Category: Equity – Page 7

Report Shows Investors are Gobbling Up Homes Across Greater Boston

Posted on November 28, 2023 at 4:07 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Report Shows Investors are Gobbling Up Homes Across Greater Boston New research found one in every five homes sold to an investor from 2004 to 2018, with significant impact on […]

Revere, MAPC Launch Free Wi-Fi Program for 100 Public Housing Units in the City

Posted on November 2, 2023 at 12:56 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Revere, MAPC Launch Free Wi-Fi Program for 100 Public Housing Units in the City Data from an American Community Survey indicates that nearly 16% of households in Revere do not […]

Equity in Clean Energy and Climate Planning

Posted on September 15, 2023 at 12:32 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Equity in Clean Energy and Climate Planning Written by Francelis Morillo Suarez, Clean Energy & Climate Planner I September 14, 2023 – While climate change impacts everyone, it doesn’t impact […]

Climate Emergency Communications in Metro West

Posted on August 29, 2023 at 9:40 am. Written by Tim Viall

Climate Emergency Communications in Metro West Written by Sharon Ron, Assistant Director of Public Health August 25, 2023 – The residents of Metro West were concerned; in surveys and focus […]

Heat Preparedness Week 2023: Climate Change is a Public Health Issue

Posted on August 21, 2023 at 12:23 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Heat Preparedness Week 2023: Climate Change is a Public Health Issue Written by Sasha Shyduroff, Senior Clean Energy and Climate Planner August 21, 2023 – The Greater Boston region is […]

FY 2024 Budget: How MAPC Priorities Fared

Posted on August 21, 2023 at 10:09 am. Written by Tim Viall

FY2024 Budget: How MAPC Priorities Fared MAPC thanks Governor Healey for approving a FY2024 budget that increases or maintains funding for key MAPC priorities, including the District Local Technical Assistance […]

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 […]

Harnessing Community Science to Better Understand Urban Heat Island Challenges in the MetroWest

Posted on July 28, 2023 at 1:57 pm. Written by Maria Salim

Earlier this month, 41 volunteers set out from Framingham State University (FSU) to collect temperature and humidity data along seven different routes, spanning 80 square miles. They conducted temperature data […]

33 Ways to Make Your Digital Communications More Accessible

Posted on July 26, 2023 at 10:02 am. Written by Amanda Belles

July 26, 2023 – Today, on the 33rd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) being signed into law on July 26, 1990, we acknowledge the continued need to focus […]

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 […]