Adriane Musgrave
2019 Candidate for Cambridge City Council

Home address:
48 Haskell St.
Cambridge, MA 02140

Contact information:
website: www.voteadriane.com
email: adriane@voteadriane.com
phone: 617-520-4612

Send contributions to:
secure.actblue.com/donate/adriane-musgrave

“When I think about Cambridge, I think about the next 15 or 30 years. I want to make sure that we are doing the work of today to ensure that our city remains a vibrant, racially and economically diverse city for generations to come. I am focused on addressing the challenges intensified by our booming economy and working tirelessly so that all families can thrive in Cambridge. We are so lucky to live in Cambridge. Let’s work together to make it even better.” ~Adriane Musgrave

Meet Adriane
Read Adriane Musgrave's official 2019 campaign announcement.

Adriane is a rising leader in Cambridge who has dedicated herself to serving its residents across the city. With experience spanning the corporate, nonprofit, and public sectors - as well as a new mom - she brings a unique and valuable skillset to city council. She is focused on the long-term vision for Cambridge and making sure that our booming economy means that all families in Cambridge can thrive for generations to come.

Raised by a single mother in South Florida and now with a family of her own, Adriane knows that it truly takes a village to raise children and see them succeed. From an early age she saw the power and promise of high-quality daycare and after-school programs - for kids’ intellectual growth, family financial stability, and women’s empowerment. Today she wants to make sure that all families have the support systems they need to thrive.

As a candidate for Cambridge City Council in 2017, Adriane earned the endorsement of A Better Cambridge Action Fund as their top-ranked new candidate for her smart growth and affordable housing policies. She was also named one of the “most promising new candidates” by StreetsPac MASS and supported by the Cambridge Bicycle Safety group for safe roads, sidewalks, and plazas.

Adriane has lived in Cambridge for nearly ten years. Today she resides in North Cambridge with her husband and young son where they try to spend as much time outdoors. When she’s not at community meetings or exploring city parks with her son, you’ll likely find her cycling country roads, running along the Charles, hiking mountains, and playing tennis.

Adriane's Professional Experience

• Executive Director of Cambridge Local First, celebrating and promoting our city’s incredible locally-owned and independent businesses
• Hosted Richard Rothstein, author of the widely acclaimed book Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, and stellar panel conversation in which over 500 people attended (watch it here).
• Co-Founder of Upgrade Cambridge to address our broadband monopoly problem and create citywide digital equity
• Experienced management consultant to Fortune 500 companies focused on the innovation economy
• Board Secretary of Interise, a national nonprofit that tackles poverty and inequality by helping minority- and women-owned businesses grow
• Launched the Global Operations and Strategy group at Boston University to develop a university-wide strategy for its global engagement
• Volunteer at Jane Doe, Inc. to support victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence
• Finance Lead and Co-Captain for The Philanthropy Connection Grant Team to support nonprofits in the greater Boston area

Adriane's Education
Adriane has a B.A. in International Relations and earned her MBA while working full-time, both from Boston University. She played D1 soccer during her undergraduate years at BU and interned for then-Senator John Kerry in Washington, DC.

Platform & Policy Priorities:

Housing That All Families Can Afford

• Develop city-owned parking lots into workforce housing that fits into the neighborhood and includes green space
• Incentivize lager, family-sized units in new construction
• Reform our exclusionary zoning code so all families can access our high-opportunity city
• Encourage transit-oriented development that's accessible to all incomes
• Enact fair tenant protections to fight displacement
• Establish a Community Contract Enforcement Office so that developers are held accountable

Watch here to learn more about Adriane's housing priorities.

Universal Daycare and Early Childhood Education

• Insist that neighborhood-based Early Childhood Centers are included in our capital budget since space is currently a limiting factor
• Build a broad coalition - including our local universities, corporations, and nonprofit sector - that will commit themselves to creating more accessible childcare options
• Establish a concrete timetable and budget so that all 3 and 4 year olds have access to affordable, high-quality care within 5 years
• Start to plan for how we will support all families from birth to 3 years old since this is where the cost burden is highest
• Streamline the application process to reduce the paperwork burden on families
• Collect data on long-term outcomes so that we can improve our work and be part of a network of cities making the case that investing in early childhood makes a real difference

Watch here to learn more about Adriane's focus on universal daycare.

Safe Streets and Better Transit

• Create better buses with bus priority access lanes
• Build a full network of connected bike lanes
• Add traffic calming within neighborhoods for pedestrian safety
• Lay the groundwork for the Grand Junction in Kendall to transform regional transit
• Push the state for a regional congestion tax and more funding for the T

Watch here to learn more about Adriane's support for bike and street safety.

Doing Our Part for the Climate

• Adopt a building code that aggressively reduces energy use
• Deny new gas hookups in new construction that's also equitable
• Require all new construction to install solar or green roofs
• Restore our tree canopy through planting requirements in large new construction
• Install electric car charging stations within neighborhoods
• Continue investing in stormwater retention systems for our most vulnerable residents

Learn more at www.voteadriane.com/priorities

CCTV candidate video (2019)

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