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Looking for information on MAPC’s official meetings and legal notices? Find it here.

Mar
8
Thu
2018
North Suburban Planning Council (NSPC) Meeting @ Winchester Town Hall, Board of Selectmen Room
Mar 8 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Mar
19
Mon
2018
NSPC March Meeting @ Winchester Library
Mar 19 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

NSPC’s March meeting has been moved to March 19th due to snow. We will hear from Chris Kluchman about the State’s Housing Choice Initiative.

Apr
5
Thu
2018
NSPC April Meeting @ Wakefield Public Safety Building
Apr 5 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
May
10
Thu
2018
NSPC May Meeting @ Reading Town Hall
May 10 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

We will be joined by Francis Goyes, MAPC’s Regional Housing and Land Use Planner, to hear about her “Living Little” work that takes a look at smaller housing typologies and how they may be translated into the NSPC region. We’ll also be joined by Sharon Ron, MAPC’s Public Health Research Analyst to discuss what it means to plan for healthy living and healthy housing.

Sep
20
Thu
2018
NSPC September Meeting @ Winchester Town Hall
Sep 20 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Dec
10
Mon
2018
Net Zero Case Studies Webinar @ Online
Dec 10 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Net Zero Case Studies Webinar @ Online

Join the MAPC Clean Energy team for lessons learned from net zero case studies close to home and farther afield. This webinar is part of our Zero to 101 series to provide resources for our communities pursuing Net Zero targets.

Register for the webinar here.

Aug
18
Tue
2020
What is Spatial Justice? Principles of Planning for Welcoming Public Spaces @ Zoom
Aug 18 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

What is spatial justice, and how can cities and towns use this framework to rethink how their built environment supports people’s rights to be, thrive, express and connect? What role can artists and public art play in helping us imagine and shape more inclusive, thriving public spaces throughout Greater Boston? Join a lively discussion among artists, activists, and urbanists who are leading the conversation about spatial justice in our region today.

Aug
25
Tue
2020
Making it Public: Activating Spaces for Creativity, Connection, and Celebration @ Zoom
Aug 25 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

How can public-making—the collective creation and activation of public spaces for interaction and belonging—be a radical, joyful tool for spatial justice? Join artists, activists, and community leaders to discuss how public-making can create opportunities for interaction, laughter, dialogue, and surprise, and explore real-life examples of public-making that you can bring to your community.

Sep
1
Tue
2020
Public Works: Planning and Designing Public Spaces for Spatial Justice @ Zoom
Sep 1 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Not all public spaces are created equal. Transformative planning and urban design begins with addressing historic and current experiences of racism and exclusion. But what does that mean in practice? Join the conversation with creative community leaders about what it means to design for spatial justice. We’ll explore how skate parks, sidewalk kitchens, and “dance courts” can change how public space is used, who feels welcome in it, and how inclusive creative placemaking can help lead the way toward lasting spatial justice.

Sep
29
Tue
2020
Future Histories: The Case for Creative Commemoration @ Zoom
Sep 29 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Reclaim? Recontextualize? Relocate? Remove? What should we do with monuments that no longer reflect our shared history and collective values (or never did to begin with)? This conversation among artists, designers, and educators will explore how creative commemoration can help us see the past and present in a new light—and chart a path toward more just futures.