Author: Amanda Linehan – Page 8

Once is chance, twice is coincidence, third time is because it’s getting warmer.

Posted on November 6, 2012 at 3:30 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

The past two Halloweens have brought quite a trick to New England. Last year at this time, a Nor’Easter came around and left a path of damage from snow, flooding […]

Hubway Data Viz Hack Day

Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:03 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Last Saturday we hosted a our first-ever Hubway Data Visualization Hack Day at the The Bocoup Loft in the Innovation District of Boston. A “Hack Day is a workshop-like setting where people […]

Aqueduct trails now open to the public!

Posted on October 22, 2012 at 2:10 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Nature lovers, walkers, bird watchers, and cyclists should rejoice today–the first piece of more than 40 miles of inactive Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) aqueduct trails were opened at a ribbon-cutting ceremony […]

Helmets vs. physical activity: A public health Catch-22

Posted on October 17, 2012 at 3:12 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Will encouraging helmet use simultaneously discourage people from riding their bikes in the city? Two public health concerns – obesity and accident prevention – run the risk of being at odds […]

Transportation World In Crisis?

Posted on October 9, 2012 at 4:56 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

If you’ve heard a lot about the federal government’s new two-year transportation funding program but aren’t sure what it means for Massachusetts, Transportation for America is here to translate this […]

What do half a million bike-share trips look like to YOU?

Posted on October 5, 2012 at 1:27 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Calling all data geeks, designers, students, and bike-share lovers! Get started on your entry in the first-ever Hubway Visualization Contest, co-sponsored by MAPC and Hubway. For the first time, Hubway’s […]

Make your voice heard on our state’s transportation future!

Posted on October 2, 2012 at 3:50 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

The threat of increased fares and cuts in service for the MBTA was enough to mobilize people across the state who come out in droves earlier this year and voiced […]

Project PhotoVoice @ MAPC

Posted on September 11, 2012 at 4:10 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

A few weeks ago, Somerville teenagers got the chance to make their voices heard through the art of photography, documenting scenes ranging from a crumbling “Brick Wall to Nothing” to […]

MAPC Book Club

Posted on July 16, 2012 at 10:39 am. Written by Amanda Linehan

Parking lots are a mainstay of the 21st century city. With an estimated 600,000,000 passenger cars worldwide and 500,000,000 parking spaces in the US alone, lots take up huge amounts […]

The ripple effect: A regional approach to sustainable communities

Posted on July 2, 2012 at 4:04 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

The purchase of streetlights by Chelsea from Boston referenced in this article from Atlantic Cities was facilitated in part by MAPC. Our clean energy team is spearheading a statewide collective […]