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Communities and Artists Collaborate to “Build a Cool Culture” in Response to Extreme Heat

Communities and Artists Collaborate to “Build a Cool Culture” in Response to Extreme Heat MAPC, Mystic River Watershed Association, City of Chelsea, City of Malden, City of Everett, City of […]

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Comment Period on MAPC’s 2025–2030 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Now Open

Comment Period on MAPC’s 2025–2030 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Now Open Public comments will be accepted from Friday, June 20 through Monday, July 21, 2025. June 20, 2025 – BOSTON […]

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2025 Annual Council Meeting: Celebrations, Crucial Conversations, and Continuance

2025 Annual Council Meeting: Celebrations, Crucial Conversations, and Continuance By: Amanda Belles, Digital Media and Marketing Specialist June 10, 2025 – This year’s Annual Council Meeting was a special one […]

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Governor Preserves Remote and Hybrid Meeting Options

MMA, MAPC, MARPA, MASC, MACC Thank Legislature, Governor for Preserving Remote and Hybrid Meeting Options March 28, 2025 – BOSTON – The Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA), Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), […]

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Technical Assistance Supports Stoneham Historic Preservation Plan

Technical Assistance Supports Stoneham Historic Preservation Plan By Lindsay Randall, Senior Regional Humanities Specialist, and Sarah Scott, Senior Regional Land Use and Historic Preservation Planner October 28, 2024 – When […]

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Youth, Local Law Enforcement, Community Leaders Gather for Annual Shannon Grant Summerfest

Youth, Local Law Enforcement, Community Leaders Gather for Annual Shannon Grant Summerfest Written by Jenifer Wallitsch, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator August 5, 2024 – Local youth, community-based organization workers, law enforcement […]

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How the Towns of Acton and Maynard Successfully Adopted MBTA Communities Act Zoning

How the Towns of Acton and Maynard Successfully Adopted MBTA Communities Act Zoning MAPC’s technical assistance efforts support successful implementation By Andrea Harris-Long, Casey Williams, Emma Battaglia, Sarah Scott, and […]

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MAPC Awards More Than $500k to 22 Local Projects

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Awards More Than $500k to 22 Local Projects Arlington, Ashland, Beverly, Boxborough, Chelsea, Danvers, Everett, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lynn, Malden, Marblehead, Maynard, Medford, Medway, Milford, […]

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MAPC & Neponset River Watershed Association Kick Off Phase Two of Boston to Blue Hills

MAPC & Neponset River Watershed Association kick off phase two of Boston to Blue Hills Written by Marah Holland, Senior Transportation Planner February 12, 2024 – The route between Boston’s […]

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2023 Shannon Grant Community Safety Summit

2023 Shannon Grant Community Safety Summit Written by Rosemary Volinski, Program Specialist  January 29, 2023 – Last month, more than 90 public safety personnel, community partners, and Shannon program youth participants […]

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