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Winter Council Meeting: Sustainable Communities Accomplishments

Inspiration was on tap at MAPC’s February 26th Council Meeting, as speakers celebrated the work that Sustainable Communities Grants made possible and looked to the future. Michelle Ciccolo, MAPC’s Council […]

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North Shore Community Energy Strategies

Last week, MAPC brought together residents of Salem, Swampscott, Hamilton, and Wenham at Swampscott High School to discuss strategies to help them achieve their towns’ clean energy goals. MAPC had […]

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Littleton Wins National Award for Creating Streets that Work for Everyone

Littleton’s Complete Streets Policy, developed together with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), today won recognition as being the best in the nation by the National Complete Streets Coalition, a […]

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New Video: These Trails Are Your Trails.

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Change Ahead for Somerville’s Neighborhoods

The Green Line Extension  may benefit the City of Somerville in many ways, but it may also cause displacement of low- and moderate-income residents, said a report released February 1 […]

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MAPC Awarded CIC Grants: Will Help Communities Throughout Region and Commonwealth.

Governor Deval Patrick announced today that MAPC has been awarded funding through the Community Innovation Challenge Grant program to lead projects that will help gateway cities save energy, help Neponset […]

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Danvers Town Meeting Unanimously Passes Tapleyville Overlay District Article

Congratulations to Danvers! Danvers’ Town Meeting just passed the Tapleyville Overlay District article that will allow for the mixed use redevelopment of a small industrial area near the downtown and adjacent […]

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Fighting Gang Violence: MAPC Facilitates Metro Mayors Shannon Grant Coalition

In 2014, for the 8th year in a row, MAPC will be facilitating the Metro Mayors Shannon Grant Coalition. The Shannon Grant is a statewide youth and gang violence prevention […]

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$50 Million for Active Streets Certification Program in House’s Transportation Bond Bill

This week, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed its version of the Transportation Bond Bill and included $50 million for the Active Streets Certification Program! MAPC has been working continuously […]

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Local Energy Planning in Medford

MAPC’s Clean Energy Division has just unveiled a video about our Local Energy Action Program in Medford. The City had already done a lot of clean energy work before reaching out […]

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