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Diversity + Equity + Inclusion

Inclusion Drives Innovation Fact Sheet

In this section: This ten-week professional development program is designed with Kendall Square Association members in mind (though many outside Kendall have taken and valued the course). The program focuses...

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Inclusion Drives Innovation Alumni

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Additional DEI Resources

Below are selected resources for individuals who are interested in deepening their DEI and anti-racist knowledge. This compilation is from a more exhaustive list of resources provided to participants in...

Inclusion Drives Innovation Info Sessions: Fall 2021

Inclusion Drives Innovation was designed by and for Kendall Square Association members focused on building anti-racist organizations. Our method? Empowering participants to expedite the rate of change in their organizations...

Help keep outdoor dining and patios in Cambridge!

NASA’s Perseverance rover has produced pure oxygen on Mars

Annual KSA meeting envisions Kendall Square coming back “better than ever”

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Cambridge Business Association Welcomes New Generation of Diverse Leaders

Kendall Square Association adds seven new board members to guide inclusion across New England’s innovation district Cambridge, MA (April 13, 2021)— The Kendall Square Association (KSA) announced today that it...

Transportation

Massachusetts is in need of a new creative and robust transportation leader after the departure of Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack. This marks a perfect time for us to think big on how we can bring real change to Massachusetts transportation policy.

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How to Take Policy Driven Action on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Building on two years of insights drawn from the KSA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) learning community, the Kendall Square Association launched its inaugural Inclusion Drives Innovation program in September...

Restaurants + Bars

Now is a crucial time to show support for Kendall's restaurants and retailers. With foot traffic down 90% in Kendall, we all need to go out of our way to buy gift cards, place orders to pick up, and spend money with these stores that are working so hard to hang on.

Transportation

With the drastic drop in ridership of public transportation due to the pandemic, the MBTA has proposed major service cuts. Many transportation advocates argue that a pandemic is a short-term crisis that should not dictate long-term policy.

Transportation

To keep riders informed during the COVID-19 outbreak, the MBTA is piloting new real-time information on crowding.

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Cambridge Business Association Turns Learning Into Action with New Program on Anti-Racism

The Future of Working with Limited Childcare

Covid-19 has created many challenges but the biggest question on every organization’s mind right now is: How do we support caregivers and create a culture that normalizes the need to...

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Meet Kent Kunkel, Vice President/ General Manager Turner Construction

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Together we can build a Kendall Square that thrives because of its diversity, where everyone has a chance to create and benefit from the science and technology that we build to solve global problems every day.

We have a lot of work to do to realize our potential as a truly diverse and inclusive community. Kendall leaders are committed to making progress. At the KSA, we believe...

Transportation

Business leaders continue to debate the necessity of revenue raising legislation in the Senate's Bond Bill for funding the transportation system for our future economy.

Transportation

Transit on the Grand Junction is the future so we must move beyond the infrastructure of our past.

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Racial justice begins with corporate America righting economic wrongs

By Shirley Leung Globe Columnist, Updated June 16, 2020

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Karilyn Crockett, an MIT Urban Studies professor, will lead Boston's newly created Office of Equity.

This Cabinet-level post will bring together five departments devoted to the advancement of women and people of color. Read more here.

Transportation

Seeing Red

We’re hooked on cars, despite the gridlock. Only powerful incentives will change that, but major employers make it too easy to drive. “You can’t find the cure for cancer while sitting in traffic.” It’s become a persistent refrain for the booming biotech companies of Kendall Square.

Transportation

Funding the Transportation System the Massachusetts Economy Needs

Massachusetts is a global economic leader because of our culture of innovation, but our transportation system is holding us back. Employee commutes are becoming longer and more unpredictable. Our status...

Transportation

Kendall businesses to try a different kind of experiment — fixing traffic

The geniuses in Kendall Square created the microwave oven, invented the instant camera, and synthesized penicillin.

Transportation

Boston’s Frustrations With Transit Mount After Derailment

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, a state agency that runs the system, estimates it will take about $10.1 billion and 13 more years to modernize it, with costs expected to rise as equipment ages. The agency said the fare increase was aimed at helping cover a budget deficit and making system improvements.

Transportation

Business Leaders Get Smart on Transportation Funding

On Tuesday, June 11th at 6:00 am a Red Line train at JFK/UMass Station derailed, and much of the Massachusetts economy got temporarily derailed with it. For days, our workforce...

Placemaking

Collaboratively, vividly, and visibly: Placemaking in Kendall Square

2019 marks the KSA’s 10th Anniversary, and we have something much bigger in mind than birthday cake and balloons. Rather, we want to celebrate by collaboratively, vividly, and visibly showcasing...

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Ceasar McDowell and team to lead the KSA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Learning Community

The Kendall Square Association (KSA) is delighted to partner with Ceasar McDowell and the Civic Designers team to meet the ambitious challenge we set at the KSA 2018 Annual Meeting. We asked the question:...

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Dear Mass voters: We have to choose Yes on 3

In Massachusetts, this year’s election day is ominously consequential for the thousands of transgender residents living in our state. On the ballot is a referendum that threatens the freedom and...

Transportation

You Can’t Find the Cure for Cancer While Sitting in Traffic

Rather than drive the 10 miles to his home in Lexington, one Kendall Square employee sometimes runs the distance, to avoid rush hour traffic. He says it takes the same...

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Creating a More Inclusive Future for Kendall Square

The tech and life science industries have a racial diversity and inclusion crisis. Can Kendall Square play a part in changing that? Nationwide, the numbers are bad. But, if anything,...

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Boston. Racism. Image. Reality.

By the Spotlight Team