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MAPC Teams up with Artists on COVID Communications

Metropolitan Area Planning Council is the regional planning agency serving the 101 cities and towns of Greater Boston. For more information on this project, visit www.mapc.org/covid19-art….


MAPC COVID-19 Response

…to the video call group, and direct you to the resources we have online. Need Assistance? MAPC is fully open for business on a virtual basis, and we ready to…


MassTrails, Landline, and Connecting Our Region

Commonwealth’s high-quality trails. Some of these resources are already available, including a shared-use path planning and design guide and a cost estimator tool. MAPC has worked collaboratively with the MassTrails…


MAPC releases town-by-town data on housing assistance needed due to COVID-19 financial crisis

18. Once those stop-gap measures end, research by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) shows that nearly every city and town in Massachusetts will be facing a great need for…


Public Art, Public Memory

Area Planning Council and the Public Art Department at New England Foundation for the Arts, and co-sponsored by the Design Studio for Social Intervention. These events were part of “Public…


Managing Neighborhood Change Toolkit: Anti-Displacement Literature Review

Area, Cleveland, and Washington, D.C. The authors recommend strategies to address high metropolitan housing prices, short supply of housing compared to job growth, and the need for housing near jobs….


Launch of LEAD and Net Zero Planning Websites

for their community’s residential, commercial and industrial sectors. The Net Zero Planning site hosts resources, toolkits, and case studies for communities interested in exploring holistic carbon mitigation planning as well…


How Do You Evaluate Equity in Community Engagement?

…is it a way to demonstrate your impact, but taking the time to evaluate your work leads to learning, reflection, and improvement. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s (MAPC) Community Engagement…


Heatwaves: How Extreme Heat Impacts Students and Educators

SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER As schools across the region wrap up their academic year and get excited for summer, others are planning for future heatwaves and…


Metro Mayors Statement on Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program

…food processing, storage, and distribution center that supports all of New England, and is currently under threat from flooding. In November 2017, an economic analysis by the Metropolitan Area Planning