Planning 101 Blog – Page 44

New App Helps Inner Core Residents Keep Cool!

Posted on August 11, 2016 at 1:36 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

Keep Cool this summer! Keepcool.mapc.org In partnership with the Metro Mayor’s Coalition, MAPC’s Digital Services has launched a digital initiative on climate change and heat safety called “Keep Cool.” Residents […]

Municipal Light Departments in Massachusetts: What are they and why should you care?

Posted on August 3, 2016 at 9:12 am. Written by Karen Adelman

Quick Link: Municipal Light Plants in Massachusetts: Spotlight on Clean Energy Initiatives For most communities in Massachusetts, electricity is provided by an Investor Owned Utility (IOU) such as National Grid, […]

Rapid Health Impact Assessments

Posted on July 26, 2016 at 3:07 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

MAPC’s Public Health Department has been conducting Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) for the past five years. Working with partners like the MA Department of Public Health and Health Resources in […]

MAPC Partners with Tufts University on Food Access Mapping

Posted on May 25, 2016 at 4:36 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Staff from MAPC’s Public Health and Data Services departments partnered with students from Tufts University this spring to analyze access to healthy food across Massachusetts. Food access is a fundamental […]

Communities Find New Ways to Access Cleaner, More Affordable Energy

Posted on April 1, 2016 at 2:19 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

By Cammy Peterson, Clean Energy Director at MAPC. Cross-posted from the Barr Foundation blog. How leading cities and towns in Massachusetts are scaling up renewable energy while bringing cost savings […]

Food Planning for the 21st Century

Posted on February 4, 2016 at 2:32 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

In December 2015 MAPC and allies released the first food policy plan for the state of Massachusetts since the 1970s. The Massachusetts Local Food Action Plan is a planning guide rich with recommendations […]

City of Cambridge Business Continuity & Emergency Preparedness Planning

Posted on January 19, 2016 at 1:33 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

MAPC and the City of Cambridge Community Development Department (CDD) partnered in February 2015 to develop post-emergency business continuity and emergency preparedness strategies for small businesses in Cambridge. All businesses […]

NERAC Cache Equipment Deployment Table Top Exercise

Posted on November 23, 2015 at 11:05 am. Written by Amanda Linehan

MAPC serves as the Statewide Fiduciary for the four Massachusetts Homeland Security Regions under a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS). Additionally, MAPC provides […]

MAPC 2015 Fall Council Meeting

Posted on November 5, 2015 at 1:06 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

MAPC’s October 29 Fall Council Meeting was teeming with optimism as attendees were invited to celebrate the agency’s successes and look positively toward the future of planning in the Greater […]

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Revitalizing Malden: A Story Tour

Posted on September 2, 2015 at 2:20 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

America is a nation of immigrants – it’s a sentiment that’s widely expressed yet somehow seems easily forgotten. Whether you prefer the metaphor of a melting pot or a tossed […]