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Right-Sizing Parking: A Key to Unlocking Housing Opportunity Under MBTA Communities

Right-Sizing Parking: A Key to Unlocking Housing Opportunity Under MBTA Communities By Adi Nochur, Senior Transportation Planner December 16, 2024 – “After adopting multifamily zoning districts under Section 3A, what transit, […]

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Fall Walks and Summer Rides: Traversing and Celebrating the Region’s Trails

Fall Walks and Summer Rides: Traversing and Celebrating the Region’s Trails By David Loutzenheiser, Senior Transportation Planner, and Tim Viall, Senior Communications Specialist The MetroWest Regional Collaborative recently hosted its […]

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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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Celebrating Progress on MBTA Communities

Celebrating Progress on MBTA Communities By Sukanya Sharma, Senior Regional Land Use Planner, and Matt Walsh, Government Affairs Policy Analyst II October 16, 2024 – On October 1, MAPC joined […]

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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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Preserving and Creating New Homes Through Historic Building Rehabilitation

Preserving and Creating New Homes Through Historic Building Rehabilitation Written by Sarah Scott, Regional Land Use Planer II Pictured: Lower Mills Village, Massachusetts, spanning both sides of the Neponset River […]

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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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Eleven Communities Selected for Racial Equity Advancement & Collaborative Hub (REACH) Cohort

Eleven Communities Selected for Racial Equity Advancement & Collaborative Hub (REACH) Cohort Acton, Arlington, Framingham, Hamilton, Hudson, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Milton, Natick, and Salem are participating Boston – April 25, […]

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MAPC Invites Proposals for the FY2024 Accelerating Climate Resilience Municipal Grants

MAPC Invites Proposals for the FY2024 Accelerating Climate Resilience Municipal Grants The 101 municipalities in the Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s region are invited to apply for funding for one-year projects […]

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Burgeoning Support for Local Option Transfer Fees

Burgeoning Support for Local Option Transfer Fees Legislation would grant cities and towns the ability to establish real estate transfer fees to fund affordable housing. Pictured, MAPC Policy Analyst Matt […]

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