Planning 101 Blog – Page 29

MAPC endorses Work and Family Mobility Act

Posted on February 14, 2020 at 5:04 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

MAPC Endorses Work and Family Mobility Act On Wednesday, Feb. 12, the MAPC Executive and Legislative Committees voted to endorse An Act relative to work and family mobility (S.2061/H.3012). Filed […]

New Focus in Community Health Needs Assessments: The Social Determinants of Health

Posted on February 4, 2020 at 9:00 am. Written by Kit Un

New Focus in Community Health Needs Assessments: The Social Determinants of Health Community health needs assessments (CHNAs), commonly performed by hospitals and other institutions, identify and describe factors that affect […]

Crowded In and Priced Out: Housing for Families in Greater Boston

Posted on February 3, 2020 at 9:55 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Photo by Alex Koppelman Crowded In and Priced Out: Housing Families in Greater Boston A majority of “family-sized” units in Greater Boston aren’t occupied by families with children, a new […]

The Future of Transportation Commission: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Posted on January 8, 2020 at 4:27 pm. Written by Rachel Marx

Future of Transportation Commission members, transportation leaders converge to reflect on the anniversary of the Commission’s report It has been one year since Governor Baker’s Commission on the Future of […]

Climate Equity Focus at MAPC’s Clean Energy Forum

Posted on December 19, 2019 at 2:34 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, as part of the MetroCommon 2050 Speaker Series, MAPC hosted its biennial Clean Energy Forum at District Hall. The day’s theme was climate equity and MAPC […]

Videos: Voices on Climate

Posted on December 18, 2019 at 2:53 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Voices on Climate Change “Cape Cod was named for the codfish, and now we don’t see any codfish anymore,” observes Chatham fisherman Jamie Bassett, gesturing out to the Atlantic Ocean […]

Q&A with Emma Boast, MAPC Arts & Culture Fellow

Posted on December 4, 2019 at 4:49 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Emma Boast joined MAPC in 2019 as an Arts and Culture Fellow to serve a two-year term. Prior to joining MAPC, Emma worked as curator and cultural organizer who shaped […]

Medfield Town Meeting Votes on Future of Medfield State Hospital

Posted on December 4, 2019 at 3:49 pm. Written by Daniel Koff

At MAPC, civic participation is the backbone of planning. That’s why our Medfield Creative Placemaking project centers community engagement and activation at the core of efforts to build public education […]

A Comprehensive Master Plan for North Reading

Posted on December 3, 2019 at 7:42 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

In Massachusetts, cities and towns must create and update “master plans,” which are just what they sound like: plans for the future of the municipality that touch on everything from […]

A Study in Magenta: Color Accessibility in MAPC’s Trailmap

Posted on December 2, 2019 at 2:05 pm. Written by Annabelle Thomas Taylor

MAPC’s Trailmap, the most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of biking and walking trails in Massachusetts, is back in its third iteration. This new-and-improved version of Trailmap allows users to search […]