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Jun
12
Wed
2019
Ride the East Boston Greenway connections and Winthrop Boardwalk @ Boston, Winthrop, Revere
Jun 12 @ 6:00 pm
Jun
20
Thu
2019
Walk: Danvers Rail Trail project, Essex Branch @ Peabody Library Danvers
Jun 20 @ 9:00 am
Jun
21
Fri
2019
Ride Bare Cove and Wompatuck @ Ferry from Rowes Wharf
Jun 21 @ 5:00 pm
Jul
2
Tue
2019
Ride the Tri Community Greenway @ Alewife Station or Wedgemere Station
Jul 2 @ 5:30 pm

The Tri -Community Greenway was completed in 2018 and connects Winchester, Woburn, and Stoneham.  This ride will show off this new trail and focus on future opportunities to extend to the Middlesex Fells and beyond.

Jul
9
Tue
2019
Ride the Mystic and Malden Rivers – Casino paths, Woods Bridge, Craddock @ Paul Revere Park
Jul 9 @ 5:00 pm
Jul
16
Tue
2019
Ride the Mass Central Rail Trail – Waltham to Wayland @ Waltham Commuter Rail Station
Jul 16 @ 2:30 pm
Jul
24
Wed
2019
Ride the East Boston Greenway extensions to Winthrop and Revere
Jul 24 @ 6:15 pm

The East Boston Greenway was recently extend to Constitution Beach.  From this current terminus, there are opportunities to extend the greenway further into Winthrop as well as toward Suffolk Downs and Revere.  This ride will explore these opportunities and some spectacular beach views.

Meet at the rear entrance to Maverick Station at 6:15pm

Aug
6
Tue
2019
Landline Ride Series – Coastline and Beaches, Hull to Scituate @ Long Wharf 4:15 pm (4:30 pm Hull Ferry)
Aug 6 @ 4:15 pm – 9:00 pm

At the peak of summer, enjoy a ride along the coast through Hull, Cohasset and Scituate.  We will enjoy several beaches along the way, and rocky coasts.  Return on the Greenbush Line.

Oct
8
Tue
2019
MARPA-DLS – Statewide Conference for Municipal Officials and Staff @ College of the Holy Cross Hogan Campus Center
Oct 8 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito and members from all the Massachusetts Regional Planning Agencies (MARPA) welcome you to join them at the 2019 Annual Statewide Conference for Municipal Officials and Staff, co-hosted by the Division of Local Services. The event titled “21st Century Municipalities – Challenges & Opportunities” will be hosted at Holy Cross College on Tuesday, October 8, 2019.
Attendees will hear from Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito in the morning, as well as a panel discussing the clear economic benefits of communities adapting to the fast-paced changes prevalent in modern municipal management.
We will then break into sessions focused on Community Compact Best Practice areas so you can learn from your colleagues around the Commonwealth.
At the conference you will learn about a range of key subject areas facing communities in the 21st Century, including:
  • Climate Resiliency
  • New Challenges of Running A Municipality
  • Intergenerational Opportunities: Becoming an Age Friendly Community
  • Cybersecurity
  • Regionalization of Services

The attendance fee is $20. Pay via Paypal, credit card, cash, or check. Register here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07egjmqq6k10d0c333&oseq=&c=&ch=

Feb
28
Wed
2024
Weaving Language Access into Local Projects: A Guide for Cities & Towns @ Zoom (Virtual)
Feb 28 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Join us for the launch of MAPC’s Access Language Guide for Municipalities, a tool to support establishing your Language Access practices. We are excited to announce that Massachusetts State Senator Sal DiDomenico will be joining us as Keynote Speaker for this event!

Learn about:

  • Developing an understanding of the needs of your linguistic communities and how to respond to them,
  • First steps you can take towards establishing language access in your community,
  • The intersection of Language & Disability Access,
  • How to staff for Language Access, and
  • Language Access and Events, and so much more!

This Guide will help support you in taking your language access work beyond providing interpretation and translation services within your community to:

  • Developing trust with people who speak different languages,
  • Creating opportunities to celebrate people’s cultures,
  • Investing in building the skills of community members.

Register for this virtual event

Questions? Please contact:
Sasha Parodi (sparodi@mapc.org) and
Najee Nunnally (nnunnally@mapc.org)