Author: Amanda Linehan

Heat Preparedness Week 2022: Take Action Today

Posted on May 23, 2022 at 3:15 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

In the Greater Boston region, we’re experiencing more frequent and intense heat waves, as well as rising temperatures due to climate change. Scientists predict we could experience up to 40 days […]

Regional Climate Collaboration: A Metro Mayors Celebration

Posted on March 19, 2021 at 12:41 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

In 2015, the Metro Mayors Coalition – a group of “Inner Core” cities and towns surrounding and including Boston – convened to sign a historic Climate Preparedness Commitment and pledged […]

Statement of Support for the AAPI Community

Posted on March 18, 2021 at 12:23 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Best Practices for Streamlining Solar Permitting and Inspection Processes

Posted on July 21, 2017 at 1:59 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Earlier this year, MAPC was selected to participate in SolSmart, a program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative. SolSmart is a national program that recognizes communities that have […]

Who Benefits (and Who Can Be Harmed) as Neighborhoods Change?

Posted on December 6, 2016 at 2:30 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Gentrification changes neighborhoods. It raises property values and brings new investments in parks and public spaces, streetscapes, and services. These are changes that can improve economic and social well-being. Unfortunately, […]

How Municipalities Are Saving Money and Energy through MAPC’s Peak Demand Notification Program

Posted on October 24, 2016 at 1:05 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

For most of us, paying for electricity means paying for what we use. Municipalities do that, too, but they also have to pay something called a capacity charge for their […]

8th Annual Shannon Grant Basketball Tournament

Posted on September 13, 2016 at 1:22 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

On August 6th, the communities involved in the Metro Mayors Shannon Grant Community Safety Initiative came together for the 8th Annual Metro Mayors Basketball Tournament, organized by MAPC. The tournament […]

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 […]