Municipalities can implement multiple strategies to create and preserve long-term affordability. In so doing, thye promote opportunities for lower-income residents of neighborhoods where investments are being made to stay and…
…Sudbury Aqueducts.MAPC worked with the MWRA and municipalities on the permitting and planning to allow for these trails to be opened, with staff time funded by our Community Transformation public…
…to effectively identify any potential trends in monthly building energy consumption. Read more. Additional Resources: MA Green Retrofit Initiative Boston LISC MassEnergyInsight (free energy management tool for municipalities in Massachusetts)….
For municipalities that want to encourage residents to think comprehensively about their energy use, it makes sense to bundle both efficiency and solar outreach into one program in which residents…
…year, MAPC has been administering a Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) grant program to help cities and towns across the state retrofit their streetlights to LEDs and save significant…
…account for finite resources and time. Vision 2030 resulted in a community vision and shared values statement that can guide a in a future master planning process. The vision was…
CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Search results for ‘•Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Climate Preparedness Resources for Municipalities ‘ Shared Practices for Engagement in Virtual Meetings Hosting engaging public meetings over…
When MAPC launched its Arts & Culture Division in 2017, the agency vaulted into the national vanguard for integrating arts and culture into urban and regional planning. As the Arts…
CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Search results for ‘•Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Climate Preparedness Resources for Municipalities ‘ August 2019 Belmont Business Strategy The Belmont Business Strategy is an economic…
…Diego Huezo attended to discuss the value of arts and culture in society: “Investing in arts and culture can advance a range of planning and community development priorities, including social…