT
Project:
AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART & TECHNOLOGY
The Polaroid
MIT
museum
Project:
AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART & TECHNOLOGY
the Polaroid
MIT
museum
Project:
AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART & TECHNOLOGY
The Polaroid
museum
MIT
Project:
AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART & TECHNOLOGY
The Polaroid