Category: Transportation – Page 12

Is Metro Boston Building Too Much Parking?

Posted on February 22, 2017 at 4:17 pm. Written by designprinciples

Boston – Parking is a hotly-debated across Metro Boston, with little hard data about how many off-street spaces already exist in the region, and how many we need to build in order to meet future demand – until now.

Life Moves Pretty Fast, But Lowering Speed Limits Can Save Lives

Posted on January 5, 2017 at 2:45 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

“Life moves pretty fast,” goes the quote from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” “If you don’t slow down and look around, you might miss it.” What Ferris doesn’t say, though, is […]

Boston Greenbelt Walk

Posted on June 16, 2015 at 1:15 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Over 40 participants joined MAPC and the Free Walkers, a long-distance walking group, for a walk along part of the Boston Greenbelt Trail. The Trail is a proposed 90-mile walking […]

Putting Legacy First: Planning for the Boston 2024 Olympics

Posted on June 9, 2015 at 10:55 am. Written by Amanda Linehan

Quick links: Executive Summary, Full Report Boston’s Olympic bid has the potential to shape the region for years to come. Our new report, issued jointly with the Massachusetts Smart Growth […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

$50 Million for Active Streets Certification Program in House’s Transportation Bond Bill

Posted on January 31, 2014 at 4:12 pm. Written by Karen Adelman

This week, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed its version of the Transportation Bond Bill and included $50 million for the Active Streets Certification Program! MAPC has been working continuously […]

DeLeo – Let’s decide transportation $, then budget

Posted on March 7, 2013 at 3:59 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Originally posted on the T4MA blog By Marie Szaniszlo House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo this morning said he wants the Legislature to decide how much to earmark for transportation, including […]

Building support for transportation finance reform

Posted on February 28, 2013 at 5:08 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

On Monday, February 25, more than 100 people came to Salem’s Old Town Hall for an MAPC regional forum, co-sponsored by many local, regional, and statewide partners, focusing on the […]