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MAPC Annual Report Released
The MAPC Annual Report is live! In 2016, MAPC continued to transform the planning field with exciting new practices—integrating arts and culture into land use projects, weaving web-based tools into local decision-making, expanding our public safety work to help address the opioid crisis, baking public health into municipal planning, and exploring […]
Read MorePlanning 101 Blog: Newton’s Community Solar Share Initiative
Typically, low income households pay a higher percentage of income for electricity than those in other income tax brackets, and can’t afford the upfront costs of buying and installing cost-saving solar panels. The City of Newton has found a simple solution to this challenge – one that providedes the financial […]
Read MorePlanning 101 Blog: What Climate Change Could Mean for Your Town’s Trees
Climate change is threatening many communities of Greater Boston and will only worsen over the course of the rest of the century if we don’t quickly accelerate our mitigation efforts. According to Climate Ready Boston, average temperatures, extreme precipitation events, and sea level rise will continue to increase over time. Climate […]
Read MorePress Release: Is Metro Boston Building Too Much Parking?
Boston – Parking is a hotly-debated across Metro Boston, with little hard data about how many off-street spaces already exist in the region, and how many we need to build in order to meet future demand – until now. A new project at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) in […]
Read MorePlanning 101 Blog: Incorporating Art Into Your Planning Process
Whether a colorful mural brightening an otherwise-bare wall, a trail adorned with temporary or permanent public art, or a wastewater treatment plant enhanced by interpretive arts elements, cultural resources and art improve the sense of place and community everywhere from workplaces to small towns to major cities. Arts and culture add […]
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