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March Data Viz: A Region Under Construction

Posted on March 2, 2020 at 4:31 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Every month, MAPC’s Data Services department is releasing maps and data visualizations covering a range of vital and interrelated topics: equity, housing, transportation, climate, arts and culture, and more. March’s […]

First Miles: Crunching the Numbers on Dockless Bike Share in Greater Boston

Posted on November 6, 2019 at 10:45 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Click Here to Read the Full First Miles Report Metro Boston has a wealth of transportation options practically unheard of ten years ago, from ride-hailing and carsharing to bike share […]

New research reveals demand for bike share in Greater Boston communities

Posted on November 6, 2019 at 9:59 am. Written by Elise Harmon

New research reveals demand for bike share in Greater Boston communities Analysis of bike share trip data identifies opportunities for suburban bike infrastructure investments Click Here to Access the Interactive […]

New study finds off-street residential parking overbuilt across Metro Boston

Posted on July 24, 2019 at 12:30 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Amanda Linehan Communications Director Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 617-933-0705 [email protected] 30% of off-street parking spaces at apartment buildings sit empty during peak demand, new research finds Boston – New […]

MAPC’s DataCommon is Back (and Better Than Ever!)

Posted on October 3, 2018 at 6:17 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

How much do you know about your community – your town’s demographics, employment, education, or tax revenue? Do you know what the average water usage is, or how many people […]

The Feedback-Induced Pivot: Retrofitting Apps to Better Meet User Needs

Posted on April 11, 2018 at 12:29 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

This post discusses the new version of MAPC’s MassBuilds application. The new version will be available to the public in late April. This post was originally published by MAPC […]

How Can We Tell if Complete Streets Policies are Working?

Posted on April 12, 2017 at 10:14 am. Written by Elise Harmon

How do we measure what really matters? As a planner, I know the plan is important but it is not what really counts at the end of the day. It’s the […]

Hubway Data Viz Challenge recap

Posted on November 15, 2012 at 1:24 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

We loved seeing all of the creative submissions that came in for our Hubway Data Visualization Challenge, and the entire process of the contest–including our Hack Day at Boucoup Loft; […]

Hubway Data Challenge Winners

Posted on November 14, 2012 at 9:38 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Data heads, animators, graphics geeks, designers, mappers, students and professional visualization artists converged on The Bocoup Loft in Boston’s Fort Point Channel Tuesday night to find out the answer to one […]

Hubway Data Viz Hack Day

Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:03 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Last Saturday we hosted a our first-ever Hubway Data Visualization Hack Day at the The Bocoup Loft in the Innovation District of Boston. A “Hack Day is a workshop-like setting where people […]