Category: Community Engagement

Help Shape the Future of the Chelsea Creek Waterfront

Posted on June 5, 2018 at 2:35 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

June 11 meeting on upcoming Municipal Harbor Plan For Immediate Release: Monday, June 4, 2018 CHELSEA – Do you live, work, or own a business in Chelsea? Are you interested in helping to shape the future of development along the Chelsea Creek waterfront and harbor? Join the City of Chelsea, Utile, the Urban Harbors Institute, […]

Community Stakeholders Envision Creative Placemaking in Natick Center

Posted on April 20, 2018 at 10:08 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Written by Patricia Walsh of Americans for the Arts and Mallory Nezam of MAPC On Tuesday, May 27, and Friday, April 6, community members and local stakeholders took part in engagement workshops to envision the next steps for a Natick Center creative placemaking strategy. Thanks to Mutual One and Natick High School, which provided the […]

Help Build a Sculptural Garden Along Northern Strand Community Trail

Posted on March 16, 2018 at 9:17 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Written by Carolyn Lewenberg at MAPC with additional comments provided by Emily Nink, Kathleen O’Brien, and Jenn Erickson Community gardeners and other members of the public excited about growing food are invited to help build a sculptural garden area along the Northern Strand Community Trail! The Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s arts and culture, environment, and […]

TO BE RESCHEDULED: Help Envision Future Economic Development in Norwell!

Posted on February 26, 2018 at 8:48 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Norwell is working with MAPC to create an economic development strategy that helps support local business and responds to the needs of community members.

Building Capacity for Creative Placemaking

Posted on February 13, 2018 at 1:12 pm. Written by Kit Un

Written by Patricia Walsh at AFTA with additional comments provided by Jennifer Henaghan at APA and Jennifer Erickson at MAPC Creative placemaking has been an ongoing discussion in cities and towns across the country for several years, but where do planners sit in this dialogue? What role does a planner have in the development of […]

Exploring Art’s role in Green Infrastructure

Posted on February 2, 2018 at 1:03 pm. Written by Kit Un

Article written by Deidra Montgomery, with content provided by Carolyn Lewenberg On Monday, January 29, more than 70 artists, arts administrators, and regional and municipal planners gathered at the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) to learn more about the intersections of public art and the environment. The event, Art and Green Infrastructure, was […]

Creative Placemaking Forum: Forging Community Development and Creative Communities

Posted on October 5, 2017 at 8:16 am. Written by Kit Un

Hosted by the Mel King Institute, MAPC co-sponsored an innovative forum with MACDC and MASSCreative to highlight the stepping stones and barriers in advancing creative placemaking. This summer, the Mel King Institute, MassCreative, and MACDC requested technical assistance from MAPC’s Arts and Culture division to implement three Creative Placemaking Immersion workshops that would allow CDCs […]

Successful Community Engagement Event at Everett’s Village Fest

Posted on September 25, 2017 at 3:38 pm. Written by Kit Un

This past Saturday, September 23rd, the MAPC team held a very successful community participation exercise for the update to Everett’s open space and recreation plan! The City of Everett held its 3rd annual Village Fest at the Night Shift Brewery, and the MAPC team used the opportunity to ask attendees their opinions on how to […]

Net Zero Planning: Know your Resources!

Posted on September 14, 2017 at 12:47 pm. Written by Kit Un

Webinar on Upcoming Net Zero Resources On Tuesday, September 12, MAPC’s Clean Energy Department’s Environmental Fellow, Mayra Cruz delivered a fantastic webinar on Net Planning resources that can be beneficial to many cities and towns. We had the fortunate opportunity to have Mayra with us, who put considerable time into researching and building Net Zero […]

9th Annual Shannon Grant Basketball Tournament

Posted on August 14, 2017 at 12:13 pm. Written by Kit Un

Earlier this month, the Metro Mayors Coalition, facilitated by MAPC, organized the 9th Annual Shannon Grant Basketball Tournament held at Somerville High School. On Saturday, August 5th, the Metro Mayors Shannon Grant Community Safety Initiative brought together teams from Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Quincy and Revere to participate in a friendly basketball tournament. This […]