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Feb
15
Thu
2018
Electrify Your Community: Charging Station Purchasing 101 Webinar @ Online Webinar
Feb 15 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Electrify Your Community: Charging Station Purchasing 101 Webinar @ Online Webinar

Join MAPC for our program webinar, Electrify Your Community: Charging Station Purchasing 101, on Thursday, February 15, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Tune in to get up to speed on how to install electric vehicle charging stations to power vehicles in your fleet and community. Webinar attendees will learn more about:

  • The basics of selecting a charging station, or stations, to meet your needs and reduce costs where possible;
  • The benefits of buying in bulk with other communities through the Green Mobility Group Purchasing Program; and
  • Available funding and steps to take to include charging stations, and more, in your Green Communities Competitive Grant application or municipal budget.

Register here.

Apr
10
Tue
2018
MAGIC Legislative Breakfast @ Maynard Golf Course
Apr 10 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

April 10, 2018
8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Maynard Golf Course
50 Brown Street | Maynard, MA 01754

The breakfast is an opportunity for members of MAGIC, who include planners and members of the select board, to learn a bit more about the legislative and policy priorities for your districts, and learn about the policy priorities of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s (MAPC) – the regional planning agency that coordinates MAGIC.  Legislators are invited to discuss their accomplishments from the past legislative session, and priorities moving forward.

At this Legislative Breakfast, we will honor U.S. Representative Congresswoman Niki Tsongas for her service. She represents Massachusetts’ 3rd Congressional District, and has served in the House since 2007. In 2018, Congresswoman Tsongas is not seeking re-election, and we will celebrate her service at the breakfast.

RSVP Required! RSVP Here.

May
8
Tue
2018
Plug-in to Municipal Best Practices: Community EV Charging Station Workshop @ Education Center, Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds
May 8 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Plug-in to Municipal Best Practices: Community EV Charging Station Workshop @ Education Center, Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds | Newton | Massachusetts | United States

MAPC and the City of Newton are co-hosting a Community EV Charging Station workshop on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Whether you’ve already decided to purchase EV charging stations in 2018, or are just starting to think about EV charging stations for your community, this workshop will take you on a deep dive of everything to consider from procurement to installation.

Workshop attendees will have the opportunity to:

  • Learn how you can participate in MAPC’s Green Mobility Group Purchasing program in 2018 and save money by buying with other public fleets;
  • Engage in discussion with other municipalities considering purchases of EV charging station and learn from leaders in the region with experience installing charging stations;
  • Connect with EV charging station vendors on the statewide contract and learn about the specifications of the technologies they can provide.

A more detailed agenda with workshop presenters and location will be distributed in advance of the event. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.

Register here.

Jan
24
Thu
2019
Exploring the Government’s Role in Segregation with Richard Rothstein @ Wilson Middle School
Jan 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Exploring the Government's Role in Segregation with Richard Rothstein @ Wilson Middle School | Natick | Massachusetts | United States

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.

Please RSVP here.

Learn more about MetroCommon 2050 here.

May
25
Thu
2023
Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC) Legislative Breakfast
May 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC) Legislative Breakfast

For more information on the MAGIC Legislative Breakfast, please contact the Subregional Coordinators:

Sasha Parodi
sparodi@mapc.org

Georgia Barlow
gbarlow@mapc.org

Find more information on MAGIC here.

Sep
20
Wed
2023
Equitable Access to Clean Energy Technologies: Models for EV Equity Webinar
Sep 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s (MAPC) Clean Energy Department is hosting its final webinar for its Equity in Clean Energy webinar series. This event will focus on equitable access to clean energy technologies, specifically models for EV (electric vehicle) equity. 

Join us to learn about a local equity-focused EV Carsharing model, EV charging infrastructure at multi-unit dwellings, and to hear about the MAPC Transportation Department’s work in this area. 

There will then be an opportunity for Q&A.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpduCtrT0iHdNkvPrPTrrA5iwB6kwdbEUT#/registration