Category: Planning – Page 19

Winter Council Meeting: Budgeting Transportation

Posted on March 12, 2015 at 9:49 am. Written by Amanda Linehan

Transportation was at the center of discussion at MAPC’s February 25th Council Meeting – as it has been throughout Greater Boston this winter. Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director of the Central […]

Making Neighborhoods Healthier: MAPC’s Model HIA Report

Posted on February 17, 2015 at 11:24 am. Written by Amanda Linehan

We are very happy to announce that The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) and MAPC Health Impact Assessment (HIA) for the Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund (HNEF) has been recognized by […]

MAPC Communities Shine in Best Complete Streets Policies of 2014

Posted on February 11, 2015 at 2:53 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

A big congratulations to the five MAPC communities that were ranked in Smart Growth America’s Top 10 Complete Streets Policies of 2014. MAPC provided direct assistance to four of the […]

MAPC’s Development Database: A Window to the Future

Posted on February 5, 2015 at 2:21 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

There is no doubt that Metro Boston real estate is on the rebound from the recession of the late ’00s. From Downtown Boston to our smallest towns, cranes and carpenters […]

MAPC Homeland Security – Our Story

Posted on December 1, 2014 at 10:08 am. Written by Karen Adelman

You may have seen this phrase about MAPC’s Homeland Security work: “MAPC serves as the lead Statewide Fiduciary for the Massachusetts Homeland Security Planning Regions under a grant from the […]

Natural Partners: Community Development and Community Health

Posted on October 8, 2014 at 3:11 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

Quick links: Read the full report here. Read an executive summary here Read about MAPC’s work on the CITC HIA and view video MAPC’s public […]

State of Equity in Metro Boston Policy Agenda Release

Posted on July 28, 2014 at 1:35 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

July 11, 2014, Cambridge, MA: Inspiration and resolve suffused the official release of MAPC’s State of Equity in Greater Boston Policy Agenda. The event, held at and sponsored by the […]

Annual Council Meeting

Posted on June 2, 2014 at 11:28 am. Written by Karen Adelman

MAPC’s Annual Council Meeting, held May 28, 2014, was an occasion for transitions, for well-deserved awards, and for engaging discussion about the agency’s plans for the next five years. The […]

MetroFuture Walks & Talks — May 2014

Posted on May 29, 2014 at 5:08 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Rail Trail Workshop in Danvers On May 22, 2014, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), in collaboration with the Planning Department of the Town of Danvers, offered a two-hour interactive […]

Final Sustainable Communities Consortium Meeting with Keynote Speaker US HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan

Posted on May 27, 2014 at 3:40 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

Quick links: Video of all speakers Powerpoint of all project posters All event photos Last week, MAPC celebrated the many accomplishments made possible by our 2009 $4 million […]