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Planning101

Planning101

Creating a more sustainable, equitable, collaborative, and climate-resilient region.

Planning101 is a space for MAPC staff to share their wealth of knowledge on different topics. 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.

The Opioid Epidemic: A Mother’s Reckoning

May 11, 2020

Over 2,000 people died of opioid overdoses in Massachusetts last year. Our state has one of the highest rates of […]

Shared Practices for Engagement in Virtual Meetings

May 8, 2020

Hosting engaging public meetings over virtual platforms can be tricky. Since the COVID-19 emergency necessitated working from home, MAPC has […]

MAPC’s Metro Mayors Coalition Receives Shannon Grant

May 5, 2020

MAPC’s Metro Mayors Coalition Receives Shannon Grant to Combat Gang and Youth Violence In eight Metro Boston communities that have […]

May Data Viz: Responding to COVID-19

May 1, 2020

Every month, MAPC’s Data Services department is releasing maps and data visualizations covering a range of vital and interrelated topics: […]

MAPC Releases Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory Tool

April 21, 2020

New Tool and Step-by-Step Guide: Community Greenhouse Gas Inventories A greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory is an important part of […]

Research Brief: The COVID-19 Layoff Housing Gap

April 3, 2020

Report: The COVID-19 Layoff Housing Gap   The “first wave” of COVID-related unemployment in Massachusetts is represented in the nearly […]