Updates

Mon, 03/04/2019

On February 28, 2019, MIT, Cambridge’s Traffic and Parking Department, and the State Department of Conservation and Recreation held a community meeting about Ames Street. In the meeting the team reviewed plans for:

a two-way protected bike facility on the east side of Ames Street, from Main... more
Tue, 05/16/2017

Kendall Square at MIT construction is underway. The Kendall team is working on...

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Wed, 10/12/2016

The Kendall Square at MIT project team will host two community meetings on Tuesday, October 18. The team will provide an overview of upcoming construction activities and will be available to respond to questions about planned construction.

Kendall Square at MIT Community meetings

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Tue, 09/20/2016

MIT’s Kendall Square construction activities are underway this month. Ultimately, this visionary project will deliver a dynamic blend of uses in the area, including graduate student, market rate, and affordable housing; lab and research space; innovation space; retail and open space; and a new...

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Thu, 01/07/2016
Planning Board presentation documents

NoMa Planned Unit Development Special Permit Application hearing, January 5, 2016

NoMa pdf

SoMa Planned Unit Development Special Permit Application hearing, January 5, 2016

SoMa Part 1 pdf SoMa Part 2 pdf Cambridge Planning Board delves into the... more
Thu, 12/03/2015

On November 5, 2015 MIT submitted the following Final Development Plans for the Kendall Square Initiative to the City of Cambridge Planning Board. These documents supplement the proposal MIT filed with the Planning Board on July 27, 2015 in connection with the application for an Article 19...

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Wed, 09/09/2015
MIT News Office   Board votes unanimously to allow MIT proposal to advance to next stage.

Two and a half years after the Cambridge City Council approved new zoning for MIT’s properties in the East Campus/Kendall Square area, the Institute has formally advanced its Kendall Square Initiative...

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Tue, 07/28/2015

Following recent community meetings to provide the campus and broader Cambridge communities with an update on MIT’s Kendall Square Initiative, the Institute has triggered the next phase of the review process by filing its Project Review and Planned Unit Development special permit applications...

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Thu, 05/07/2015
Kendall Square Initiative ready to take next steps

On May 6 nearly 200 people attended two community meetings on MIT’s Kendall Square Initiative. These meetings were a follow-up to an April update to the MIT community from Provost Martin Schmidt, Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart, and Executive Vice...

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Tue, 04/14/2015

Design progress, housing plans, and west campus study efforts shared by Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart, Provost Martin Schmidt, and Executive Vice President and Treasurer Israel Ruiz in April 14, 2015 email to the community.

To the members...

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