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MAPC issues statement on City of Boston short-term rental executive order

August 18, 2017

Marc D. Draisen, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), today released the following statement: “MAPC supports Mayor Walsh’s Executive Order regarding short-term rental unit operations in the City of Boston. We, like Mayor Walsh, acknowledge that short-term rental use provides a unique economic benefit to home owners […]

MAPC Releases “Greening Our Grid” Report

August 18, 2017

BOSTON—The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) today announced the release of “Greening Our Grid,” a case study and fact sheet detailing MAPC’s efforts to use municipal electricity aggregation to help increase renewable energy in New England. Municipal aggregation allows cities and towns to contract directly with an electricity supplier on behalf of […]

Planning 101 Blog: What We Do – Homeland Security

August 18, 2017

In the latest “What We Do” video, Assistant Director of Municipal Collaboration Amy Reilly discusses MAPC’s Homeland Security Division. Watch the video and read more about the division here. Updated on Wed, 06/07/2017 – 2:23pm

Planning 101 Blog: Piloting Bus Rapid Transit in Boston

August 18, 2017

For the past two weeks, MAPC employees have been assisting with an exciting bus rapid transit (BRT) pilot on the Silver Line. From May 22 to June 6, two staff members stood by the Temple Place bus stop outside our downtown offices every day, informing commuters and casual riders of […]

MAPC issues statement on anticipated U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate accord

August 18, 2017

Cameron Peterson, Director of Clean Energy at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) in Boston, today released the following statement: “MAPC is deeply troubled by this week’s announcement that the Trump Administration may withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. We believe that the United States is critical […]