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Sustainable Transportation: Development Mitigation Strategies and Transportation Demand Management Toolkit

The Development Mitigation Strategies and Transportation Demand Management Toolkit is designed to help municipal planners, local officials, developers, citizen board members and advocates understand the transportation impacts of proposed development […]

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CENTRAL MASS ROW JOINT TRAIL/BUSWAY STUDY

Central Mass ROW Joint Trail/Busway study MAGIC, one of MAPC’s sub-regions, requested and funded this initial feasibility study of the Central Massachusetts Railroad right-of-way (ROW), to accommodate both a shared […]

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Parking Strategies by Topic Area

Variations and alternatives to a minimum parking requirement Establish flexible parking requirements based on: Alternative mode access (especially proximity of transit, but also pedestrian and bicycle facilities) Expected demographics of residential developments (age, income, […]

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Sustainable Transportation: Parking Toolkit

This toolkit is designed to help local officials, developers, citizen board members, and advocates understand the sources of parking issues in their communities and identify potential solutions. The strategies outlined […]

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Locate Parking Strategically

Where to Put Parking in Walkable Districts Businesses often want parking to be as readily visible and easily accessible as possible so that potential patrons arriving by car will know […]

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Fees-in-Lieu of Parking Spaces

When Private Off-Street Parking Isn’t the Best Solution In areas of more intense activity or where the community wants to promote density, requiring each use to provide separate parking facilities […]

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Parking Wrapped in Active Uses

Parking Structures for a Pedestrian-Friendly Environment In downtowns and other areas where the pedestrian environment is important, parking structures can disrupt and degrade the urban fabric, creating blank concrete walls […]

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Shared Parking

Parking Spaces Serving Multiple Masters Shared parking means that a parking facility serves multiple destinations. This requires multiple destinations within walking distance of the same parking facility, and is most […]

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I-495 Study: Final Report (September 2009)

The  I-495 Study identifies the existing and future capacity constraints associated with the I-495 Corridor and identifies both methods to move more people through the interchanges and strategies that might […]

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Commercial Permit Parking

Employee / Commercial / Business Parking Permits: Simplifying and Regulating Employee Parking There are several reasons why a community might want to create an employee parking program for the downtown […]

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