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Metro Mayors Issue Statement on Orange Line Shutdown

Metro Mayors Issue Statement on Orange Line Shutdown For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 The Metropolitan Mayors Coalition has advocated for a fully funded, safe, reliable, frequent, and accessible transportation […]

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Massachusetts House and Senate Pass Comprehensive Climate Legislation

Massachusetts House and Senate Pass Comprehensive Climate Legislation  Photo by Aubrey Odom-Mabey, Unsplash For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 21 2022 The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is pleased that the […]

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Metro Mayors Issue Statement on MBTA service cuts

Metro Mayors Issue Statement on MBTA service cuts Photo by Paul Morris, Flickr For Immediate Release: Friday, July 8th 2022 The Metropolitan Mayors Coalition has advocated for a fully funded, […]

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Heatwaves: How Extreme Heat Impacts Students and Educators

SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER As schools across the region wrap up their academic year and get excited for summer, others are planning for future heatwaves and how to protect students, […]

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MBTA Communities Multifamily Zoning: MAPC’s Recommendations

In January 2021, the Massachusetts Legislature adopted an Economic Development Bond Bill (H.5250) that made long-overdue changes to the state’s Zoning Act. The “Housing Choices” sections of the bill made […]

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Funding Opportunity: MAPC’s Technical Assistance Program

Interested in working with MAPC on a project? We are currently soliciting ideas for projects that will commence in the winter and spring of 2022. This week, MAPC released a […]

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Juneteenth 2021

Today, Friday, June 18, MAPC will be closed in observance of Juneteenth, which for the first time this year has been designated as an official state and national holiday. Commemorated […]

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Statement of Support for the AAPI Community

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*NEW* Guidance on By-Right Multifamily Zoning in MBTA Communities

Guidance for MBTA Communities on By-Right Multifamily Zoning The recently-passed Economic Development Bond Bill included a number of provisions relating to Housing Choices. One topic that has been the subject […]

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MAPC Statement: City of Boston Rollback to Phase 2.2

“MAPC applauds Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston for moving the city back to Phase 2.2 of the reopening plan. The rise in COVID cases, deaths, and […]

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