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Dec
11
Wed
2019
MAPC’s Clean Energy Forum: Climate Equity x MetroCommon 2050 @ District Hall Boston
Dec 11 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

To preserve our communities and create opportunity for future generations, we must eliminate carbon emissions and green our cities and towns. We also must advance equity, resilience, public health, and economic growth.

How do we align those critical needs for mutual benefit? That’s the question the MAPC Clean Energy Forum will dig into on December 11. Join us!

Light breakfast and beverages will be served. Further event details to come!

Learn more about MetroCommon 2050, Greater Boston’s next regional plan: https://metrocommon.mapc.org.

Mar
17
Tue
2020
SWAP March Meeting @ Digital - WebEx
Mar 17 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

SWAP’s March meeting will now take place via WebEx.

You can join by phone or by video:

Click here to join by video:

Event number: 731 413 761

Password: MAPC (all caps)

 

To join by phone:

Phone number: 1-415-655-0002

Access code: 731 413 761

Jun
10
Wed
2020
West Station Forum
Jun 10 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Are you interested in sustainable transportation and equitable development about the future West Station in Allston?
On Wednesday, June 10, MAPC will provide an update on work completed so far, and you’ll have a chance to collaborate (virtually!) with other meeting attendees and MAPC staff in small group discussions.
Your input will be used to create a range of land use and transportation scenarios for the future of West Station once the interchange is reconstructed. Those scenarios will be evaluated to estimate how they will affect transit use, walking and biking, vehicle emissions, health outcomes, and access to opportunity.
Sep
22
Tue
2020
On this Land: Reframing Public Memory @ Zoom
Sep 22 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

How do monuments and memorials shape our understanding of place—and what we choose to forget? And how might we reframe public memory to address the harmful legacy of colonialism in our region? This artist panel will consider how remembering and forgetting of Indigenous peoples and colonial history shaped the landscape and collective consciousness of Greater Boston—and the necessary role of Indigenous artists in shaping more just public spaces.

Nov
9
Mon
2020
Webinar: Housing Protections and Support @ Zoom Conference
Nov 9 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Join MAPC to hear from housing organizations, the Department of Housing & Community Development, and Boston and other municipalities on how to respond to residents at risk of eviction or other destabilizing forces during the pandemic.

We’ll learn about the anticipated impacts of expiring eviction moratoria, an overview of the Governor’s Eviction Diversion Initiative, and tenant rights and responsibilities. A panel will then discuss tools available to help residents stay in their homes, how to implement them, and what localities are doing to support residents experiencing housing instability during these unprecedented times.

Speakers will include:
Tim Reardon, Director of Data Services, MAPC
Chris Kluchman, Deputy Director, Community Services Division, DHCD
Tom Ambrosino, City Manager, City of Chelsea
Domonique Williams, Deputy Director, Office of Housing Stability, City of Boston
Chris Cotter, Housing Director, City of Cambridge
Keith Benoit, Community Development Planner, City of Northampton

Dec
19
Mon
2022
Equity in Clean Energy Webinar Series Kickoff
Dec 19 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

MAPC’s Clean Energy Department is hosting its first webinar in a series about what centering equity in municipal-level clean energy and climate planning and implementation can look like. This first event will provide an introduction to equity in climate planning, followed by presentations and a panel discussion with three guest speakers who have worked on equitable climate planning in their municipalities:

• Emily Koo, Director of Sustainability, City of Providence
• Shayna Hirshfield-Gold, Climate Program Manager, City of Oakland
• Ibrahim Lopez-Hernandez, Sustainability Manager, City of Chelsea and Revere, Town of Winthrop

There will then be an opportunity for Q&A with attendees.

Register Here

Stay tuned for information about the additional sessions in the webinar series!

Mar
31
Fri
2023
SWAP Legislative Breakfast @ Thayer Homestead
Mar 31 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am
SWAP Legislative Breakfast @ Thayer Homestead | Medway | Massachusetts | United States

For more information on the South West Advisory Planning Committee (SWAP) Legislative Breakfast, please contact Subregional Coordinator, Brian Luther (bluther@mapc.org). 

Apr
15
Sat
2023
Green Malden Fair @ Pine Banks Park
Apr 15 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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 climate action plan.

Attending the event? Look for the MAPC table, and come by and say hello! We’ll have a dot-voting activity, a postcard activity, and a drawing station/art contest (winning art will be used as section dividers in the final climate action plan!). 

More information on the event can be found here

More information on the Malden Climate Action Plan (CAP) can be found here

Apr
25
Tue
2023
Equity in Clean Energy Webinar: Equitable Community Engagement @ Zoom (Virtual)
Apr 25 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s (MAPC) Clean Energy Department is hosting a webinar on equitable community engagement for its Equity in Clean Energy webinar series. This event will provide an introduction to equitable community engagement in planning, followed by brief introductions from each of our guest speakers and the community engagement work they do in their communities. We will be joined by: 

    • Niri Kumar, Natick Resident
    • Marlees Owayda, Cambridge Community Engagement Manager
    • Lindsay Diaz, Cambridge Community Engagement Team Co-Leader
    • Gail Latimore, Executive Director, CSNDC – Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation

Register Here!

Questions? Please contact:
Francelis Morillo Suarez
fmorillosuarez@mapc.org

Mar
6
Wed
2024
Accelerating Climate Resilience Webinar: Equitable Engagement with Community Liaisons @ Zoom (Virtual)
Mar 6 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Accelerating Climate Resilience Webinar: Equitable Engagement with Community Liaisons @ Zoom (Virtual)

In collaboration with MAPC’s Public Health Department, the Equitable Engagement with Community Liaisons webinar will explore how cities are using community-led planning to broaden and deepen engagement with residents. You will hear about projects in three Massachusetts cities leading with equitable community engagement: 

  • Shawn LuzSustainability Coordinator, City of Framingham 
  • Emily SullivanClimate Change Program Manager, City of Somerville 
  • Richard HardingManager, BIPOC Men’s Health and Community Engagement Cambridge Public Health Department 

Register to Join Us