Category: Planning – Page 21

Change Ahead for Somerville’s Neighborhoods

Posted on February 12, 2014 at 3:44 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

The Green Line Extension may benefit the City of Somerville in many ways, but it may also cause displacement of low- and moderate-income residents, said a report released February 1 […]

MAPC Awarded CIC Grants: Will Help Communities Throughout Region and Commonwealth.

Posted on February 6, 2014 at 12:05 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

Governor Deval Patrick announced today that MAPC has been awarded funding through the Community Innovation Challenge Grant program to lead projects that will help gateway cities save energy, help Neponset […]

Danvers Town Meeting Unanimously Passes Tapleyville Overlay District Article

Posted on February 4, 2014 at 5:44 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Congratulations to Danvers! Danvers’ Town Meeting just passed the Tapleyville Overlay District article that will allow for the mixed use redevelopment of a small industrial area near the downtown and adjacent […]

Fighting Gang Violence: MAPC Facilitates Metro Mayors Shannon Grant Coalition

Posted on February 3, 2014 at 11:43 am. Written by Karen Adelman

In 2014, for the 8th year in a row, MAPC will be facilitating the Metro Mayors Shannon Grant Coalition. The Shannon Grant is a statewide youth and gang violence prevention […]

Local Energy Planning in Medford

Posted on January 31, 2014 at 11:50 am. Written by Amanda Linehan

MAPC’s Clean Energy Division has just unveiled a video about our Local Energy Action Program in Medford. The City had already done a lot of clean energy work before reaching out […]

Open House 2014!

Posted on January 29, 2014 at 4:17 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Was it the best Open House yet? At the very least, it was a great one. Nearly 300 planning enthusiasts – legislators, municipal officials, planners, activists, students, and community members […]

A New Year at MAPC

Posted on December 31, 2013 at 5:16 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Happy New Year from MAPC! We are proud to announce the release of our 2014 Calendar and Annual Report. This past year was MAPC’s 50th anniversary, and the five-year anniversary […]

MAPC Testifies for Active Streets

Posted on December 12, 2013 at 3:27 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Michelle Ciccolo, President of MAPC, yesterday joined Maddie Ribble of the Massachusetts Public Health Association, Lizzi Weyant of Transportation for Massachusetts and David Watson of MassBike to testify at the […]

Four Years Later: Sustainable Communities Grantees Convene

Posted on December 9, 2013 at 12:25 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

From increasing the economic viability of farming and protect sustainable “foodsheds” in MAPC’s MAGIC subregion, to grassroots visioning of the future of Salem Point via a web-based game, to finding […]

More Towns to Take Advantage of GIC

Posted on December 4, 2013 at 12:54 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

The GIC will gain three more towns as of July 2014, it was announced this week, bringing the total of GIC communities to 41. East Bridgewater, Framingham, and Middleborough are […]