Category: Municipal Collaboration – Page 5

Request for Information: Digital Navigators

Posted on August 9, 2021 at 3:41 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Request for Information: Digital Navigators This page is no longer being updated. For current information on MAPC’s Digital Equity work, visit our Digital Equity Program page. The Metropolitan Area Planning […]

Announcing MetroCommon May

Posted on May 4, 2021 at 10:14 am. Written by Elise Harmon

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 […]

Watch: Community Safety Day 2021

Posted on April 9, 2021 at 2:55 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

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 […]

Webinar: Pool Testing for COVID-19

Posted on December 16, 2020 at 1:55 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

“Pool testing”—batching samples together and retesting individually if a result is positive—is a way for municipalities and schools to work together to provide regular, frequent, and cost-effective COVID-19 testing. In […]

Helping Local Health Organizations Fight COVID-19, 24/7

Posted on December 10, 2020 at 8:00 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Helping Local Health Organizations Fight COVID-19, 24/7 The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented pressure on hospitals, local health departments, emergency management organizations, and other health providers across the country and […]

Webinar: Wastewater Testing for COVID-19

Posted on December 9, 2020 at 3:14 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Cities and towns are deploying a number of strategies to identify the spread of COVID-19 in their communities. One emerging method: testing sewage from households and buildings for the presence […]

Local Public Health Officials, Municipal Leaders Call for Emergency Funding

Posted on December 2, 2020 at 3:21 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

138 Local Public Health Officials & Municipal Leaders Call for Emergency Funding for Local Health Departments Over 100 public health officials and municipal leaders from throughout Massachusetts are calling for […]

37 Mayors and Managers: Extend Deadline to Spend CARES Funding

Posted on December 1, 2020 at 4:59 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

37 Mayors and Managers to Federal Officials: Extend Deadline to Spend CARES Funding Thirty-seven Massachusetts municipal leaders are asking the Massachusetts federal delegation to extend the deadline to spend CARES […]

Local Officials: Pledge to Take Action on Systemic Racism

Posted on August 4, 2020 at 12:36 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Pledge to Take Action on Systemic Racism Our nation’s long-simmering tensions over systemic racism and police violence have resulted in important protests and conversations this summer, making one thing clear: […]

The Diversity Deficit: MAPC Releases New Research on Greater Boston Municipal Employee Diversity

Posted on July 13, 2020 at 6:06 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

The Diversity Deficit MAPC Releases New Research on Greater Boston Municipal Employee Diversity The people who work in Greater Boston cities and towns are overwhelmingly whiter and older than the […]