Planning101
Creating a more sustainable, equitable, collaborative, and climate-resilient region.
Planning101 is a space for MAPC staff to share their wealth of knowledge on different topics. This blog covers a diverse range of issues that include transportation, clean energy, land use, environment, public health, local government, equity, the innovative usage of public data, and the process of creating digital tools.
Metro Mayors Coalition’s 2026 Shannon Grant Summer Event at Rumney Marsh Academy
On July 10, more than 75 youth and over 30 adult volunteers, law enforcement officers, and community-based organization staff came […]
Building a Cool Culture in the Lower Mystic: The Summer 2026 Cool Communications Campaign
Massachusetts residents are no strangers to inclement weather conditions – preparing for winter weather is part of our culture. Extreme […]
Governor Healey Signs Important Transportation Funding Bills
Investments in transportation infrastructure are key to the success of the MAPC region and the whole Commonwealth. A safe, efficient, and […]
Cooling our Homes & Buildings
While outdoor heat matters, people also experience high temperatures in their homes, schools, and workplaces. In fact, most heat-related deaths […]
Cooling our Blocks
Cooling does not only happen on the individual or building scale – it can also be done on the neighborhood […]
Cool Communities
Community plays a major – and possibly unsurprising – role in keeping people safe during extreme heat events. Researchers have […]