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Metropolitan Area Planning Council Awards More Than $440k to 31 Local Projects

March 19, 2025

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Awards More Than $440k to 31 Local Projects Arlington, Ashland, Boxborough, Cambridge, Chelsea, Danvers, Dedham, Everett, Framingham, Gloucester, Hopkinton, Hull, Littleton, Lynn, Malden, Marblehead, Melrose, Natick, Needham, Norfolk, Randolph, Revere, Rockland, Salem, Somerville, Watertown, and Weymouth receive technical assistance to advance strategic regional priorities. March 19, […]

Lynn Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Faustina Cuevas Wins Regional Leadership Award

March 6, 2025

Lynn Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Faustina Cuevas Wins Regional Leadership Award March 5, 2025 – BOSTON – The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) honored Faustina Cuevas, the City of Lynn’s Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, with the Mayor Theodore Mann Regional Leadership Award at the agency’s Winter […]

Mass. Municipal Association, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, MARPA Issue Joint Statement in Support of Preserving Hybrid Meeting Access

February 20, 2025

Mass. Municipal Association, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, MARPA Issue Joint Statement in Support of Preserving Hybrid Meeting Access Feb. 18, 2025 – BOSTON – The Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA), Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), and the Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies (MARPA) this week announced their joint support for […]

MAPC Statement on Federal Actions Regarding Immigration

February 4, 2025

MAPC Statement on Federal Actions Regarding Immigration Feb. 4, 2025 – “Last week, MAPC held an informational webinar – joined by 400 people – aimed at helping local officials to protect their residents from draconian efforts by the Trump Administration to identify, harass, frighten, and deport people who have come […]

MAPC Statement on Supreme Judicial Court 3A Ruling

January 8, 2025

MAPC Statement on Supreme Judicial Court 3A Ruling Jan. 8, 2025 – “We enthusiastically welcome the Supreme Judicial Court’s decision today to uphold the MBTA Communities Act and require the creation of multi-family zoning in communities that are served by transit. This decision, which also affirms the Attorney General’s ability […]