Planning 101 Blog – Page 47

State of Equity in Metro Boston Policy Agenda Release

Posted on July 28, 2014 at 1:35 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

July 11, 2014, Cambridge, MA: Inspiration and resolve suffused the official release of MAPC’s State of Equity in Greater Boston Policy Agenda. The event, held at and sponsored by the […]

Annual Council Meeting

Posted on June 2, 2014 at 11:28 am. Written by Karen Adelman

MAPC’s Annual Council Meeting, held May 28, 2014, was an occasion for transitions, for well-deserved awards, and for engaging discussion about the agency’s plans for the next five years. The […]

MetroFuture Walks & Talks — May 2014

Posted on May 29, 2014 at 5:08 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Rail Trail Workshop in Danvers On May 22, 2014, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), in collaboration with the Planning Department of the Town of Danvers, offered a two-hour interactive […]

Final Sustainable Communities Consortium Meeting with Keynote Speaker US HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan

Posted on May 27, 2014 at 3:40 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

Quick links: Video of all speakers Powerpoint of all project posters All event photos Last week, MAPC celebrated the many accomplishments made possible by our 2009 $4 million […]

MAPC’s Metro Mayors Community Safety Day on the Hill

Posted on May 6, 2014 at 5:27 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

April 30, 2014, Boston: Exuberance was in the air as over 250 youth, mayors, law enforcement and municipal officials, legislators and community advocates gathered in Nurses Hall at the State […]

Natick Aqueduct Trails Open

Posted on April 25, 2014 at 3:22 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

April 24, 2014, Natick: The kids couldn’t stop giggling as they grouped together to cut the ribbon. The sun was shining, the dignitaries were present, and the mood was buoyant: […]

sPARKing New Ideas: Parking Strategies for Stronger Communities

Posted on April 18, 2014 at 12:15 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

Parking may not be the subject of scintillating conversation among non-planners, but the hundreds of municipal, state, and community leaders who came to the sPARKing New Ideas conference on April […]

Municipal Solar in Sudbury

Posted on April 7, 2014 at 1:31 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

To utilize otherwise nonproductive space on their closed landfill, Sudbury decided to fill it with solar panels–6,060 of them. This solar power purchase agreement was part of a group procurement […]

Managing Neighborhood Change in Somerville and Beyond

Posted on March 10, 2014 at 4:41 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

On Tuesday, March 4, Somerville residents gathered at the Argenziano School with Senator Patricia Jehlen, Representative Denise Provost, aldermen, and community partners for the third and final installment of a […]

LED Streetlight Conversions in Arlington

Posted on March 7, 2014 at 4:36 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

This is the second in a series of videos that MAPC’s Clean Energy Division has made about our work in four communities. Check out the first one, focusing on local […]