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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.

A New Year at MAPC

December 31, 2013

Happy New Year from MAPC! We are proud to announce the release of our 2014 Calendar and Annual Report. This […]

MAPC Testifies for Active Streets

December 12, 2013

Michelle Ciccolo, President of MAPC, yesterday joined Maddie Ribble of the Massachusetts Public Health Association, Lizzi Weyant of Transportation for […]

Four Years Later: Sustainable Communities Grantees Convene

December 9, 2013

From increasing the economic viability of farming and protect sustainable “foodsheds” in MAPC’s MAGIC subregion, to grassroots visioning of the […]

More Towns to Take Advantage of GIC

December 4, 2013

The GIC will gain three more towns as of July 2014, it was announced this week, bringing the total of […]

Investing in Healthy Neighborhoods: The Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund

December 2, 2013

The way we design neighborhoods can help ­– or hurt – our health. The location of our homes and businesses, […]

Planning for Medical Marijuana

November 19, 2013

If medical marijuana is to be implemented in a way that works for municipalities, thoughtful planning will be needed. This […]