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Planning 101 Blog: New Toolkit for School Threat Assessment and Response

August 21, 2017

MAPC’s homeland security team recently worked to help produce a toolkit providing schools and school districts with guidance on assessing and responding to threats and crises. On Friday, March 17, the Northeast Homeland Security Regional Advisory Council (NERAC) – for which MAPC serves as fiduciary and program manager – and […]

Press Release: Concord’s Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan to be Presented at May 8 Public Meeting

August 18, 2017

Who Concord residents, business owners, representatives of non-profit organizations and institutions, and others who are interested in preventing and reducing damage from natural hazards. What The Concord Hazard Mitigation Team will hold a public meeting to present an overview of the draft Concord Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2017. The Metropolitan […]

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