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.
Natick Aqueduct Trails Open
April 24, 2014, Natick: The kids couldn’t stop giggling as they grouped together to cut the ribbon. The sun was […]
sPARKing New Ideas: Parking Strategies for Stronger Communities
Parking may not be the subject of scintillating conversation among non-planners, but the hundreds of municipal, state, and community leaders […]
Municipal Solar in Sudbury
To utilize otherwise nonproductive space on their closed landfill, Sudbury decided to fill it with solar panels–6,060 of them. This […]
Managing Neighborhood Change in Somerville and Beyond
On Tuesday, March 4, Somerville residents gathered at the Argenziano School with Senator Patricia Jehlen, Representative Denise Provost, aldermen, and […]
LED Streetlight Conversions in Arlington
This is the second in a series of videos that MAPC’s Clean Energy Division has made about our work in […]
Winter Council Meeting: Sustainable Communities Accomplishments
Inspiration was on tap at MAPC’s February 26th Council Meeting, as speakers celebrated the work that Sustainable Communities Grants made […]