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Who: Hull residents, business owners, representatives of non-profit organizations and institutions, and others who are interested in preventing and reducing damage from natural hazards.
What: The Hull Hazard Mitigation Team will hold a public meeting to present an overview of the draft Hull Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2018. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is assisting the Town on the plan update, and a representative of MAPC will present an overview of the plan update.
The Town of Hull adopted its first Hazard Mitigation Plan in 2017, which was approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The plan identifies natural hazards affecting Hull such as floods, hurricanes, winter storms, and earthquakes, as well as actions that the Town can take to reduce the impacts of these hazards. FEMA requires that plans be updated regularly, so MAPC is assisting the Town prepare a 2018 updated plan.
Breakfast: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Lunch: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Don’t miss this first event in MAPC’s MetroCommon Speaker Series! Join us for an invigorating lecture and discussion with the nationally-renowned Richard Rothstein, author of The Color of Law, about how government-imposed segregation laid the groundwork for today’s racial divisions in cities and suburbs, alike.
Open House-style community event at Castle Island Brewing in Norwood!
Some issues are bigger than one neighborhood, city, or town: transportation, housing, climate, jobs, equity, and more.
Your community is working with the region to plan a better future – together. We need you to tell us what you want the region to be like, long term.
The brewery is dog- and kid-friendly, so bring your furry friends along with the rest of the family! The listening session is Open House-style, so drop in any time between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.! Light refreshments will be served.
RSVPs are encouraged so we have a rough head count. RSVP here: https://mapc.ma/CommListeningSession2
Can’t make it to this listening session? Watch the MetroCommon 2050 event page to learn about more: https://metrocommon.mapc.org/events/
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
For more information on the South West Advisory Planning Committee (SWAP) Legislative Breakfast, please contact Subregional Coordinator, Brian Luther (bluther@mapc.org).
We invite you to join the MetroWest Collaborative at MAPC for our annual trails forum. Our host this year is the City of Framingham. The forum will provide an update of regional trail accomplishments and share progress in Framingham for linking the downtown, Farm Pond, Cushing Park and other City destinations with a connected trail network.
The event includes breakfast, a welcome by Mayor Sisitsky, several presentations, and a walking tour of trail projects adjacent.
Specific milestones to be celebrated this year:
- The City recently completed the purchase of the CSX right-of-way to extend the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail into Framingham
- Purchase agreement for ~50 acres of conservation land on the Framingham/Sherborn line that will provide key trail connections
- The East Coast Greenway has relocated their route in 2023 to pass through Framingham
Optional afternoon walking tours look at two additional locations in Framingham where we are looking to create a continuous shared use path between the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail and the Upper Charles Trail
Agenda:
8:15 a.m. – Breakfast and mingling
9:00 a.m. – Welcome and Introductions
9:15 a.m. – Metrowest Greenway status report from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council
10:00 a.m. – Framingham Trails Focus
11:00 a.m. – Walking Tour of current and proposed trail projects (about 2 miles long adjacent to Cushing Park). The tour will include the following projects or trails:
- Sudbury Aqueduct
- Chris Walsh Trail
- Framingham Station Access
- Development projects and trail potential
12:30 p.m. – Formal event ends with additional optional walking tours after lunch
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break for those continuing the afternoon tours
Afternoon Walking Tours:
Walking Tour #1 at 1:30 p.m. – South Framingham to Sherborn (Meet at Bates Park on Bates Road)
Walking Tour #2 at 3:00 p.m. – Bruce Freeman across Route 9 to Framingham State University (Meet at Oak St in front of Village Hall)