Inner Core Committee (ICC)
The Inner Core Committee (ICC) is a Greater Boston subregion of twenty-two (22) communities: Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Dedham, Everett, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Milton, Needham, Newton, Quincy, Revere, Saugus, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown, and Winthrop, working collaboratively on regional issues.
The ICC is MAPC's largest subregion, representing the largest number of municipalities of any subregion: about 51 percent of the MAPC region’s population - over 1.6 million residents.
As some of the most urban and populous communities within the MAPC planning area, ICC cities and towns deal with a host of unique challenges, such as finite developable land, issues of neighborhood change and gentrification, limited affordability, congestion, and public transit capacity limitations, to name a few.
The ICC meets regularly to discuss these and other topics, share best planning practices, and explore opportunities for regional collaboration.
Your Subregional Coordinators:
Casey Williams ([email protected])
Zoe Iacovino ([email protected])
ICC Executive Board
Co-chair: John DePriest, Chelsea Director of Planning and Development
Co-chair: Dan Bartman, Somerville Senior Planner
ICC | About
Our Purpose
The Committee was formed to foster joint and cooperative action within the Inner Core subregion of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and to provide a forum to explore issues which are a concern of the subregion but not necessarily of the same concern to the MAPC region as a whole.
ICC | Meetings and Events
Meeting and Events Archive
Upcoming Meetings and Events
January 21, 2026 | 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
In-person, more information to come
March 18, 2026 | 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
In-person, more information to come (subject to change for the Legislative Breakfast)
April 9, 2026 | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Spring Legislative Breakfast, State House - Room 428, Boston
Register to Join Us
May 20, 2026 | 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
In-person, more information to come
ICC | Communities
ICC Subregion
Description: A map of the ICC subregion. A gray colored map with the twenty-two communities of the subregion - Lynn, Saugus, Melrose, Dedham, Malden, Medford, Arlington, Everett, Revere, Chelsea, Belmont, Somerville, Winthrop, Cambridge, Waltham, Watertown, Newton, Brookline, Boston, Needham, Milton, Quincy, in green.