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Join Salem’s Open Space Advisory Group and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council on January 24 for a public community forum! We’ll discuss ideas for maintaining and improving parks and recreational facilities.
While there are several criteria for how the Federal government determines grant recipients, the creation of good jobs through projects with commitments to strong labor standards and practices is key. Registered apprenticeships, joint labor-management training programs, certified payroll and the support of local labor organizations can help secure federal infrastructure funding for your projects, all while creating good jobs in your community.
By all indications, apprenticeship will need to greatly expand to meet the demands of Massachusetts’ booming construction industry— the federal government has created incentives in their infrastructure funding to encourage that growth.
Join us for an important conversation co-hosted by MAPC and the Massachusetts Building Trades Unions to learn more about the tools and resources available to your municipality to aide you in your federal application process.
The panel will include:
- Jim Brewer, Director of Government Affairs, North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU)
- Frank Callahan, President, Massachusetts Building Trades Unions
- Heath W. Fahle, Assistant Secretary for Federal Funds, Executive Office for Administration and Finance
- Seth Lattrell, Port Authority Deputy/Planner for Salem
Moderated by Angela Brown, Chief of Economic Development, MAPC
Join us for a three-part webinar series that will focus on creating regional solutions (prevention and recovery) to the Commonwealth’s substance use epidemic. Be a part of the effort to address this important challenge and find collaborative solutions towards a region/state in which individuals have access to the care and support they need.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | 9:30 a.m.
Understanding the Substance Use Landscape
Help build your foundational knowledge about the substance use crisis in Massachusetts; 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.
Shared Challenges and Best Practices
Building off the discussion of the first webinar, Understanding the Substance Use Landscape, this second webinar will share ways that your municipality can provide services and supports for substance use disorder through regional and collaborative approaches. It will focus on solutions such as primary prevention, housing, wrap-around services, harm reduction, substance use treatment, and more.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | 9:30 a.m.
Solutions and Funding: Where Do We Go From Here?
The 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 substance use services in Massachusetts.
This webinar is part one in the two-part webinar series: Codes for Climate Webinar Series.
In 2022, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) developed and filed new regulations for a Stretch Energy Code Update and a new Municipal Opt-In Specialized Code to help reduce energy and meet Massachusetts’ climate goals. Municipalities that have previously opted into the Stretch Code (in existence since 2009 and widely adopted across the State) are automatically opted into the updated Stretch Code. The new Specialized Code is designed to achieve MA GHG emission limits and ensure new construction is consistent with a net-zero Massachusetts economy by 2050. Municipalities interested in adopting the Specialized code will have to go through a formal approval process with City council or Town Meeting. To read more about the codes: Stretch Energy Code Development 2022 | Mass.gov
This virtual session will feature speakers from DOER and cover information about the Specialized code and pathways and best practices for municipal adoption. This webinar is intended for municipal planning and inspectional services staff, boards and committees, and those interested and involved in building and energy codes.
Land, Economy, Opportunity: Industrial Land Supply and Demand in Greater Boston
Join us for presentation on the upcoming release of MAPC’s regional industrial land use study that identifies changes over the last decade in industrial land and businesses in the Greater Boston area. The study explores the challenges these changes bring to equitable workforce development, and presents recommendations for addressing them. Webinar registrants will receive a copy of the report after the webinar.
The webinar will feature a presentation of this research, and a panel discussion and Questions and Answers (Q&A) session on the importance of strategically preserving industrial land.
Presenters and Panel of regional and national experts:
- Katherine Antos, Deputy Executive Director of Planning and Sustainability, MAPC (opening remarks)
- Camille Jonlin, Economic Development Planner II, MAPC (research presentation)
- Angela Brown, Chief of Economic Development, MAPC (panel moderator)
- Karl Allen, Economic Development Planner, City of Chelsea, Massachusetts
- Jamaal Green, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design
- Torry Katsiroubas Stamm, President & Co-Owner, Katsiroubas Bros.
The Accelerating Climate Resilience 2023 Speaker Series is launching in partnership with the Equity in Clean Energy Webinar Series. Join us on February 28th from 11am to 12pm to learn more about resilience hubs, including different types of resilience hubs, their co-benefits, and their connection to climate resilience planning. During this virtual panel discussion, you’ll have a chance to hear from three municipal representatives around the country who are currently working on building resilience hubs in their communities:
· Penelope Funaiole, Prevention and Outreach Manager, City of Medford
· Aubrey Germ, Climate and Resilience Planner, City of Baltimore
· Missy Stults, PhD., Sustainability and Innovations Director, City of Ann Arbor
This webinar is part two in the two-part webinar series: Codes for Climate Webinar Series.
This virtual webinar will include speakers from Eversource, National Grid, and several MAPC communities. It will review Mass Save incentives for commercial, multifamily, and single-family new construction, as well as incentives for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. These programs can help municipalities meet their climate goals and also support the new stretch and specialized codes. There will be time for Q&A with the speakers during the session.
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s Winter 2023 Council Meeting is on Thursday, March 2.
Housing and climate are two of the greatest challenges facing the Commonwealth and disproportionately harm low- and moderate-income households. MAPC, MassHousing, and the Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) invite you to hear from partners who have delivered innovative affordable housing projects that dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create healthy homes for Massachusetts residents.
This webinar is for municipal planners, state and local policymakers, developers, and housing and environmental advocates interested in advancing housing and climate goals and builds off MAPC’s Codes for Climate webinar series.
Panelists:
– Alexis Smith, Principal Regional Housing and Land Use Planner, MAPC (Moderator)
– Brooks Winner, Senior Clean Energy Specialist, MAPC (Moderator)
– Eliza Datta, President, E3 Development LLC
– Cory Fellows, Vice President of Real Estate Development, Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH)
– Christina McPike, Director of Energy and Sustainability, WinnCompanies
Join us for a three-part webinar series that will focus on creating regional solutions (prevention and recovery) to the Commonwealth’s substance use epidemic. Be a part of the effort to address this important challenge and find collaborative solutions towards a region/state in which individuals have access to the care and support they need.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | 9:30 a.m.
Understanding the Substance Use Landscape
Help build your foundational knowledge about the substance use crisis in Massachusetts; 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.
Shared Challenges and Best Practices
Building off the discussion of the first webinar, Understanding the Substance Use Landscape, this second webinar will share ways that your municipality can provide services and supports for substance use disorder through regional and collaborative approaches. It will focus on solutions such as primary prevention, housing, wrap-around services, harm reduction, substance use treatment, and more.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | 9:30 a.m.
Solutions and Funding: Where Do We Go From Here?
The 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 substance use services in Massachusetts.