Harvard Square Advisory Committee Meeting

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Location:
Fully remote meeting over Zoom webinar. Join through: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/87628198789

Neighborhood:
Baldwin
Mid-Cambridge
Neighborhood Nine
North Cambridge
Riverside

Contact:
Mason Wells, mwells@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-9794

Meeting Agenda

September 17, 2025 at 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Via Zoom Webinar

https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/87628198789

 

Application materials and general information about the Harvard Square Advisory Committee can be found on the following webpage: https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/zoninganddevelopment/advcomms/harvardadvcomm.

For more information, please contact Mason Wells, Associate Zoning Planner for Zoning and Development within the Cambridge Community Development Department, at 617-349-9794 or mwells@cambridgema.gov.

Project Review and Discussion

  • None

General Business

  • Committee Member Updates

Hold for members of HSAC to share relevant information about Harvard Square.

  • Overview of Public Advisory Consultations

Recent Zoning amendments created Public Advisory Consultations. These are a new category of development review that are conducted by the Harvard Square Advisory Committee for most development within the Harvard Square Overlay District. Staff will provide an overview of these procedures for the Committee.

  • Chair Election

At the first meeting in September the Harvard Square Advisory Committee will elect a Chair who may serve no more than two (2) years as chair within a three (3) year period.

Adjourn

 

PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be held remotely. Members of the public can attend the meeting virtually through Zoom Webinar. Members of the public can also provide comments in writing or via email before the meeting. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats as soon as possible by contacting the staff listed above.

 

To join the Zoom webinar, click the following link: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/87628198789. Check your e-mail (including spam/junk folder) for confirmation. If you do not have a computer or e-mail address, you may attend via phone by dialing +1 646 931 3860

 

The webinar ID is: 876 2819 8789

The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats as soon as possible by contacting the staff listed above.