Youth, Law Enforcement Join for Annual Basketball Tournament
Annual event helps combat youth crime and prevent gang violence across Metro Boston
Continue reading...Youth, Law Enforcement Join for Annual Basketball Tournament
Youth, Law Enforcement Join for Basketball Tournament Annual event helps combat youth crime and prevent gang violence across Metro Boston Tuesday, August 17, 2021 REVERE – Local teens, youth services workers and law enforcement officials joined together for the Annual Shannon Grant Basketball Tournament last weekend, in a show of solidarity among youth and those who […]
Continue reading...MAPC, CAFEH Release “Particulate Policy” Report on Air Quality Policy Solutions
MAPC, CAFEH Release “Particulate Policy” Report on Air Quality Policy Solutions For immediate release: Monday, June 21 BOSTON – Massachusetts policymakers have an opportunity to protect residents from harmful traffic-related air pollution, according to a new analysis released today by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure and Health (CAFEH). […]
Continue reading...Action Alert: Senate Budget Amendments
Call to Action: FY22 House Ways and Means Budget Last month, the Massachusetts House completed debate on the FY22 budget, H.4001. It includes a number of wins for cities and towns throughout the Commonwealth. The bill isnow up for deliberation in the Senate. We are urging the Senate to support several amendments to the Senate […]
Continue reading...The Future of Work: Data and Policies to Shape Greater Boston’s Recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic will undoubtedly have a lasting impact on Greater Boston’s economy, workers, travel patterns, and more. At a virtual State House briefing on Tuesday, May 12, staff from MAPC presented research on the “Future of Work” in the region—including data and research on wage polarization, unequal opportunity, industry shifts, and travel behavior—and how […]
Continue reading...DLTA Spotlight: Win2030 Visioning
Photo by acme401, Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) DLTA Spotilight: Win2030: A Visioning Plan for Winthrop Written by Operations Specialist Rachel Marx District Local Technical Assistance, or “DLTA” funds, are state grants distributed among the state’s 13 Regional Planning Agencies (RPAs)—including MAPC—to provide cities and towns with money and technical staff to work on projects related […]
Continue reading...Announcing MetroCommon May
MetroCommon 2050 is the next land use and policy plan for the people who live and work in Greater Boston. At its core will be bold, actionable recommendations. These recommendations – especially for state and local government – will play a critical role in reaching our goals in the next 10, 20, and 30 years. […]
Continue reading...Action Alert: FY22 House Ways and Means Budget
Call to Action: FY22 House Ways and Means Budget On Wednesday, the MA House Ways and Means Committee released their FY22 budget bill, H.4000. It includes a number of wins for cities and towns throughout the Commonwealth. We’re incredibly grateful to the House Ways and Means Committee for their hard work on the budget (you […]
Continue reading...Watch: Community Safety Day 2021
On Tuesday, April 6, local officials, mayors and city managers, community leaders, law enforcement officers, and youth gathered for the 2021 Community Safety Day on the Hill: the first virtual gathering in the event’s history. Over 200 people from across Massachusetts tuned in to hear about the importance of supporting youth violence prevention programs, talk […]
Continue reading...Video: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Women in the Workforce
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in the workforce are both severe and lopsided in comparison to men. For women of color, who make up a higher percentage of essential workers, job losses are even worse. Addressing this “she-cession” will take a focused effort across sectors: government, business, advocates, and academia must all […]
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