On December 7, 2022 the City’s Neighborhood & Long-term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts & Celebration Committee and the City’s Economic Development and University Relations Committee (the “Joint Committee”) held a hearing on the Policy Order. City staff presented finance and zoning data. The KSA, East Cambridge and Central Square Business Associations, and MIT, opposed the ban and presented testimony which can be viewed here. Several individuals from small and mid-sized labs shared compelling testimony about the value of being in Cambridge and the discoveries and impact they are making.
Please contact Yuqi Wang(yuqi@kendallsquare.org) or Beth O’Neill Maloney(beth@kendallsquare.org) if you would like to discuss these policies in depth, we welcome your input and thoughts on them.