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Feds Shower $25 Mil On Mass. For Road Safety
Sept. 9, 2024 - "The Metropolitan Area Planning Council, which was awarded a $7.5 million grant, intends to update its comprehensive safety action plan, conduct walkability and bike-ability audits in "high-risk" locations, and implement "traffic calming" projects."
Amid warming summers, a new initiative aims to make active transportation easier and cooler
Sept. 4, 2024 - "Kearney said this effort — combining work from a regional MPO with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, advocacy groups and four municipalities — is bringing a bigger scale than he’s seen from many other projects."
Proposals would boost cost of parking, package delivery, rideshares
Aug. 14, 2024 - "WITH POLICYMAKERS leaning toward a basket full of revenue-raising options to fund transportation, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council tried to kickstart the debate on Wednesday by analyzing three relatively minor initiatives that combined would raise between $250 million and $400 million a year."
New Englanders are great at handling blizzards. Let’s apply that know-how to heat waves.
Aug. 10, 2024 - “In heat waves, air conditioning isn’t a luxury item,” said Sasha Shyduroff, a principal planner on the clean energy team at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. “It can really be lifesaving.”
MAPC, Four Cities Team Up to Lure Modular Housing Factory
July 26, 2024 - "The Greater Boston region, despite its reputation for innovation, has not fully embraced modular and manufactured housing,” said MAPC Executive Director Marc Draisen. “We are seeking to change that curve with this grant and hope to achieve two things that are equally important: more homes and good jobs."
Housing costs so much to build. What if they did it on an assembly line?
June 26, 2024 - "The US Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday awarded the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and a consortium of local cities a $3 million grant to study the idea of bringing a modular housing plant — a factory, for housing — to Greater Boston."
More Headlines
Ipswich Local News - Aug. 28, 2024 - Task force brings 3A zoning proposal to select board
(MAPC mentioned; John Cruz quoted)
GBH - Aug. 21, 2024 - Somerville grapples with a rise in unsheltered homelessness
(MAPC's "Homes for Profit" report cited).
The Harvard Press - Aug. 16, 2024 - Joy, color, and community on display in Devens
(MAPC Arts & Culture / Making it Public mentioned)
Marblehead Weekly News - Aug. 14, 2024 - Marblehead works to go green in historic district
(MAPC & Lindsay Randall mentioned - Marblehead Sustainable Heritage Project)
Bay State Banner - Aug. 14, 2024 - Passing tropical storm Debby brings reminders of storm preparedness
(MAPC mentioned; Martin Pillsbury quoted)
WBZ News - Aug. 14, 2024 - Cambridge combines art and social justice to give teens their own space
(Accelerating Climate Resiliency grant program recipient)
2024 Media Coverage
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