BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//34.83.129.181//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.mapc.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-14444@www.mapc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T140138Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Transportation CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:MassDOT is planning to open another round of Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program funding in January 2022. Applications will be accept ed between January 10 and March 1.\n\nOn January 5 at 10 a.m.\, join us fo r a webinar on this latest round of funding\, which will focus on both tra nsit and roadway safety.\n\nWe’ll learn more about the newest funding roun d and hear about “Quick and Creative Street Projects: Measuring the Impact in Massachusetts.” The new Barr Foundation report provides examples and d ata from 23 municipalities that experimented with innovative\, low-cost st reet projects over the course of 2020 and 2021.\nTickets: https://zoom.us/ meeting/register/tJwqcOuhrj4sE9SzasG-fm_LGLIo0PnJQ2t7. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220105T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220105T110000 LOCATION:Zoom SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:[Webinar] Progress and Planning Ahead: Shared Streets Initiatives i n Massachusetts URL:https://www.mapc.org/planning101/event/webinar-progress-and-planning-ah ead-shared-streets-initiatives-in-massachusetts/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nTickets: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJw qcOuhrj4sE9SzasG-fm_LGLIo0PnJQ2t7.
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:webinar\,shared streets\,Transportation X-TICKETS-URL:https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqcOuhrj4sE9SzasG-fm_LGLIo 0PnJQ2t7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-15503@www.mapc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T140138Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Economic Development\,Transportation\,Municipal C ollaboration\,Land Use\,Government Affairs\,Public Health\,Housing\,Clean Energy\,Arts &\; Culture CONTACT:Matt Walsh\; 617-933-0713\; MWalsh@mapc.org DESCRIPTION:Join the Mass. Association of Regional Planning Agencies and Di vision of Local Services to hear from special guests Governor Charlie Bake r\, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito\, the Governor’s former Chief of Staff\, Ste ve Kadish\, as well as Secretaries Tesler\, Acosta\, Kennealy and Card abo ut how to make the most of unprecedented infrastructure modernization reso urces and build a firm foundation for our Commonwealth’s future. Click her e to register.\n“Building the Foundation for our Future: Equitable Infrast ructure Modernization in Massachusetts” will be hosted at College of the H oly Cross on Thursday\, September 29\, 2022.\nAfter remarks from the Gover nor and Lt. Governor\, we’ll welcome to the stage Secretaries Tesler\, Aco sta\, Kennealy and Card to talk about the potential available funding in e ach of their fields\, and how communities can work with the Commonwealth t o make the most of this funding\, followed by a brief audience Q&A.\nAfter noon workshops led by senior administration officials and local leaders fr om across the Commonwealth provide the chance\, among other things\, to di ve deeper into these funding opportunities\, think through the challenges facing your community\, and hear from other communities looking to work th rough those same challenges.\nFinally\, you’ll hear from former Baker Chie f of Staff and Harvard Taubman Center Senior Fellow Steve Kadish about som e of the most promising strategies for working with community members and stakeholders to make the local change that our communities need.\nWorkshop topics include:\n\nBuilding the Municipal Workforce Pipeline: Challenges and Opportunities\nEarly Education Reimagined: Funding Reform and Municipa l Implications\nBroadening Broadband: Expanding Access to High-Speed Inter net\nTransportation Infrastructure and Recovery: Stimulating Local Economi es with Infrastructure Improvements DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T130000 GEO:+42.238191;-71.806868 LOCATION:College of the Holy Cross @ 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA 01610\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:2022 Statewide Municipal Partnerships Conference URL:https://www.mapc.org/planning101/event/2022-statewide-municipal-partner ships-conference/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJoin the Mass
. Association of Regional Planning Agencies and Division of Local Services
to hear from special guests Governor Charlie Baker\, Lt. Governor Karyn P
olito\, the Governor’s former Chief of Staff\, Steve Kadish\, as well as S
ecretaries Tesler\, Acosta\, Kennealy and Card about how to make the most
of unprecedented infrastructure modernization resources and build a firm f
oundation for our Commonwealth’s future.
“Building the Fou ndation for our Future: Equitable Infrastructure Modernization in Massachu setts” will be hosted at College of the Holy Cross on Thursday\, September 29\, 2022.
\nAfter remar ks from the Governor and Lt. Governor\, we’ll welcome to the stage Secreta ries Tesler\, Acosta\, Kennealy and Card to talk about the potential avail able funding in each of their fields\, and how communities can work with t he Commonwealth to make the most of this funding\, followed by a brief aud ience Q&A.
\nAfternoon workshops led by senior administration offici als and local leaders from across the Commonwealth provide the chance\, am ong other things\, to dive deeper into these funding opportunities\, think through the challenges facing your community\, and hear from other commun ities looking to work through those same challenges.
\nFinally\, you ’ll hear from former Baker Chief of Staff and Harvard Taubman Center Senio r Fellow Steve Kadish about some of the most promising strategies for work ing with community members and stakeholders to make the local change that our communities need.
