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MetroCommon Speaker Series Returns with “Finding the Fit”

MetroCommon Speaker Series Returns with “Finding the Fit” Written by Adi Nochur, Senior Transportation Planner, and Julia Wallerce, Assistant Director of Transportation April 8, 2024 – Parking may seem like a mundane issue, yet it frequently generates passionate public debate and requirements can prevent developments of all kinds from being built. According to author and […]

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MARPA Gathers for District Local Technical Assistance Day

MARPA Gathers for District Local Technical Assistance Day March 27, 2024 – Yesterday, leaders from most of the Commonwealth’s 13 regional planning agencies gathered on Beacon Hill to advocate for District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) and the Grant Assistance Program (GAP), two critical programs that support local projects across the Commonwealth. Representative Paul Donato and […]

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Greater Boston Climate Action Plan: MAPC and Partners Release Priority Climate Action Plan

MAPC and partners release the Greater Boston Priority Climate Action Plan Written by Sasha Shyduroff, principal planner, and Allie Shepard, clean energy and climate planner II March 11, 2024 – In March, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and partners released the Greater Boston “Priority Climate Action Plan” (PCAP) as part of the region-wide Greater Boston […]

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MAPC Supports the Municipal Empowerment Act, S.2571

MAPC Supports the Municipal Empowerment Act Written by Georgia Barlow, Government Affairs Specialist March 11, 2024 – In late February, MAPC attended both the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government and the Joint Committee on Revenue to support the Municipal Empowerment Act, S.2571 that was filed by Governor Healey. MAPC is in strong support […]

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Affordable Homes Act Reported Favorably by Joint Committee on Housing

Affordable Homes Act Reported Favorably by Joint Committee on Housing Hearing draws more than 250 municipal officials, housing professionals, business leaders and residents Written by Georgia Barlow, government affairs specialist March 8, 2024 – In early March, the Joint Committee on Housing reported favorably the Affordable Homes Act filed by Governor Healey with all sections […]

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MAPC & Neponset River Watershed Association Kick Off Phase Two of Boston to Blue Hills

MAPC & Neponset River Watershed Association kick off phase two of Boston to Blue Hills Written by Marah Holland, Senior Transportation Planner February 12, 2024 – The route between Boston’s southern neighborhoods and the Blue Hills has long been identified as a gap in the regional transportation network, both for transit and trails. In 2023, […]

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Introducing the Section 3A District Suitability Analysis Tool

Introducing the Section 3A District Suitability Analysis Tool Join us for a webinar on February 27 to learn more! Written by MAPC Land Use & Data Services Staff February 8, 2024 – In 2021, the Massachusetts Legislature added a new section to the state’s Zoning Act (MGL Chapter 40A) — MBTA Communities Multifamily Zoning Requirement (Section […]

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2023 Shannon Grant Community Safety Summit

2023 Shannon Grant Community Safety Summit Written by Rosemary Volinski, Program Specialist  January 29, 2023 – Last month, more than 90 public safety personnel, community partners, and Shannon program youth participants from across the Commonwealth gathered at Boston University for the 2023 Shannon Grant Community Safety Summit. Throughout the day, participants learned about the latest trends […]

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MAPC Advocates for the Arts

MAPC Advocates for the Arts Written by Norman Abbott, Senior Government Affairs Specialist January 24, 2024 – Hundreds of advocates from across the Commonwealth braved the weather for a celebration of Massachusetts’ arts and culture sector. Organized by MASSCreative and co-hosted by MAPC, ArtsBoston, Dunamis, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, MASSCreative, Mass Cultural Council, […]

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Greater Boston Climate Action Plan

Greater Boston Climate Action Plan: MAPC and Partners are Developing Priority Actions to Reduce Carbon Pollution Across the Region Written by Sasha Shyduroff, Principal Planner, Clean Energy January 17, 2024 – The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and partners are developing a region-wide Greater Boston Action Plan (CAP) that encompasses 167 communities in eastern Massachusetts […]

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