Topic: Land Use

Regional Trails Creative Placemaking Strategy

Posted on June 14, 2023 at 4:37 pm. Written by Amanda Belles

Regional Trails Creative Placemaking Strategy CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Resources >> Land Use Regional Trails Creative Placemaking Strategy This project will generate a creative placemaking strategy to help subregions and individual municipalities strengthen connections between regional trails and local commercial areas and to enhance a sense of representation and belonging for the […]

Federal Funding Opportunities Center

Posted on February 21, 2023 at 12:06 pm. Written by Amanda Belles

Federal Funding Opportunities Center An information and resource nerve center for municipalities AdobeStock_252114367 Change Language: IRA, BIL/IIJA Federal Funding In 2021 and 2022, the U.S. Federal Government passed historic pieces of legislation that will have large impacts on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for years to come. MAPC is working hard with State and Municipal leaders […]

Lynnfield 2040: Shaping Our Future Today

Posted on February 20, 2023 at 10:14 am. Written by Amanda Belles

Taylor Vickers & Company bell | Photo Credit: Sarah Scott, MAPC Lynnfield 2040: Shaping Our Future Today CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Resources >> Land Use Lynnfield 2040: Shaping Our Future Today Get Involved Join our email list to stay updated on this project, and to receive invites to upcoming events! Sign Up Here About […]

Regional Cultural Tourism Project

Posted on February 3, 2023 at 3:40 pm. Written by Amanda Belles

AdobeStock_410790140 Regional Cultural Tourism Project CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Resources >> Land Use Regional Cultural Tourism Project The Regional Cultural Tourism Project is a collaborative effort by MAPC and the Towns of Concord, Lexington, and Arlington to build local capacity to measure and expand the economic impacts of tourism through increased inter-municipal collaboration, strengthened […]

Climate Resilient Land Use: Special Permits

Posted on December 27, 2022 at 2:21 pm. Written by Amanda Belles

Climate Resilient Land Use: Special Permits CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Resources >> Land Use Climate Resilient Land Use Strategies Special Permits The Special Permit process provides opportunities to establish requirements that incorporate climate resilience. This page provides short summaries of key features of regulations based on desktop review. Links to the regulations are provided […]

Federal Infrastructure Funding Opportunity

Posted on December 22, 2022 at 4:50 pm. Written by Amanda Belles

Change Language: Win Federal Money and Create Good Jobs for your Community The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and other federal programs like the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) have started a massive rebuilding of America’s transportation and energy infrastructure with fiscal support for state and local projects over the next five years. This first wave of […]

From App to Table: Rapid Food Deliveries in Massachusetts

Posted on December 8, 2022 at 10:15 am. Written by Tim Viall

From App to Table: Rapid Food Deliveries in Massachusetts An e-commerce and transportation study by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council Header photo: AdobeStock #254761633 ABOUT BRIEFING RELATED STUDIES PRESS RELEASE IN THE NEWS “From App to Table: Rapid Food Deliveries in Massachusetts” concentrates on the transportation, land use, and economic effects of rapid food deliveries from […]

Nahant Housing Production Plan

Posted on November 3, 2022 at 1:37 pm. Written by Amanda Belles

Change Language: Latest Updates About the Plan What is a HPP? Affordable Housing MBTA Community Zoning (3A) Sign up! Always be up to date on this project! Subscribe to the project email list. Email Sign-up Here Nahant Housing Production Plan The Nahant Housing Production Plan (HPP) is a community and data-driven process to plan for […]

South Acton Vision & Action Plan

Posted on October 18, 2022 at 10:20 am. Written by Ellyn Morgan

South Acton Vision & Action Plan CHANGE LANGUAGE: Latest Updates About the Project Get in Touch Timeline and Next Steps Frequently Asked Questions Resources Latest Updates Join us on Wednesday, October 4 to share your feedback on recommendations for the South Acton Vision & Action Plan! The Town of Acton Planning Division and MAPC will […]

Wakefield Vision 2030

Posted on March 1, 2022 at 6:21 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

November 2021 Wakefield Vision 2030 is a community visioning-for-planning process that the Town of Wakefield embarked on to provide an opportunity for community input into developing community goals, and prioritizing them to account for finite resources and time. Vision 2030 resulted in a community vision and shared values statement that can guide a in a […]