Category: What We Do – Page 7

South Shore Coalition Convenes Legislative Breakfast

Posted on May 2, 2018 at 3:07 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Every year, the South Shore Coalition hosts a breakfast where local officials and municipal leaders are invited to have an engaged conversation with their state legislators. This year […]

MAGIC Legislative Breakfast Connects Legislators, Local Officials

Posted on April 13, 2018 at 3:12 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Over 50 local officials, municipal staff, and other members of the Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC) gathered at the Maynard Golf Course on Tuesday, April 10 […]

MAPC Hosts New Mayors at Winter Council Meeting

Posted on February 28, 2018 at 4:31 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Four newly-minted mayors joined Metropolitan Area Planning Council staff, council members, and allies on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 28 for MAPC’s winter council meeting. Over 100 guests turned […]

Building Capacity for Creative Placemaking

Posted on February 13, 2018 at 1:12 pm. Written by Kit Un

Written by Patricia Walsh at AFTA with additional comments provided by Jennifer Henaghan at APA and Jennifer Erickson at MAPC Creative placemaking has been an ongoing discussion in cities and […]

Creative Placemaking Forum: Forging Community Development and Creative Communities

Posted on October 5, 2017 at 8:16 am. Written by Kit Un

Hosted by the Mel King Institute, MAPC co-sponsored an innovative forum with MACDC and MASSCreative to highlight the stepping stones and barriers in advancing creative placemaking. This summer, the Mel […]

Net Zero Planning: Know your Resources!

Posted on September 14, 2017 at 12:47 pm. Written by Kit Un

Webinar on Upcoming Net Zero Resources On Tuesday, September 12, MAPC’s Clean Energy Department’s Environmental Fellow, Mayra Cruz delivered a fantastic webinar on Net Planning resources that can be beneficial […]

New MAPC.org Launch

Posted on September 11, 2017 at 12:00 pm. Written by Kit Un

Welcome to the new MAPC website! We are delighted to launch this brighter, more appealing, and more usable digital home. We have put a great deal of thought into allowing […]

9th Annual Shannon Grant Basketball Tournament

Posted on August 14, 2017 at 12:13 pm. Written by Kit Un

Earlier this month, the Metro Mayors Coalition, facilitated by MAPC, organized the 9th Annual Shannon Grant Basketball Tournament held at Somerville High School. On Saturday, August 5th, the Metro […]

Best Practices for Streamlining Solar Permitting and Inspection Processes

Posted on July 21, 2017 at 1:59 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Earlier this year, MAPC was selected to participate in SolSmart, a program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative. SolSmart is a national program that recognizes communities that have […]

What We Do: Homeland Security

Posted on June 5, 2017 at 2:46 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

In the video above, Assistant Director of Municipal Collaboration Amy Reilly discusses MAPC’s Homeland Security Division. MAPC serves as Massachusetts’ Homeland Security fiduciary, distributing Federal Department of Homeland Security grants […]