Quinton Zondervan
He/Him
- Currently
- City Councillor
- Also
- Technical Advisor
- Election history
- 2nd term in office
He/Him
Quinton Zondervan is not seeking re-election in 2023. His profile here is left up only as comparison.
Quinton Zondervan immigrated to Florida from Suriname while in high school. He arrived in the Cambridge area to get a Master of Science at MIT. Quinton is also a graduate of Eckerd College, and is currently on their Board of Trustees.
Quinton was formerly the board chair of Green Cambridge and has served as president for the Climate Action Business Association. He is also involved with 350 Mass, MIT Alumni for Climate Action Leadership, and he has been a member of several Cambridge city advisory committees, notably the Climate Protection Action Committee and the Rodent Task Force.
Prior to his election in the 2017 race, he was a a software developer at a data/analytics consultancy firm. Since January 2019, he's also been a Senior Technical Advisor for two companies.
He is active on Twitter.
You had me until “building out more housing” :-) As if “more” isn’t exactly the problem. Not to mention “building”. Can that be acknowledged instead of willfully ignored?!
Housing policy questions
Housing policy questions
Cambridge is not a high-rise city, tall buildings should be discouraged. Reducing building heights preserves Cambridge’s character.
Your group [ABC] has literally never added anything useful to this debate. I wish it had. Density boosterism flies in the face of ten thousand years of human history, but you stubbornly disagree. In your fantasy land cities cure climate change when in reality civilization's causing it.
Working with colleagues, I successfully advocated for reducing the speed limit to 20 MPH on most residential streets in Cambridge.
I helped pass and then further strengthen the Cycling Safety Ordinance; now we can expect a full buildout of the protected bike lane network within five years.
"One of the things that we saw is that our community infrastructure continues to erode and that makes it harder for us to respond to any emergency, including Covid. We don’t know our neighbors. We don’t have local services available," he said.
Oct. 29, 2021 — Katherine M. Burstein, Ella L. Jones"One of the things that we saw is that our community infrastructure continues to erode and that makes it harder for us to respond to any emergency, including Covid. We don’t know our neighbors. We don’t have local services available," he said.
"Traditionally, we see about 30 percent voter participation in municipal elections in Cambridge," he said. "And that’s really too bad because it means that the vast majority of voters are not engaged with our municipal elections and, therefore, our municipal government."
Oct. 21, 2021 — Sarah Girma, Jennifer L. Powley"Traditionally, we see about 30 percent voter participation in municipal elections in Cambridge," he said. "And that’s really too bad because it means that the vast majority of voters are not engaged with our municipal elections and, therefore, our municipal government."
I’ve worked directly with our unhoused neighbors and with shelter providers to increase shelter capacity, including directly assisting the team to open the Green St. shelter, and advocating for a permanent city run shelter, resulting in the opening of Spaulding shelter.
Oct. 21, 2021 — Community ContentI’ve worked directly with our unhoused neighbors and with shelter providers to increase shelter capacity, including directly assisting the team to open the Green St. shelter, and advocating for a permanent city run shelter, resulting in the opening of Spaulding shelter.
We must act to undo decades of damage caused by the War on Drugs and play a proactive role in supporting minority-owned businesses in Cambridge by taking steps to fuel their success and swell their ranks. As Cambridge officials, we urge you to join us in supporting the project by speaking during public comment periods in upcoming hearings and/or emailing the Planning Board.
Feb. 27, 2021 — Sumbul Siddiqui, Alanna Mallon, Quinton Zondervan, Marc McGovernWe must act to undo decades of damage caused by the War on Drugs and play a proactive role in supporting minority-owned businesses in Cambridge by taking steps to fuel their success and swell their ranks. As Cambridge officials, we urge you to join us in supporting the project by speaking during public comment periods in upcoming hearings and/or emailing the Planning Board.
In a tweet this week following the hearing, City Councilor Quinton Zondervan, one of the policy order’s sponsors, said the vote of support from council members is the start of a larger conversation around banning plastics.
May 16, 2019 — Steve AnnearIn a tweet this week following the hearing, City Councilor Quinton Zondervan, one of the policy order’s sponsors, said the vote of support from council members is the start of a larger conversation around banning plastics.
Here we see the total number of housing units in Cambridge from 1997 to last year compared with monthly rents and total subsidized affordable units (seen from 2000 to last year). Rents are from the latest housing profile, and are not adjusted for inflation; the housing units data are from Cambridge’s open data portal and the Community Development Department’s Demographics and Statistics FAQ).
Aug. 14, 2017 — Quinton ZondervanHere we see the total number of housing units in Cambridge from 1997 to last year compared with monthly rents and total subsidized affordable units (seen from 2000 to last year). Rents are from the latest housing profile, and are not adjusted for inflation; the housing units data are from Cambridge’s open data portal and the Community Development Department’s Demographics and Statistics FAQ).