\nWorkshop topics include:
\nJoin us for a three-part webinar series that will focus on creating regional solutions (prevention and recovery) to the Commonwealth’s substan ce use epidemic. Be a part of the effort to address this important challen ge and find collaborative solutions towards a region/state in which indivi duals have access to the care and support they need.
\n
\nUnderstanding the Substance Use
Landscape
\nHelp
build your foundational knowledge about the substance use crisis in Massac
husetts\; hear from experts in the field working to create prevention and
recovery solutions on this continuing crisis.
Wednesday\, February 8\, 2023 | 9:30 a.m.
\n<
strong>Shared Challenges and Best Practice
s
\nBuilding off
the discussion of the first webinar\, Understanding the Substance Use Land
scape\, this second webinar will share ways that your municipality can pro
vide services and supports for substance use disorder through regional and
collaborative approaches. It will focus on solutions such as primary prev
ention\, housing\, wrap-around services\, harm reduction\, substance use t
reatment\, and more.
Wednesday\, March 8\, 20
23 | 9:30 a.m.
\nSolutions and Funding: Where Do We Go From Here?
\nThe focus of the third and final webinar in the series will be on
funding and policy for implementing sustainable\, long-term solutions. We
will be discussing the Opioid Settlement Funds and policies that expand s
ubstance use services in Massachusetts.
MAPC is happy to be in attendance at this event as part of our partnership with the City of Malden on the development of their cl imate action plan.
\nAttendi ng the event? Look for the MAPC table\, and come by and say hello! We’ll h ave a dot-voting activity\, a postcard activity\, and a drawing station/ar t contest (winning art will be used as section dividers in the final clima te action plan!).
\nMore inf ormation on the event can be found here.
\nMore information on the Malden Climate Action Plan (CAP) can be found here. < /p>\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:climate action plan\,malden END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-16841@www.mapc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T140138Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Housing\,Environment\,Clean Energy\,Public Health CONTACT:Brooks Winner\; bwinner@mapc.org DESCRIPTION:Melrose\, Malden\, and Medford worked with the MAPC to collabor atively develop sustainable and resilient building design guidelines for r esidential and mixed-use developments and retrofits. These voluntary guide lines will help these communities encourage developers to build more more affordable housing that is energy-efficient and climate-resilient. \nJoin us for an interactive webinar on April 26 at 12:00 p.m. to learn about the guidelines and hear from the communities about how they plan to use them to shape green\, affordable development. \nRegister here. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230426T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230426T133000 LOCATION:Zoom (Virtual) SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Local Guidelines for Resilient\, Efficient\, and Affordable Buildin gs URL:https://www.mapc.org/planning101/event/local-guidelines-for-building-re siliency-efficiency-and-affordable/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nMelrose\, Malden\, and Medford worked with the MAPC to collaboratively develop sustainable and resilient build ing design guidelines for residential and mixed-use developments and retro fits. These voluntary guidelines will help these communities encourage developer s to build more more affordable < span class='NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW23 3178616 BCX0'>housing that is energy-eff icient and climate-resilient.
\nJoin us for an int eractive webinar on April 26 at 12:00 p.m. to learn about the guidelines and hear from the communities about how t hey plan to use them to shape green\, affordable development .< /span>
\n\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Housing\,Melrose\,Medford\,accelerating climate resil iency\,malden END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-16830@www.mapc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T140138Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Subregions\,Government Affairs CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:For more information on the SSC Legislative Breakfast\, please contact the Subregional Coordinator: \nSasha Parodi\nsparodi@mapc.org\nFin d more information about the SSC region here. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230428T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230428T100000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:South Shore Coalition (SSC) Legislative Breakfast URL:https://www.mapc.org/planning101/event/south-shore-coalition-ssc-legisl ative-breakfast/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.mapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ SSC-logo.jpg\;150\;58\;\,medium\;https://www.mapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2 018/01/SSC-logo.jpg\;300\;116\;\,large\;https://www.mapc.org/wp-content/up loads/2018/01/SSC-logo.jpg\;906\;351\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nFor more information on the SSC Legislative Break
fast\, please contact the Subregional Coordinator:
\nSasha Parodi
\nsparodi@mapc.org
Find more information about the SSC region here.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:South Shore\,Legislative Breakfast\,SSC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-16984@www.mapc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T140138Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Stella Jordan\; sjordan@ctps.org DESCRIPTION:The Central Transportation Planning Staff to the Boston MPO is hosting an upcoming discussion on resilience in transportation planning at next week’s Regional Transportation Advisory Council meeting on May 10\, from 2:30-4:05 PM. The Advisory Council is an independent public body that meets monthly to discuss transportation topics in the Boston region and h elp direct the Boston MPO’s work by advising staff and voting on the MPO b oard. \nStaff will be discussing the MPO’s environmental and resilience wo rk\, and will welcome feedback on goals and ideas for the resilience progr am and priorities for incorporating resilience and climate adaptation into transportation planning.\nYou can find a Zoom link for the 5/10 Advisory Council meeting on the MPO Calendar\, where a detailed agenda and more mat erials will be posted shortly. \nPlease reach out to Stella Jordan at sjor dan@ctps.org if you have any questions. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T160500 LOCATION:Zoom (Virtual) SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CTPS Presentation: Resilience in Transportation Planning URL:https://www.mapc.org/planning101/event/ctps-presentation-resilience-in- transportation-planning/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Central Transportation Planning Staff to the Boston MPO is hosting an upcoming discussion on resilience in transportation pla nning at next week’s Regional Transportation Advisory Council meeting on < strong>May 10\, from 2:30-4:05 PM. The Advisory Council is an independent public body that meets mo nthly to discuss transportation topics in the Boston region and help direc t the Boston MPO’s work by advising staff and voting on the MPO board.
