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Main Street Corridor Study

Project Description MAPC collaborated with Reading, Wakefield and Melrose to develop a coherent, forward-looking transportation plan. The Main Street Corridor Study looks at ways to improve upon the existing transportation […]

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Transportation Finance Reform

Transportation is crucial to every aspect of life in Massachusetts. It connects workers to jobs, businesses to markets, students to schools, and residents and visitors to the state’s cultural and […]

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Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning Network

For information about the LandLine, please click here. Final Reports Beverly Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Reading Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Northern Strand Trail Communities – Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, Malden, Revere, Saugus […]

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The Battle Road Scenic Byway: Road to Revolutions

Project Overview One Road, Many Revolutions! The American Revolution started here. World-renowned classic literature was written here. The environmental movement was seeded here. Innovations in aerospace and electronics technology were developed […]

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Long Range Planning for Sea Level Rise

Scituate, Marshfield and Duxbury Coastal Hazards Adaptation Study Coastal communities in the Boston region enjoy access to the scenic and recreational amenities of being along the ocean shores. There is also […]

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Mystic River Corridor Strategy Project

Project background Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone initiated this project in 2006 when he approached MAPC with the idea to bring the cities of the Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford and Somerville together to […]

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MAGIC Comprehensive Agricultural Planning Program

Program Background The MAGIC subregion has the least densely-populated land of the MAPC region. These communities are particularly susceptible to encroaching development on lands suitable for agricultural production. The remaining farms in developing […]

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Neponset River Watershed Water Management Act Planning

Photo via Bill Ilott, Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) MAPC Promoting Smart Growth & Regional Planning JUNE 2013 Neponset River Watershed Water Management Act Planning Project Background Integrated Water Management (IWM), […]

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Green Line Extension

Project background MAPC worked with the cities of Medford and Somerville to gather community input on the possibility of extending the Green Line to Mystic Valley Parkway/Route 16, and to […]

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Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous Vehicles CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Resources >> PDF MAPC | Promoting Smart Growth & Regional Planning The deployment of autonomous vehicles holds the potential to positively transform the transportation network. […]

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