Environment
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.
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The Public Health team has partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health as the Regional Data and Action Provider […]
Complying with State Regulations for Consolidated Local Permitting for Clean Energy
Acton-Boxborough Schools’ BESS (2.1 MW battery energy storage plant). Photo credit: Enel X on YouTube All 351 cities and towns […]
Couldn’t Make it to the MARPA/DLS Conference? Here’s What You Missed
Couldn’t Make it to the MARPA-DLS Conference? Here’s What You Missed October 05, 2026 – More than two hundred municipal […]
Cooling our Blocks
Cooling does not only happen on the individual or building scale – it can also be done on the neighborhood […]
Cool Communities
Community plays a major – and possibly unsurprising – role in keeping people safe during extreme heat events. Researchers have […]
Cool Communications
Building heat resilience means building effective communication networks, so you can reach people before the next heat wave hits. Awareness […]