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Oct
11
Thu
2018
NSPC October Meeting @ North Reading Town Hall
Oct 11 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Kasia Hart, MAPC’s Transportation Policy and Planning Specialist, will give a presentation and lead a discussion about shared dockless mobility in municipalities. We will also review our annual work plan, and brainstorm ideas for meeting topics for the current fiscal year.

Agenda

9:00 am:

 

9:05 am:

 

 

9:30 am:

 

 

10:15 am: 

      

 

11:00 am:

 

Settle in and Breakfast

 

Community Updates

NSPC Members

 

NSPC FY18 Work Plan Review

Sarah Philbrick, NSPC Coordinator, MAPC

 

Dockless Mobility in Metro Boston

Kasia Hart, Transportation Policy and Planning Specialist, MAPC

 

Adjourn

 

   
Nov
14
Wed
2018
MAPC Legislative Committee Meeting @ MAPC Offices
Nov 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

MAPC’s Legislative Committee meets monthly to discuss current and emerging policy priorities at MAPC. Membership is made up of a list of names coming soon.

Nov
15
Thu
2018
NSPC October Meeting: Long Range Transportation Plan @ Burlington Town Hall Annex Basement Meeting Room
Nov 15 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

NSPC will continue to discuss project ideas and will be joined by staff from CTPS to discuss the TIP and Long Range Transportation Plan.

Dec
12
Wed
2018
MAPC Legislative Committee Meeting @ MAPC Offices
Dec 12 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

MAPC’s Legislative Committee meets monthly to discuss current and emerging policy priorities at MAPC. Membership is made up of a list of names coming soon.

Dec
13
Thu
2018
NSPC MetroCommon Breakfast & Lunch @ The Stone Common House and Kitchen
Dec 13 @ 8:30 am – 2:00 pm

Breakfast: 8:30 AM -10:30 AM

Lunch: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Jan
30
Wed
2019
MetroCommon 2050 Community Listening Session @ Castle Island Brewing Company
Jan 30 @ 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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/

Feb
14
Thu
2019
NSPC February Meeting @ Wakefield Town Hall
Feb 14 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

After regular community updates, NSPC members will hear from Katharine Lacy at the Massachusetts Housing Partnership and Maritza Crossen at the Citizens’ Housing & Planning Association about monitoring affordable units and potential TA opportunities around affordable housing. We will also be joined by Laurie Stanton from the Metro North Regional Housing Services Office that monitors affordable units and provides support for the towns of Reading, North Reading, Wilmington and Saugus.

Mar
14
Thu
2019
Lower Mystic Regional Working Group Report Release @ Knights of Columbus
Mar 14 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Join us for the release of the Lower Mystic Regional Working Group: Planning for Improved Transportation and Mobility in the Sullivan Square Area report.
Join MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack, Boston Transportation Commissioner Gina Fiandaca, Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria, and Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone to learn about the transportation recommendations for this area and the next steps to improve mobility.
The Lower Mystic Regional Working Group (LMRWG) has been studying options to improve transportation in an area encompassing parts of Boston, Everett, and Somerville and centered on the transportation hub of Sullivan Square, which has seen considerable development activity in recent years.
Although the Encore Casino in Everett is the most well-known site, other planned large-scale development proposals in the area have the potential for broad impacts on congestion in the region. The LMRWG was formed by MassDOT to study the effects these future developments may have on the entire area, identify opportunities to improve mobility, and to develop short- and long-term transportation infrastructure and policy recommendations for improving transportation in and around Sullivan Square.
The Working Group consists of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation; the cities of Boston, Everett, and Somerville; and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). These five stakeholders were designated as the decision-making body for the Working Group. Additionally, other parties – including the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the Office of the Attorney General, Massport, the Office of Congressman Michael Capuano, and Encore Boston Harbor – have been active participants providing their input and knowledge.
Mar
21
Thu
2019
NSPC March Meeting @ Wilmington Town Hall
Mar 21 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join the North Suburban Planning Council on Thursday, March 21st to talk about MS4 Permits, Stormwater, and Climate Change. 

We will hear from Martin Pillsbury , MAPC’s Environmental Planning Director, about MS4 Permits, Anne Herbst, MAPC Senior Regional Environmental Planner, about climate change, and representatives from the Greater Boston Research Advisory Group about their efforts to update climate change projections for the Metro Boston region.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to learn about these important issues and talk to other municipal staff doing the same work across the subregion. Lunch will be provided for our discussion with the Greater Boston Research Advisory Group at 11:00. 

Apr
11
Thu
2019
NSPC April Meeting @ Merritt Community Room
Apr 11 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Join the North Suburban Planning Council on Thursday, April 11th to talk about MassDOT’s RailVision plan.

After regular community updates the group will hear from Alexandra Markiewicz from MassDOT Planning and have a discussion building upon the group’s Suburban Mobility Study from 2017.