Category: Community Planning

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

Posted on July 12, 2024 at 1:04 pm. Written by Tim Viall

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 […]

Preserving and Creating New Homes Through Historic Building Rehabilitation

Posted on June 21, 2024 at 3:35 pm. Written by Tim Viall

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 […]

MAPC Awards More Than $500k to 22 Local Projects

Posted on May 3, 2024 at 11:29 am. Written by Tim Viall

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, […]

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

Posted on April 25, 2024 at 12:38 pm. Written by Tim Viall

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, […]

MAPC Invites Proposals for the FY2024 Accelerating Climate Resilience Municipal Grants

Posted on August 15, 2023 at 9:45 am. Written by Tim Viall

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 […]

Burgeoning Support for Local Option Transfer Fees

Posted on July 19, 2023 at 10:58 am. Written by Tim Viall

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 […]

New Research Supports Regional Trend: Supply of Off-Street Residential Parking Outweighs the Demand

Posted on July 17, 2023 at 8:30 am. Written by Tim Viall

New Research Supports Regional Trend: Supply of Off-Street Residential Parking Outweighs the Demand A more “perfect fit” of parking supply and demand can lower development costs, enable more affordable housing, […]

Community Liaison Model: An Emerging Best Practice for Community Engagement at the Intersection of Climate and Public Health

Posted on June 27, 2023 at 12:28 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Community Liaison Model: An Emerging Best Practice for Community Engagement at the Intersection of Climate and Public Health Written by Julia Nassar, Clean Energy and Climate Planner II, and Sharon […]

MAPC Wraps Up Spring Legislative Breakfasts

Posted on June 2, 2023 at 2:42 pm. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC Wraps Up Spring Legislative Breakfasts June 2, 2023 – MAPC just wrapped up hosting six legislative breakfasts with seven of our subregions over the course of the spring. We host these breakfasts […]

Report Shows Greater Boston is Susceptible to Unpredictable Stormwater Flooding

Posted on May 1, 2023 at 9:54 am. Written by Tim Viall

Report Shows Greater Boston is Susceptible to Unpredictable Stormwater Flooding The vast majority of flood claims from March 2010 storms were outside of FEMA flood zones, according to analysis May […]