Category: What We Do – Page 2

Preserving and Creating New Homes Through Historic Building Rehabilitation

Posted on June 21, 2024 at 3:35 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Preserving and Creating New Homes Through Historic Building Rehabilitation Written by Sarah Scott, Regional Land Use Planer II Pictured: Lower Mills Village, Massachusetts, spanning both sides of the Neponset River […]

Cooling Down the Metro Mayors Region: the Basics & Benefits of Cool Roofs

Posted on June 20, 2024 at 11:28 am. Written by Tim Viall

Cooling Down the Metro Mayors Region: the Basics & Benefits of Cool Roofs Written by Colleen Shortell, Clean Energy and Climate Planning Intern, and Julia Nassar, Clean Energy and Climate […]

New Template Policy Language for Addressing Extreme Heat and Air Quality in Schools

Posted on June 18, 2024 at 8:00 am. Written by Tim Viall

New Template Policy Language for Addressing Extreme Heat and Air Quality in Schools Written by Sharon Ron, Assistant Director of Public Health To support schools in addressing extreme heat, MAPC […]

Officers and Executive Committee Elected, Staff Members Awarded at Annual Council Meeting

Posted on June 12, 2024 at 10:31 am. Written by Tim Viall

Officers and Executive Committee Elected, Staff Members Awarded at Annual Council Meeting Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Rebecca Tepper addressed attendees as the keynote speaker […]

MAPC Awards More Than $500k to 22 Local Projects

Posted on May 3, 2024 at 11:29 am. Written by Tim Viall

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Awards More Than $500k to 22 Local Projects Arlington, Ashland, Beverly, Boxborough, Chelsea, Danvers, Everett, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lynn, Malden, Marblehead, Maynard, Medford, Medway, Milford, […]

Eleven Communities Selected for Racial Equity Advancement & Collaborative Hub (REACH) Cohort

Posted on April 25, 2024 at 12:38 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Eleven Communities Selected for Racial Equity Advancement & Collaborative Hub (REACH) Cohort Acton, Arlington, Framingham, Hamilton, Hudson, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Milton, Natick, and Salem are participating Boston – April 25, […]

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 Promotes Jessie Partridge Guerrero to Director of Data Services

Posted on April 4, 2024 at 11:34 am. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC Promotes Jessie Partridge Guerrero to Director of Data Services Boston – April 4, 2024 – The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) has named Jessie Partridge Guerrero as the agency’s […]

MARPA Gathers for District Local Technical Assistance Day

Posted on March 27, 2024 at 9:03 am. Written by Tim Viall

MARPA Gathers for District Local Technical Assistance Day March 27, 2024 – Yesterday, leaders from most of the Commonwealth’s 13 regional planning agencies gathered on Beacon Hill to advocate for […]

33 Ways to Make Your Digital Communications More Accessible

Posted on July 26, 2023 at 10:02 am. Written by Amanda Belles

July 26, 2023 – Today, on the 33rd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) being signed into law on July 26, 1990, we acknowledge the continued need to focus […]