Data & Digital Tools
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.
MAPC Wins Planning Awards
Last week, the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-MA) presented MAPC with two awards: the Social Advocacy Award […]
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Roadworks: A Streamlined Digital Platform to Manage Street Openings
Massachusetts has some of the oldest natural gas main infrastructure in the nation, with pipes averaging 60 years old. To […]
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Shipping Container to Interactive Exhibit: Housing> at HUBweek
Eastern Massachusetts faces a housing shortage that threatens our families and communities, our economic prospects, and our quality of life. […]
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MAPC’s DataCommon is Back (and Better Than Ever!)
How much do you know about your community – your town’s demographics, employment, education, or tax revenue? Do you know […]
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Metro Mayors Announce 185,000 Unit Production Goal
The Boston region is in the midst of a housing crisis. In the communities that make up the Inner Core […]
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Building the Future: MAPC’s MassBuilds Shows Past, Present, and Future Development
Metropolitan Boston needs to build an average of 16,000 new homes per year to meet projected demand. But between 2010 […]
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