Planning 101 Blog – Page 37

Metro Boston is Charging Up: Plug-in to Municipal Best Practices Workshop

Posted on May 16, 2018 at 3:41 pm. Written by Kit Un

Across the Commonwealth, residents are starting to make the switch from gasoline powered vehicles to electric vehicles. However, some remain hesitant to make the switch due to the lack of […]

Senate Budget Call to Action: Support Regional Priorities

Posted on May 15, 2018 at 11:11 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Help us support smart growth and regional collaboration in the budget by contacting your State Senator today! Massachusetts Senators filed their amendments to the FY19 State budget yesterday and are […]

Support a House Zoning and Housing Initiative

Posted on May 9, 2018 at 3:02 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Zoning/Housing Alert: Ask You Rep to sign the Kulik/peake letter On May 9, State Representatives Steve Kulik and Sarah Peake outlined a package of important zoning and housing production reforms […]

MA Senate Ways and Means Releases FY19 Budget Proposal

Posted on May 8, 2018 at 11:26 am. Written by Elise Harmon

On May 10, the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means (SWM) released its FY2019 budget proposal of $41.42 billion. The SWM budget proposal includes about $61 million more spending […]

Arts and Culture at the 2018 APA National Planning Conference

Posted on May 7, 2018 at 2:50 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Arts and Culture at the 2018 American Planning Association National Planning Conference Article Written by Michael Rosenberg This April, planners from all over the world gathered in New Orleans, […]

Software Developers: Have You Considered Working for the Government?

Posted on May 4, 2018 at 11:12 am. Written by Elise Harmon

This post was originally published by MAPC Full-Stack Developer Ian Hill on Medium. Read the original article here. Out-of-sight, out-of-mind, government agencies don’t receive enough attention from software developers and […]

Five MAPC Priorities in Final House Budget

Posted on May 3, 2018 at 4:40 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Massachusetts House of Representatives Finalizes FY2019 State Budget Proposal Last week, the Massachusetts House of Representatives concluded it FY2019 budget debate by passing its $41 billion budget proposal. After four […]

South Shore Coalition Convenes Legislative Breakfast

Posted on May 2, 2018 at 3:07 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Every year, the South Shore Coalition hosts a breakfast where local officials and municipal leaders are invited to have an engaged conversation with their state legislators. This year […]

The Impact of Arts and Culture in Public Health

Posted on May 1, 2018 at 12:16 pm. Written by Kit Un

Article Written by Michael Rosenberg with content provided by Carolyn Lewenberg Art and culture implemented in community spaces through public art and cultural events can have a positive impact […]

Trips, Traps, and APIs

Posted on April 23, 2018 at 11:22 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Navigating legacy app integrations in government This post was originally published by MAPC Lead Civic Web Developer Matt Zagaja on Medium. Read the original article here. In Digital Services […]