Category: Transportation – Page 3

MetroCommon Speaker Series Returns with “Finding the Fit”

Posted on April 8, 2024 at 1:08 pm. Written by Tim Viall

MetroCommon Speaker Series Returns with “Finding the Fit” Written by Adi Nochur, Senior Transportation Planner, and Julia Wallerce, Assistant Director of Transportation April 8, 2024 – Parking may seem like […]

MAPC & Neponset River Watershed Association Kick Off Phase Two of Boston to Blue Hills

Posted on February 12, 2024 at 11:10 am. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC & Neponset River Watershed Association kick off phase two of Boston to Blue Hills Written by Marah Holland, Senior Transportation Planner February 12, 2024 – The route between Boston’s […]

Greater Boston Climate Action Plan

Posted on January 17, 2024 at 5:19 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Greater Boston Climate Action Plan: MAPC and Partners are Developing Priority Actions to Reduce Carbon Pollution Across the Region Written by Sasha Shyduroff, Principal Planner, Clean Energy January 17, 2024 […]

MAPC Comments on MBTA’s State of Good Repair Needs

Posted on November 16, 2023 at 1:44 pm. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC Comments on MBTA’s State of Good Repair Needs MAPC Assistant Transportation Director Julia Wallerce delivered the following remarks to the MBTA Board of Directors on Thursday, November 16, 2023. […]

FY 2024 Budget: How MAPC Priorities Fared

Posted on August 21, 2023 at 10:09 am. Written by Tim Viall

FY2024 Budget: How MAPC Priorities Fared MAPC thanks Governor Healey for approving a FY2024 budget that increases or maintains funding for key MAPC priorities, including the District Local Technical Assistance […]

New Research Supports Regional Trend: Supply of Off-Street Residential Parking Outweighs the Demand

Posted on July 17, 2023 at 8:30 am. Written by Tim Viall

New Research Supports Regional Trend: Supply of Off-Street Residential Parking Outweighs the Demand A more “perfect fit” of parking supply and demand can lower development costs, enable more affordable housing, […]

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Awards More Than $400k to 15 Local Projects

Posted on April 25, 2023 at 11:44 am. Written by Tim Viall

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Awards More Than $400k to 15 Local Projects Arlington, Ashland, Beverly, Boston, Cambridge, Carlisle, Everett, Framingham, Gloucester, Holliston, Ipswich, Lynn, Maynard, Middleton, Milton, Natick, Quincy, Randolph, […]

MAPC Finds Greater Boston Experienced Measurable Loss of Industrial Space Since 2011, Demand for this Space Remains Robust

Posted on February 14, 2023 at 2:28 pm. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC Finds Greater Boston Experienced Measurable Loss of Industrial Space Since 2011, Demand for this Space Remains Robust Deterioration of the regional industrial base could damage the region’s economic strength, […]

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Announces Policy Priorities Ahead of 193rd Legislative Session

Posted on January 3, 2023 at 3:54 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Announces Policy Priorities Ahead of 193rd Legislative Session MAPC’s legislative priorities are rooted in the goals set in MetroCommon 2050 to create a more equitable, sustainable, […]

STUDY: App-Based Food Orders Most Likely Outnumber Ride-Hailing Trips in Mass., with Major Impacts on Traffic, Climate & Low-Wage Workers

Posted on December 13, 2022 at 8:26 am. Written by Tim Viall

STUDY: App-Based Food Orders Most Likely Outnumber Ride-Hailing Trips in Mass., with Major Impacts on Traffic, Climate & Low-Wage Workers Dark stores, emissions from delivery vehicles, and third-party app fees […]