MetroFuture

MetroFuture is a bold and achievable plan to make a Greater Boston Region — to better the lives of the people who live and work in Metropolitan Boston between now and 2030. Thousands of people collaborated to create a bold, forward-looking and achievable vision for future development and preservation. The plan outlines priorities and strategies for advancing smart growth goals and investing in the region's residents.

With this roadmap in hand, MAPC is working with people and partners from across the region to implement the MetroFuture plan. Even the best of plans can't happen without implementation, and MAPC can't make MetroFuture a reality alone.  Click the items to the left or visit MAPC's MetroFuture website to learn more about this exciting initiative and the role that you can play.

What is MetroFuture?

MetroFuture is a vision for the region where growth is focused in areas where it already exists and linked by an efficient transportation system; our land and natural resources are conserved; we invest in our residents by improving health and education; opportunities are available to all residents of the region, regardless of race or ethnicity; and expanding prosperity benefits all of us.

This plan was developed with the extensive participation of thousands of “plan builders,” including residents, municipal officials, state agencies, businesses, community-based organizations, and institutional partners. . They shared their visions for the future of the region, evaluated alternative scenarios using data and sophisticated computer models, and had difficult conversations about priorities. The process concluded with the MetroFuture Regional Plan, formally adopted by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) in 2008.

Through this process, MAPC has created demographic and economic projections of the region’s future; a set of 65 specific goals for the year 2030, objectives and indicators to measure progress toward achieving these goals; 13 implementation strategies containing recommendations for actions needed ; and a constituency of “plan builders” poised to make this vision a reality. Learn more about MetroFuture.

Questions?

For more information or to get involved with MetroFuture, please contact Director of Regional Plan Implementation Amy Cotter at acotter@mapc.org.