…take bold action on funding for transportation infrastructure, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) released 18 revenue-raising recommendations that span a range of small, medium, and large mechanisms. Decades of…
…was assisted by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) in preparing this draft plan. The project was funded by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) through a Federal Emergency Management…
It’s Time to Embrace the Virtual Meeting for the Long Haul Nearly a year ago, in a matter of just a few weeks, government agencies and regional planning organizations had…
…13 Regional Planning Agencies (RPAs)-including MAPC-to provide cities and towns with money and technical staff to work on projects related to regional collaboration, economic development, zoning, and protecting the environment….
…in the planning context. Economic development, civic dialogue, and evoked empathy are some of its benefits. But I am more interested in art as open-ended expression, creation, and exploration. What…
…cool roofs, and other engineered solutions are all options for limiting extreme heat for everyone in the community. Careful planning helps organize these options to best effect. Neighborhood cooling is…
…parcels. As local officials, we should be proactively planning now to coordinate across municipal boundaries on the planning for these facilities,” said Jay Monty, transportation planner for the City of…
CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Search results for ‘•Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Metro Mayors Coalition ‘ Land use regulations can be a powerful tool to provide climate resilience. From floodplain…
…visualization highlights reflections on virtual zoning and planning board meetings across the state: what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what lessons we can take from one another. Click here to view…