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.
Once is chance, twice is coincidence, third time is because it’s getting warmer.
The past two Halloweens have brought quite a trick to New England. Last year at this time, a Nor’Easter came […]
Read MoreHubway Data Viz Hack Day
Last Saturday we hosted a our first-ever Hubway Data Visualization Hack Day at the The Bocoup Loft in the Innovation District […]
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Aqueduct trails now open to the public!
Nature lovers, walkers, bird watchers, and cyclists should rejoice today–the first piece of more than 40 miles of inactive Massachusetts […]
Read MoreHelmets vs. physical activity: A public health Catch-22
Will encouraging helmet use simultaneously discourage people from riding their bikes in the city? Two public health concerns – obesity and […]
Read MoreTransportation World In Crisis?
If you’ve heard a lot about the federal government’s new two-year transportation funding program but aren’t sure what it means […]
Read MoreWhat do half a million bike-share trips look like to YOU?
Calling all data geeks, designers, students, and bike-share lovers! Get started on your entry in the first-ever Hubway Visualization Contest, […]
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