Category: What We Do – Page 5

MAPC Awards More Than $800k in “Accelerating Climate Resilience” Grants to 13 Municipal Projects

Posted on December 19, 2022 at 11:19 am. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC Awards More Than $800k in “Accelerating Climate Resilience” Grants to 13 Municipal Projects The cities/towns of Arlington, Beverly, Cambridge, Chelsea, Malden, Medford, Milton, Natick, Norwood, Reading, Scituate, Stoneham, Watertown, […]

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 […]

MARPA-DLS Conference Highlights Opportunities for Cities & Towns, Reflects on Accomplishments

Posted on October 4, 2022 at 3:55 pm. Written by Tim Viall

More than one hundred municipal officials and staff from across the Commonwealth gathered last week for the 2022 Statewide Municipal Partnerships Conference, hosted by the Mass. Association of Regional Planning […]

MAPC Launches “MetroCommon 2050: Shaping our Region Together”

Posted on May 6, 2022 at 2:21 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Flanked by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, MA-07, and scores of public officials and stakeholders from across Greater Boston this week, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) officially unveiled a land use […]

MAPC Launches “MetroCommon 2050: Shaping our Region Together”

Posted on May 6, 2022 at 2:19 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Screenshot of the MetroCommon 2050 Digital Hub. Click to open. MAPC Launches ‘MetroCommon 2050: Shaping our Region Together’ New long-range land use and public policy plan offers a vision and […]

Join us on Thursday, May 5: Creating an Equitable and Resilient Region

Posted on April 29, 2022 at 11:23 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Creating an Equitable and Resilient Region: MetroCommon 2050 Join us—in person!—for the launch of MetroCommon 2050: Greater Boston’s regional policy and land use plan! Thursday, May 5, 2022 10 a.m. […]

Announcing MetroCommon May

Posted on May 4, 2021 at 10:14 am. Written by Elise Harmon

MetroCommon 2050 is the next land use and policy plan for the people who live and work in Greater Boston. At its core will be bold, actionable recommendations. These recommendations […]

Earth Week at MAPC: Events and Project Highlights

Posted on April 20, 2021 at 6:40 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans – 10 percent of the United States’ population – demonstrated to raise awareness of air, water, and soil pollution and to support federal […]

Helping Local Health Organizations Fight COVID-19, 24/7

Posted on December 10, 2020 at 8:00 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Helping Local Health Organizations Fight COVID-19, 24/7 The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented pressure on hospitals, local health departments, emergency management organizations, and other health providers across the country and […]