Re-Envisioning Wollaston
…October 2013, MAPC is undertaking station area planning in three locations across the region as part of our Sustainable Communities Grant work. The three locations chosen for station area planning…
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Plan General para el Mejoramiento del Sudeste de Framingham
Click here to view this page in English. El Consejo Metropolitano de Planificación Urbana ha sido contratado por el gobierno municipal de Framingham para proveer asistencia técnica durante el proceso…
Sustainable Transportation: Parking Toolkit
…space can range from roughly $1,500-2,000 per space for surface parking in suburban areas to over $20,000 for underground parking in urban areas, not counting land costs, which can be…
Not Enough Parking Downtown
What’s the Problem? A successful downtown will often generate a high demand for parking – a positive sign, but also a potential problem. Parking shortages in a busy downtown area…
Regulating the Duration of On-Street and Public Parking
Time Limits and Time Period Regulations In a downtown, mixed use or business district, or other busy area, there are likely to be many different users competing for the same…
Parking Spillover
…case, the study area should include both the area that could be causing the spillover problems as well as the neighborhoods and lots where the spillover problems have been noticed….
What Climate Change Could Mean for Your Town’s Trees
…one tree planted near a home can cool the area, lowering electricity costs from air conditioning. Areas in cities without many trees or plants often experience the urban heat island…
Community Health Needs Assessments in the MAPC Region
CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Search results for ‘•Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Metro Mayors Coalition ‘ Community health assessments (CHAs) are becoming more and more ubiquitous. Most prominently, the IRS…
Fact Sheet: Permeable Paving
…Principles Permeable paving is appropriate for pedestrian-only areas and for very low-volume, low-speed areas such as overflow parking areas, residential driveways, alleys, and parking stalls. It can be constructed where…
Melrose Commuter Rail Corridor Visioning
The final report for the Tremont/Essex Street Commuter Rail Corridor Plan is now available below! Project Background Between November 2012 and October 2013, MAPC will undertake station-area planning in three…