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MAPC Awarded $3M to Bring a Modular Housing Construction Facility to Greater Boston

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Awarded $3M to Bring a Modular Housing Construction Facility to Greater Boston The federally-funded project encompasses advancing housing strategies, assessing local needs and barriers, and exploring…


Federal Grants Awarded to MAPC

Federal Grants Awarded to MAPC AdobeStock_252114367 Change Language: Federal Grants Applied for, and Awarded In January 2023, the State Legislature expanded District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) funding to Regional Planning


MAPC issues statement on proposal to weaken vehicle emissions, fuel efficiency standards

Amanda Linehan Communications Manager, MAPC 617-933-0705 [email protected] For immediate release: Friday, August 10, 2018 The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) today issued a statement in reaction to the proposed rule…


Advisory: Earth Day Announcement on LED Streetlight Grants

…by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) on behalf of DOER and benefited a diverse cross-section of Massachusetts rural, suburban, and urban communities (see list of grantees below). The program…


Multi-Family Housing | Broken Zoning, Unaffordable Homes: What Can Be Done?

…in a building. Essentially, we need to ask that municipalities update their zoning to allow for multi-family housing to be built. Too many municipalities do not allow multi-family housing to…


MAPC COVID-19 Response

…Barry Keppard, Director of Public Health, at [email protected]. Addressing land use planning, environmental issues, or transportation issues during the COVID-19 emergency Contact Mark Racicot, Director of Land Use Planning at…


Mass Save Three-Year Plan 2025-2027: What’s New and What Was Left Out?

…with a focus on environmental justice communities and was introduced in the 2022-2024 Plan. It has proven to be a critical program for municipalities in advancing their climate goals through…


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

…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 housing assistance…


Spatial Justice Discussion Series

CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Search results for ‘•Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Climate Preparedness Resources for Municipalities ‘ Public spaces are not neutral. They are steeped in histories of exclusion…


Planner jargon de-coded: What is a Megapolitan?

…states. 3. Environment Finally, thinking about environmental impacts on a larger scale would help in planning for water use, watersheds, wetland areas, open space, recreational areas, and agricultural lands. We…