Category: Data – Page 8

New research reveals demand for bike share in Greater Boston communities

Posted on November 6, 2019 at 9:59 am. Written by Elise Harmon

New research reveals demand for bike share in Greater Boston communities Analysis of bike share trip data identifies opportunities for suburban bike infrastructure investments Click Here to Access the Interactive […]

Most Metro Boston Residential Developments Overbuild Off-Street Parking

Posted on July 24, 2019 at 12:36 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Nearly 30 percent of off-street parking spaces at multifamily developments in cities and towns around Boston are sitting empty at peak demand time, according to research released today by MAPC. […]

New study finds off-street residential parking overbuilt across Metro Boston

Posted on July 24, 2019 at 12:30 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Amanda Linehan Communications Director Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 617-933-0705 [email protected] 30% of off-street parking spaces at apartment buildings sit empty during peak demand, new research finds Boston – New […]

New study identifies climate impacts of Uber, Lyft

Posted on July 22, 2019 at 3:16 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

A new study by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) shows that ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft are increasing not just traffic but greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in Greater Boston, in a first-ever analysis of the climate impacts of transportation network companies, or TNCs.

MAPC Wins Planning Awards

Posted on December 21, 2018 at 4:30 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Last week, the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-MA) presented MAPC with two awards: the Social Advocacy Award for and the Metropolitan Mayors’ Coalition Regional Housing Task Force […]

Roadworks: A Streamlined Digital Platform to Manage Street Openings

Posted on December 17, 2018 at 1:18 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Massachusetts has some of the oldest natural gas main infrastructure in the nation, with pipes averaging 60 years old. To replace this pipe and other underground infrastructure, utilities need to […]

Shipping Container to Interactive Exhibit: Housing> at HUBweek

Posted on October 11, 2018 at 5:01 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Eastern Massachusetts faces a housing shortage that threatens our families and communities, our economic prospects, and our quality of life. Communities are working to create vibrant, walkable neighborhoods where people […]

MAPC’s DataCommon is Back (and Better Than Ever!)

Posted on October 3, 2018 at 6:17 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

How much do you know about your community – your town’s demographics, employment, education, or tax revenue? Do you know what the average water usage is, or how many people […]

Metro Mayors Announce 185,000 Unit Production Goal

Posted on October 3, 2018 at 4:55 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

The Boston region is in the midst of a housing crisis. In the communities that make up the Inner Core of the Boston metro region, one in 10 homeowners and […]

Building the Future: MAPC’s MassBuilds Shows Past, Present, and Future Development

Posted on August 15, 2018 at 11:51 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Metropolitan Boston needs to build an average of 16,000 new homes per year to meet projected demand. But between 2010 and 2017, we averaged just over 10,500 units per year. […]