Clean Energy
Planning101 is a space for MAPC staff to share their wealth of knowledge on topics related to smart growth and regional collaboration. This blog covers a diverse range of issues that include transportation, clean energy, land use, environment, public health, local government, equity, the innovative usage of public data, and the process of creating digital tools.
Metro Mayors Commit to Climate Change Preparedness
On May 13, 2015, MAPC hosted an unprecedented Climate Preparedness Summit at UMass Boston in partnership with the City of […]
Read MoreMunicipal Solar in Sudbury
To utilize otherwise nonproductive space on their closed landfill, Sudbury decided to fill it with solar panels–6,060 of them. This […]
Read MoreLED Streetlight Conversions in Arlington
This is the second in a series of videos that MAPC’s Clean Energy Division has made about our work in […]
Read MoreNorth Shore Community Energy Strategies
Last week, MAPC brought together residents of Salem, Swampscott, Hamilton, and Wenham at Swampscott High School to discuss strategies to […]
Read MoreLocal Energy Planning in Medford
MAPC’s Clean Energy Division has just unveiled a video about our Local Energy Action Program in Medford. The City had already […]
Read MoreThe ripple effect: A regional approach to sustainable communities
The purchase of streetlights by Chelsea from Boston referenced in this article from Atlantic Cities was facilitated in part by […]
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