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The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is the regional planning agency serving the people who live and work in the 101 cities and towns of Metropolitan Boston. We work toward sound municipal management, sustainable land use, protection of natural resources, efficient and affordable transportation, a diverse housing stock, public safety, economic development, clean energy, healthy communities, an informed public, and equity and opportunity among people of all backgrounds.

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Four Semifinalist Artists Announced for Lex250 Monument

February 26, 2024

Four Semifinalist Artists Announced for Lex250 Monument The artists are developing concepts to honor the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington. LEXINGTON – February 26, 2024 – Following a call for artists released in December, the Lex250 Commission has selected four artists as semifinalists to develop and present concept […]

MAPC staff members received the award at the National Digital Inclusion Alliance conference in February 2024. Pictured from left to right: Abby Cohen, American Connection Corps member serving at MAPC; Miles Miller, NDIA program associate; Anagha Devanarayanan, MAPC digital equity planner; Aaron Schill, NDIA director of research & programs; Will Pfeffer, MAPC civic technologist; Paolo Balboa, NDIA senior programs manager; Stephen Larrick, MAPC digital services manager; and Scott Woods, Ready.net president of public-private partnerships.

MAPC Named One of Nation’s Digital Inclusion Trailblazers

February 21, 2024

MAPC Named One of Nation’s Digital Inclusion Trailblazers MAPC is recognized for its Apartment Wi-Fi program and municipal digital equity plans BOSTON – February 21, 2024 – The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) named the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) as a 2023 Digital Inclusion Trailblazer, recognizing the agency’s efforts […]

A photo of a public art installation in Natick, from the 2022 Making it Public Program.

Third Community Cohort Selected for Making it Public Art Training Program

January 23, 2024

NEFA Announces Third Community Cohort Selected for Making it Public Art Training Program Program strengthens communities to support, create, and promote more vibrant and just public art making. January 23, 2024 – BOSTON – The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) selected eight communities across Massachusetts – Belchertown, Chelmsford, […]

A photo of a path, stone wall, and water at Watson Park in Braintree.

MAPC Awards More Than $300k in “Accelerating Climate Resilience” Grants to Nine Municipal Projects

December 13, 2023

MAPC Awards More Than $300k in “Accelerating Climate Resilience” Grants to Nine Municipal Projects The cities/towns of Acton, Ashland, Boston, Braintree, Cambridge, Chelsea, Framingham, Hopkinton, Hull, Ipswich, Natick, Wayland, and Weston make up the next cohort December 13, 2023 – BOSTON – Nine projects in the greater Boston region have […]

Report Shows Investors are Gobbling Up Homes Across Greater Boston

November 28, 2023

Report Shows Investors are Gobbling Up Homes Across Greater Boston New research found one in every five homes sold to an investor from 2004 to 2018, with significant impact on lower-income neighborhoods of color November 28, 2023 – BOSTON – Both renters and homebuyers in the Greater Boston area have seen […]