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MetroFuture Walks & Talks: Tour of Drumlin Farm

Posted on April 4, 2012 at 1:02 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

On April 26th Friday,August 3, 2012, the MetroFuture Walks & Talks program will visit Drumlin Farm, an active local farm in Lincoln, Massachusetts. We will get a chance to explore […]

Get Pumped About Water: the Waterworks Museum in Chestnut Hill

Posted on March 22, 2012 at 3:24 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

MAPC staff members periodically take a portion of a day to participate in a company-wide team-building exercise, with the purpose of learning something new about our region. The most recent […]

Planning for good health: MAPC’s health impact assessment of proposed changes to the T

Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:31 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Yesterday, MAPC released the results of our health impacts assessment of proposed MBTA fare increases and service cuts in the Healthy T for a Healthy Region (PDF) report at a State House press […]

Planning for Transit-Oriented Development with 3D Visualizations

Posted on March 14, 2012 at 10:51 am. Written by Amanda Linehan

Originally posted on the PlaceMatters Blog. It is the second in their month-long series on the impressive diversity of participatory decision-making tools that communities can use for land use plans, […]

Fix the T Calculator: Tell us how YOU would fill the MBTA’s budget gap

Posted on March 8, 2012 at 1:05 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

How should the MBTA fill next year’s $161 million budget gap? You tell us! MAPC just launched our online MBTA Budget Calculator. This tool allows you to mix and match […]

Charlie's Corner: Federal smart growth legislation roundup

Posted on March 5, 2012 at 4:06 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

February was another key month for the transportation reauthorization, with quite a bit of activity packed into its 29 days. However, not all of this action brought us closer to […]

MetroFuture Walks & Talks: The Somerville Maple Syrup Boil Down

Posted on February 28, 2012 at 11:11 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

One of the strategies outlined in MAPC’s MetroFuture regional plan is the creation and strengthening of local food programs. Somerville, Mass., is one of the many cities and towns in our […]

From the ground up: Finding innovative ways to promote energy efficiency

Posted on February 28, 2012 at 5:38 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

The original version of this blog post appeared on the ACEEE blog. Local municipalities and community organizations are adopting policies, strategies, and partnerships that promote energy efficiency, save money, and […]

Congratulations to MAPC's Christian Spanring!

Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:08 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Congratulations to Christian Spanring, MAPC’s GIS Developer, who was recently awarded with the Somerville Community Corporation’s Norris Weston Award! SCC honored Christian for all of the amazing work he has done […]

MAPC Open House Recap

Posted on February 2, 2012 at 12:48 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Thank you to everyone who showed up on Tuesday night for MAPC’s 3rd annual Open House! Visitors toured three floors of offices in MAPC’s Downtown Crossing building and met many members of the […]