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Feb
28
Thu
2019
Community Listening Session @ Memorial Building - Nevins Hall
Feb 28 @ 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Some issues are bigger than one neighborhood, city, or town. Transportation, housing, climate, jobs, equity, and more.

That’s why your community is part of Greater Boston’s next long-term regional plan, MetroCommon 2050, which is now being developed.

The first step is for us to learn what you think. What you want the region to be like, long term.

Please join us for this drop-in, interactive, expo-style listening session. No lectures, no presentations. Displays and activities about the region and interesting ways for you to tell us what you care about.

For interpretation and other accommodations, please contact Iolando Spinola at 617.933.0713 by Feb. 21.

Registration is encouraged so we have a rough head count, but not required.

Mar
14
Thu
2019
Lower Mystic Regional Working Group Report Release @ Knights of Columbus
Mar 14 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Join us for the release of the Lower Mystic Regional Working Group: Planning for Improved Transportation and Mobility in the Sullivan Square Area report.
Join MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack, Boston Transportation Commissioner Gina Fiandaca, Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria, and Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone to learn about the transportation recommendations for this area and the next steps to improve mobility.
The Lower Mystic Regional Working Group (LMRWG) has been studying options to improve transportation in an area encompassing parts of Boston, Everett, and Somerville and centered on the transportation hub of Sullivan Square, which has seen considerable development activity in recent years.
Although the Encore Casino in Everett is the most well-known site, other planned large-scale development proposals in the area have the potential for broad impacts on congestion in the region. The LMRWG was formed by MassDOT to study the effects these future developments may have on the entire area, identify opportunities to improve mobility, and to develop short- and long-term transportation infrastructure and policy recommendations for improving transportation in and around Sullivan Square.
The Working Group consists of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation; the cities of Boston, Everett, and Somerville; and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). These five stakeholders were designated as the decision-making body for the Working Group. Additionally, other parties – including the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the Office of the Attorney General, Massport, the Office of Congressman Michael Capuano, and Encore Boston Harbor – have been active participants providing their input and knowledge.
Apr
4
Thu
2019
Where Do We Go From Here? Insights on the Future of Transportation in MA @ Nye ABC, 5th floor, Taubman Building
Apr 4 @ 8:00 am – 11:00 am

In December 2018, Governor Baker’s Commission on the Future of Transportation released their recommendations to address future challenges in transportation, exploring everything from the impacts of climate change to the rise of autonomous vehicle technology. This conference will give attendees an opportunity to hear directly from Commissioners as they present and discuss their findings. Secretary of Transportation, Stephanie Pollack, will offer a keynote address.

This event is free and open to the public, however, preregistration is required. Preregister here. Refreshments will be available.

Agenda:

Welcoming Remarks:

Rafael Carbonell, Executive Director, Taubman Center for State and Local Government

Keynote:

Stephanie Pollack, MA Secretary of Transportation

Presentation on the Future of Transportation:

Steve Kadish*, Chair, Commission on the Future of Transportation in Massachusetts and Senior Research Fellow, Taubman Center for State and Local Government

Panel Discussion:

      • Rebecca Davis*, Deputy Director, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
      • Tony Gomez-Ibanez*, Derek C. Bok Professor of Urban Planning and Policy at Harvard University
      • Karen Sawyer Conard*, Executive Director, Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
      • Moderator- Monica Tibbits-Nutt, Executive Director, 128 Business Council, and member of the MBTA Fiscal Management Advisory Board

Presentation on Autonomous Vehicles Policy:

Mark Fagan, Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Panel Discussion:

      • Colleen Quinn*, Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy, ChargePoint
      • Carol Lee Rawn*, Director of Transportation, CERES
      • Gretchen Effgen* Vice President of Global Partnerships and Business Team, Nutonomy
      • Moderator – Kris Carter, Co-Director, Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, City of Boston

Closing Remarks:

Joe Aiello, Senior Fellow, Meridiam Infrastructure and Chairman, MBTA Fiscal Management Advisory Board

*Members of the MA Commission on the Future of Transportation

Sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Taubman Center for State and Local Government, the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.

Mar
19
Thu
2020
NSTF March Meeting @ WebEx
Mar 19 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
MAPC will be postponing all external meetings or hosting them virtually, where possible. Therefore, in an abundance of caution, the NSTF meeting will now take place via WebEx.
The meeting is still scheduled for Thursday, March 19th from 9:30am-11am. View agenda here.
You can join by phone or by video:
Click here to join by video:
Event number: 734 579 048
Event password: NSTF (all caps)
To join by phone:
Phone number: 1-415-655-0002
Access code: 734 579 048
Apr
16
Thu
2020
April NSTF Meeting @ Gordon Room of the Peabody Institute Library
Apr 16 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
May
6
Wed
2020
Webinar: Virtual Meeting Best Practices @ Webinar
May 6 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

How do you facilitate an engaging digital meeting? MAPC Community Engagement staff will discuss tools and give advice for running digital forums, managing technology, coordinating participation, and achieving your meeting goals.

Click here to register for the webinar and learn more.

May
13
Wed
2020
Webinar: Supporting Small Businesses, Offsetting Unemployment @ Zoom Conference
May 13 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

With non-essential businesses closed and over half a million unemployment claims, Massachusetts’ economy is feeling the effects of COVID-19. How can municipalities support small businesses as they reopen and respond to unemployment in their communities?

Learn more about MAPC COVID-19 webinars here.

Register for this webinar here.

May
21
Thu
2020
NSTF May Meeting @ Gordon Room of the Peabody Institute Library
May 21 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
May
19
Fri
2023
NSPC and NSTF Legislative Breakfast
May 19 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am

For information about the North Suburban Planning Council and North Shore Task Force Legislative Breakfast, please contact the Subregional Coordinators:

Christian Brandt (NSTF)
cbrandt@mapc.org

and

Alex Koppelman (NSPC)
akoppelman@mapc.org

Information about the NSPC can be found here.
Information about the NSTF can be found here.

Mar
22
Fri
2024
2024 Spring Legislative Breakfast | NSTF and NSPC @ Nahant Life Saving Station
Mar 22 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

 

North Shore Task Force logo. It says NSTF in large, green letters. In smaller, blue letters it says, North Shore Task Force. There is a blue and green map of the subregion. North Surburban Planning Council logo. In large, green letters it says, NSPC. In smaller blue letters it says North Suburban Planning Council. There's a green and blue map of the subregion.

 

Please join MAPC, the North Shore Task Force (NSTF), the North Suburban Planning Council (NSPC), and your fellow community leaders for a conversation about opportunities for regional and state collaboration and partnership, over tasty breakfast foods and beverages.

Register to join us

Questions? Please Contact:
Francelis Morillo Suarez (FMorilloSuarez@mapc.org)
Brandon Stanaway (bstanaway@mapc.org)
Sarah Scott (sscott@mapc.org)