Topic: Transportation – Page 9

Parking Issues and Questions

Posted on July 29, 2013 at 11:14 am. Written by Kit Un

Identify Strategies Based on Your Issues and Questions Both information and local values come into play in identifying parking needs in your community. The checklist below is designed to provide […]

MAGIC Suburban Mobility Transit Study

Posted on June 26, 2013 at 10:37 am. Written by Kit Un

Background The Minuteman Advisory Group on Inter-Local Coordination (MAGIC), a sub-region of the 101 cities and towns in the MAPC region, requested and funded this study to inventory, analyze and […]

Somerville Community Path

Posted on June 25, 2013 at 11:46 am. Written by Kit Un

MAPC, Somerville, and the Friends of the Community Path have been working together to study the benefits of completing the final two-mile segment of the Somerville Community Path, extending it […]

Needham/Newton Rail Right-of-Way Transit Concept

Posted on March 8, 2013 at 3:01 pm. Written by Kit Un

Working with the Town of Needham and the City of Newton, MAPC has developed a concept of operations for providing a transit service on an un-used MBTA rail right-of-way (RoW). […]

Eliminating Minimum Parking Requirements

Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:46 pm. Written by Kit Un

When Required Minimums Do More Harm Than Good Minimum parking requirements are so prevalent that eliminating them may seem like heresy, but these requirements may be limiting downtown redevelopment or […]

Growing Station Areas: The Variety and Potential of TOD

Posted on February 20, 2013 at 6:07 pm. Written by Kit Un

Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a strategy for developing residential and commercial areas in places that are already accessible by public transit. Achieving sustainable and equitable TOD in the MAPC […]

Route 128 Central Corridor Project

Posted on August 29, 2011 at 12:09 pm. Written by Kit Un

Route 128 Central Corridor Plan The Route 128 Central Corridor Plan addresses the impacts of increased traffic volumes and seeks to reduce single occupancy trips while preserving quality of life […]

Mitigating Environmental Impacts

Posted on August 18, 2011 at 11:59 am. Written by Kit Un

Large expanses of pavement can be very detrimental to the environment in a number of ways: The impervious surface means that rainwater flows to storm sewers rather than infiltrating into […]

What are Municipalities Already Doing in the MAPC Region?

Posted on April 28, 2011 at 11:42 am. Written by Kit Un

Many municipalities in the MAPC region already require Transportation Studies and TDM measures in their ordinances/bylaws as part of mitigation measures. The map highlights representative municipalities that require Transportation Studies […]

Development Mitigation Strategies and Transportation Demand Management Toolkit: Additional Resource

Posted on April 20, 2011 at 2:38 pm. Written by Kit Un

Massachusetts Citizen Planner Training Collaborative The Citizen Planner Training Collaborative (CPTC) provides local planning and zoning officials with tools to make effective decisions regarding their community’s current and future land […]