\nStaff will be discussing the MPO’s environmental and resilience work\, and will welcome feedback on goa ls and ideas for the resilience program and priorities for incorporating r esilience and climate adaptation into transportation planning.
\nYou can find a Zoom link for the 5/10 Advisory Council meet ing on the MPO Calend ar\, where a detailed agenda and more materials will be posted shortly .
\nPlease reach out to Stel la Jordan at sjordan@ctps.org if you have any questions.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:RTAC\,CTPS\,Transportation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-18766@www.mapc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T140138Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Housing\,MetroCommon 2050\,MetroCommon\,Subregion s\,Transportation\,Communications CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:This event is now full. However\, you can still join the waitin g list\, and if a spot opens up between now and the date of the event and you are next on the waiting list\, we will contact you by email. Thank you !\n\nMAPC invites you to join us for this exciting MetroCommon 2050 Speake r Series event featuring keynote speaker Henry Grabar.\nEvent Program:\n\n Keynote address by Henry Grabar\; Slate staff writer\, author (Paved Parad ise: How Parking Explains the World)\, and a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Sc hool of Design\nPanel of municipal planners will discuss how they are taki ng on the issue of the “perfect parking space”\, and advancing sustainable and equitable housing and transportation options.\n\nAs cities and towns work to comply with the MBTA Communities Act\, this event will focus on ho w to “right-size” parking for your community while managing this political issue and promoting healthy neighborhoods that are economically vibrant\, equitable\, and sustainable by design.\nJoin the Event Waiting List\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T103000 GEO:+42.352986;-71.052583 LOCATION:Fort Point Room at the Atlantic Wharf @ 290 Congress St\, Boston\, MA 02210\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Finding the Fit: How Parking Policies Shape Our Neighborhoods and D etermine Housing Outcomes URL:https://www.mapc.org/planning101/event/finding-the-fit-how-parking-poli cies-shape-our-neighborhoods-and-determine-housing-outcomes/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
\nMAPC invit
es you to join us for this exciting MetroCo
mmon 2050 Speaker Series event featuring keynote speaker Henry
Grabar.
Event Program:
\nAs cities and towns work to comply with the MBTA Communities Act\, th is event will focus on how to “right-size” parking for your community whil e managing this political issue and promoting healthy neighborhoods that a re economically vibrant\, equitable\, and sustainable by design.
\n< a href='https://mapc.ma/grabar-event'>Join the Event Waiting List
\n\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Henry Grabar\,parking\,metrocommon speaker series\,Tr ansportation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-19024@www.mapc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T140138Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Government Affairs CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Community Safety Day on the Hill to learn how t he Shannon Community Safety Initiative and the Safe and Successful Youth I nitiative build partnerships between communities and law enforcement to pr event and address youth violence across Massachusetts.\nThis will be an op portunity to connect in-person to discuss the importance of annual state f unding to support regional and multi-disciplinary youth programming to pre vent gang violence.\nMark your calendars\, and register to join us!\nRegis ter here\nQuestions? Please contact: Rosemary Volinski (rvolinski@mapc.org ) DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240424T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240424T113000 GEO:+42.35876;-71.063803 LOCATION:Massachusetts State House\, Room 428 @ Massachusetts State House\, 24 Beacon St\, Boston\, MA 02133\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Community Safety Day on the Hill 2024 URL:https://www.mapc.org/planning101/event/community-safety-day-on-the-hill -2024/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Join us for t he Community Safety Day on the Hill to learn how the Shannon Community Saf ety Initiative and the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative build partners hips between communities and law enforcement to prevent and address youth violence across Massachusetts.
\nThis will be an opportunity to conn ect in-person to discuss the importance of annual state funding to support regional and multi-disciplinary youth programming to prevent gang violenc e.
\nMark your calendars\, and register to join us!
\n\nQuestions? Please contact: Rose mary Volinski (rvolinski@mapc.org< /span>)
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Policy\,Government Affairs\,community safety\,shannon grant END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR