Planning 101 Blog – Page 15

Breaking Transmission: Indoor Mask Policies in Greater Boston

Posted on December 20, 2021 at 9:31 am. Written by Elise Harmon

With indoor masking policies varying between Greater Boston’s cities and towns, it can be confusing to figure out which municipalities—and how many—require masks indoors. Today, MAPC released an interactive map […]

Funding Opportunity: MAPC’s Technical Assistance Program

Posted on December 17, 2021 at 12:12 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Interested in working with MAPC on a project? We are currently soliciting ideas for projects that will commence in the winter and spring of 2022. This week, MAPC released a […]

Keep Cool Somerville: Grants Piloted Small-Scale Projects

Posted on December 16, 2021 at 9:13 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Keep Cool Somerville: Grants Piloted Small Scale Projects In the summer of 2021, the City of Somerville and Metropolitan Area Planning Council gave six community organizations grants to build resilience […]

Making it Public: Public Art Training Opportunity for Municipalities

Posted on December 1, 2021 at 4:32 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s (MAPC) Arts and Culture Department (MAPC) and Forecast Public Art (FPA), is pleased to […]

MAPC Issues Request for Information on Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment

Posted on November 30, 2021 at 2:24 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

MAPC Issues RFI on Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Massachusetts is a leader in electrifying light-duty vehicles, offering a rebate of up to $2,500 for electric vehicles. This rebate has been […]

Turn Local Commitments into Local Action: How to Use MAPC’s New Municipal Net Zero Playbook

Posted on November 18, 2021 at 11:23 am. Written by fmorillosuarez

Turn Local Commitments into Local Action How to Use MAPC’s New Municipal Net Zero Playbook For over a decade, MAPC has worked with cities and towns on clean energy and […]

Action Alert: Support Local and Regional Public Health in the ARPA Spending Bill

Posted on November 15, 2021 at 9:30 am. Written by Elise Harmon

This fall, the Massachusetts House and Senate have been hard at work designing an American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) spending bill that will advance the Commonwealth’s pandemic recovery. Both the […]

MAPC Releases Statement on Municipal Public Health in ARPA Spending Bills

Posted on November 13, 2021 at 3:49 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) today released the following statement on the Legislature’s pending ARPA bills related to municipal public health funding and policy reform.

MetroCommon 2050 Illustrations: Climate Mitigation and Resiliency

Posted on November 1, 2021 at 1:24 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Climate change in Greater Boston will have profound effects: more — and more extreme — heat waves, storms, flooding, and sea-level rise. There’s a lot we must do to prepare! […]

The Fallacy and Futility of Fixity

Posted on September 3, 2021 at 9:00 am. Written by Daniel Koff

Clouds rolling into Ptown on July 2. The Fallacy and Futility of Fixity Reflection by Dan Koff, Regional Arts and Culture Planner It was June 30, 2021, and the show […]