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.
Hubway 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 […]
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 […]
Helmets 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 […]
Transportation 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 […]
What 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, […]
Make your voice heard on our state’s transportation future!
The threat of increased fares and cuts in service for the MBTA was enough to mobilize people across the state […]