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Sim City 5: A classic grows up

Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:15 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Like many Gen Y-ers, my youth before the arrival of the 56K modem was spent on watching endless hours of Road Rules, catering to every physiological need of a tamagotchi […]

Planning Malden Square

Posted on March 8, 2013 at 2:59 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Community engagement is best learned in practice, not in a classroom. Thanks to the City of Malden and the MAPC, a class of first year planning students at Harvard Graduate […]

Farm share: MAPC talks agriculture preservation with local growers

Posted on March 7, 2013 at 5:50 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

We held our first agricultural forum in Sudbury last night and we absolutely filled the venue! Nearly 100 people attended the forum and the word from attendees was that it […]

DeLeo – Let’s decide transportation $, then budget

Posted on March 7, 2013 at 3:59 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Originally posted on the T4MA blog By Marie Szaniszlo House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo this morning said he wants the Legislature to decide how much to earmark for transportation, including […]

Q&A with past Charles Eliot Scholarship recipient

Posted on March 6, 2013 at 2:22 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

It’s that time of year again, when MAPC puts out a call for applications for our Charles Eliot Scholarship, awarded annually to a senior in a secondary school in the […]

MAPC grants help communities create safe walking routes to school, smoke-free housing

Posted on March 4, 2013 at 1:50 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

In partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), MAPC awarded wellness “mini-grants” to municipalities within Middlesex County that do not currently receive Mass in Motion funding from MDPH. […]

Fun Friday: Smart growth inspiration

Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:53 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Need some inspiration? A couple of colleagues and I just returned from the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Kansas City, Missouri! I always come back jazzed from all […]

Building support for transportation finance reform

Posted on February 28, 2013 at 5:08 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

On Monday, February 25, more than 100 people came to Salem’s Old Town Hall for an MAPC regional forum, co-sponsored by many local, regional, and statewide partners, focusing on the […]

Open House recap + raffle prize winners!

Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:39 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Open House 2013 was possibly our best Open House yet! We had a record number of guests–266 to be exact. These visitors toured the MAPC office in Downtown Boston, met […]

What does speed have to do with vibrant communities?

Posted on January 31, 2013 at 12:38 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

On January 18, MAPC hosted a packed house for Slow Down! Speed Reduction Strategies for Vibrant Communities. The room was filled with bicycle and pedestrian advocates, local planners and public […]