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We’ll hear from experts on retrofitting suburbia, get a first look at MAPC’s interactive report and website, and discuss opportunities for you to transform suburban space to meet new needs.
2022 Winter Council Meeting
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Members of the public may also view the Council Meeting at www.youtube.com/MAPCMetroBoston.
- Business meeting beginning at 9 a.m., including key votes on MAPC’s Mid-Year Budget and Assessment Funds.
- City Caucus breakout session for Executive Committee Elections
- Screening of short film Homes for All.
- Robert Davidson Staff Achievement Award
- New Mayors Panel beginning at 10 a.m., featuring Mayor Wu, Mayor Ballantyne, Mayor Nicholson, and Mayor Verga!
Members of the public may also view the Council Meeting at www.youtube.com/MAPCMetroBoston.
Melrose, Malden, and Medford worked with the MAPC to collaboratively develop sustainable and resilient building design guidelines for residential and mixed-use developments and retrofits. These voluntary guidelines will help these communities encourage developers to build more more affordable housing that is energy-efficient and climate-resilient.
Join us for an interactive webinar on April 26 at 12:00 p.m. to learn about the guidelines and hear from the communities about how they plan to use them to shape green, affordable development.
Please join the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) for an information session and Q&A for artists interested in the Boston Urban Agriculture Community Events Activation Call for Artists.
Target Audience: Artists in the Roxbury, Mattapan, Dorchester, and East Boston areas.
The Boston Urban Agriculture Strategy is a project in partnership between MAPC, GrowBoston (the City of Boston’s urban agriculture initiative), and the Urban Farming Institute (UFI). The project aims to increase food production in the City with a particular focus on the neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, and East Boston. Learn more. . .
Join the MAPC Arts & Culture department to learn about federal funding opportunities for cultural planning projects — specifically the Our Town grant program from the National Endowment for the Arts. We’ll talk about some of the types of projects covered by this grant, the upcoming associated deadlines, and hear from the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.
Panelists:
- Kara Elliott-Ortega, Chief of Arts and Culture, City of Boston Mayor’s Office
- Hannah Gathman, Senior Regional Arts and Culture Planner, MAPC
- Annis Sengupta, Director of Arts and Culture, MAPC
Register to join us here!
The Accelerating Climate Resilience 2023 Speaker Series continues on September 7th from 12-1pm. Join us to learn more about microgrids, including what they are, how community-driven microgrids provide resilient energy, how they serve as a community aid disaster response, and about their connection to climate resilience planning. You’ll hear from two leaders who are pursuing a resilient future for their communities.
Open to all, be sure to register for the Zoom event here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclduyopzwvG9LLB-ILS62GYWOWBGbx6tno
Speakers:
Sari Kayyali, Microgrid Manager, GreenRoots Inc.
Arturo Massol-Deyá, Executive Director, Casa Pueblo de Adjuntas
Save the date for the upcoming Fall Council Meeting. The location of the meeting is to be determined. In the meantime, please register using the link below.
Join us for our business meeting, regional collaboration, and the awarding of the Mayor Theodore Mann Regional Leadership Award.
Come join MassCreative, MAPC, and the creative community for speeches, performances and demonstrations that celebrate the vibrancy and strength of arts, culture and creativity across the Commonwealth. Governor Healey and Lt. Governor Driscoll will provide opening remarks.
Concord will be hosting a hybrid Community Forum for the three semi-finalists for their Making It Public art installation. View the event flyer to learn more.
Location:
Hearing Room, Town House
22 Monument Square, Concord
or
Virtual (Zoom)
Link
Meeting ID: 868 4763 0182
Passcode: 264996
Learn more about the Making It Public art project on MAPC’s website.
The Lex250 Commission invites community members to hear directly from four artists chosen to develop concepts for a monument to honor the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington in Belfry Hill. This is a hybrid event. Community members are invited to attend in person or virtually via Zoom. Artists will present their concepts for the Lex250 Monument virtually and there will be a time for Q&A with the artists following artist presentations.
Location:
Estabrook Room in the lower level of Lexington Town Office Building
1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA 02420
& Virtual
Please RSVP: mapc.ma/Lex250Monument
Learn more about the project on the webpage.