Category: Policy – Page 9

New Focus in Community Health Needs Assessments: The Social Determinants of Health

Posted on February 4, 2020 at 9:00 am. Written by Kit Un

New Focus in Community Health Needs Assessments: The Social Determinants of Health Community health needs assessments (CHNAs), commonly performed by hospitals and other institutions, identify and describe factors that affect […]

“Crowded in and Priced Out:” Housing Families with Children in Greater Boston

Posted on February 3, 2020 at 8:42 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Nearly one out of every four families with children in 12 Greater Boston communities pay more than half their income for housing, while nearly one in ten live in overcrowded conditions.

Cities and Towns to Beacon Hill: We Need Additional Revenue for Transportation

Posted on November 13, 2019 at 9:31 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Greater Boston Mayors and Managers support 15 cent increase to the gas tax and other funding mechanisms to advance equity, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support transit oriented development WEDNESDAY, […]

Cities and Towns to Beacon Hill: We Need Additional Revenue for Transportation

Posted on November 13, 2019 at 9:31 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Today, three broad coalitions of municipal officials from throughout Eastern Massachusetts called on the Commonwealth to raise significant new revenue and dedicate it to rescuing the state’s ailing and congested transportation system.

North Shore Coalition Mayors and Managers Unveil Regional Transportation Vision

Posted on November 1, 2019 at 3:27 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Elise HarmonDigital Communications SpecialistMetropolitan Area Planning [email protected] SALEM – Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 – Salem Mayor Kimberly Driscoll and the 18 communities of the North Shore Coalition today unveiled the […]

MARPA-DLS Conference: 21st Century Municipalities

Posted on September 11, 2019 at 11:41 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Join us for the Statewide Municipal Partnerships Conference Tuesday, October 8, 2019 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. College of the Holy Cross Hogan Campus Center 1 College Street Worcester, MA […]

MAPC: MassDOT Congestion Study Takes Several Steps in the Right Direction

Posted on August 8, 2019 at 4:47 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

For immediate release: Thursday, August 8, 2019 BOSTON — The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) today issued a statement thanking MassDOT and Governor Charlie Baker for completing a long-awaited study […]

Most Metro Boston Residential Developments Overbuild Off-Street Parking

Posted on July 24, 2019 at 12:36 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Nearly 30 percent of off-street parking spaces at multifamily developments in cities and towns around Boston are sitting empty at peak demand time, according to research released today by MAPC. […]

New study finds off-street residential parking overbuilt across Metro Boston

Posted on July 24, 2019 at 12:30 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Amanda Linehan Communications Director Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 617-933-0705 [email protected] 30% of off-street parking spaces at apartment buildings sit empty during peak demand, new research finds Boston – New […]

New study identifies climate impacts of Uber, Lyft

Posted on July 22, 2019 at 3:16 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

A new study by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) shows that ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft are increasing not just traffic but greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in Greater Boston, in a first-ever analysis of the climate impacts of transportation network companies, or TNCs.