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Planning101

Planning101

Talking Smart Growth for 101 Communities in Greater Boston

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 Interdisciplinary Team Wins Massachusetts American Planning Association Award

January 20, 2015

MAPC’s “Placemaking in Malden” project today won the Social Advocacy Award from the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Planning Association. MAPC’s […]

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MAPC Homeland Security – Our Story

December 1, 2014

You may have seen this phrase about MAPC’s Homeland Security work: “MAPC serves as the lead Statewide Fiduciary for the […]

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Natural Partners: Community Development and Community Health

October 8, 2014

          Quick links: Read the full report here. Read an executive summary here Read about MAPC’s […]

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"When we solve problems for those who ae most vulnerable, we solve them for everyone." Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder and CEO of PolicyLink, in her keynote address. MAPC's State of Equity in Metro Boston Action Agenda Release, July 11, 2014, Cambridge, Mass. Courtesy Marilyn Humphries.

State of Equity in Metro Boston Policy Agenda Release

July 28, 2014

July 11, 2014, Cambridge, MA: Inspiration and resolve suffused the official release of MAPC’s State of Equity in Greater Boston […]

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Annual Council Meeting

June 2, 2014

MAPC’s Annual Council Meeting, held May 28, 2014, was an occasion for transitions, for well-deserved awards, and for engaging discussion […]

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MetroFuture Walks & Talks — May 2014

May 29, 2014

Rail Trail Workshop in Danvers On May 22, 2014, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), in collaboration with the Planning […]

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