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Green Municipal Aggregation Toolkit: Support Renewable Energy
timeline for starting a GMA program in your municipality Assessment of the benefits and risks of GMA Data on pricing in Massachusetts municipalities that have adopted GMA Information on existing…
MAPC Comments on MBTA’s State of Good Repair Needs
…16, 2023. November 16, 2023 – “Good morning, my name is Julia Wallerce and I am here on behalf of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. I am speaking to agenda…
MAPC Issues Statement on Economic Development Spending Package H. 5374
…Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk yesterday.” “The bill dedicated important resources for transportation, clean energy, and housing, while supporting our most vulnerable residents and many of the region’s priorities detailed in MetroCommon…
March Data Viz: The Online Municipal Meeting Pivot
remotely in Massachusetts, by far most municipalities had made the switch. Then-Walpole Director of Community and Economic Development Ashley Clark, AICP surveyed her municipal planning peers across the state to…
How Municipalities Are Saving Money and Energy through MAPC’s Peak Demand Notification Program
For most of us, paying for electricity means paying for what we use. Municipalities do that, too, but they also have to pay something called a capacity charge for…
Burgeoning Support for Local Option Transfer Fees
events,” said Matt Walsh, MAPC policy analyst and co-chair of the LOHA Coalition. “It’s incredibly encouraging to see different types of organizations calling for action as well – including municipalities,…
The ripple effect: A regional approach to sustainable communities
…collective purchasing and technical assistance effort for cities and towns, assisting them as they embark on projects like LED streetlight purchasing. These partnerships benefit municipalities by providing a peer support…
MetroCommon 2050 Speaker Series Events
Adopted by MAPC’s Council in the fall of 2021, MetroCommon 2050 is Greater Boston’s regional plan, led by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). The…
How Are Other States Attaining Development Mitigation?
…occurring. Through land banking, municipalities can control how land is developed. The City of Fort Collins, Colorado practices Land Banking. Their website is a good resource on this subject. Concurrency (Florida and Washington)…