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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.

Winter Council Meeting: Budgeting Transportation

March 12, 2015

Transportation was at the center of discussion at MAPC’s February 25th Council Meeting – as it has been throughout Greater […]

Making Neighborhoods Healthier: MAPC’s Model HIA Report

February 17, 2015

We are very happy to announce that The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) and MAPC Health Impact Assessment (HIA) for […]

MAPC Communities Shine in Best Complete Streets Policies of 2014

February 11, 2015

A big congratulations to the five MAPC communities that were ranked in Smart Growth America’s Top 10 Complete Streets Policies […]

MAPC’s Development Database: A Window to the Future

February 5, 2015

There is no doubt that Metro Boston real estate is on the rebound from the recession of the late ’00s.  […]

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 […]

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 […]