[Sci-tech-public] Impact of Wednesday July, 21 Events

[Kris Kipp]

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>Two major events in the Kendall Square area will impact MIT commuters on 
>Wednesday, July 21: The Taste of Cambridge and the Outdoor Salsa Concert.
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>The following MIT services and facilities will be impacted from 4PM to 
>Midnight on Wednesday, July 21.
>Tech Shuttle stop #3 at building 39 on Vassar Street will be closed.
>Tech  Shuttle stop #9 will stop at 600 Tech Square at the intersection of 
>Albany and Portland Streets.
>Saferide Cambridge East stop #10 at Tech Square (NE43) will be closed.
>Saferide Cambridge West stop #20 at buildings 56/66 and stop #21 at 
>building 34 will be closed.
>Vehicles parked in the East Lot will exit east on Main Street.
>Vehicles parked in the Stata Garage and Main Lot will exit west on Vassar 
>Street.
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>The message below contains additional information.
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>As some of you know, the City of Cambridge is holding a free outdoor Salsa 
>concert, during the evening of Wednesday, July 21. This is one of a number 
>of pre-DNC events that Cambridge is planning. The event will take place on 
>the intersection of Vassar and Main Streets. The concert is scheduled 
>between the hours of 7:00 PM and 10:30 PM. The concert features Salsa 
>recording artist Willie Colon.
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>MIT has met with City officials to learn about the impact that this major 
>event will have on our community. Here's what we know thus far: After 4:00 
>PM on July 21, those vehicles leaving the MIT parking lots in the effected 
>areas will be able to exit, but only in the direction away from the 
>concert site. Main Street will be closed from Portland to Ames Street. 
>Vassar street will also be closed, but those vehicles departing our 
>parking lots will be able to proceed towards Mass. Ave. Shuttle buses will 
>have to be rerouted during this time. We expect the streets to reopen 
>after cleanup operations are complete, sometime during the overnight period.
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>MIT police will provide an extra presence and will be posted at building 
>entrances near the concert site, and only those individuals with MIT IDs 
>will be permitted to access these buildings.
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>Various MIT departments are working with City officials on operational 
>details which affect them directly. More complete details concerning the 
>effects on MIT will be sent out next week to the entire community. Please 
>make sure that your department heads and directors are aware of this 
>matter. Feel free to circulate this email to others you think should know 
>about this right away. I will try to answer any questions you might have, 
>but it may be best to wait until we get final information from the City, 
>and are able to disseminate it to our colleagues here on campus.
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>Thank you for your thoughtful attention to this matter.
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>Paul Parravano
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>Larry Brutti
>Operations Manager
>Parking and Transportation
>Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>77 Massachusetts Avenue, E32-105
>Cambridge, MA  02139
>Phone: 617-253-5142
>Fax:     617-258-6357
>URL:    http://web@mit.edu/parking
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Kris Kipp
Project Manager
Program in Science, Technology, and Society
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Mass. Ave., E51-185
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-253-9759
Fax: 617-258-8118
Email: kipp at mit.edu 
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