Examples of Recent Local Parking Studies
Three local examples are provided. The Belmont, Mass. and Lexington, Mass. parking study examples are studies that target commercial areas and focus exclusively on parking issues. The Norwood, Mass. example…
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LID Principles and Techniques
Principles of LID Work with the landscape. Identify environmentally sensitive areas and important local features, then outline a development envelope that protects those areas. Maintain slopes and flow paths; minimize…
Stormwater Financing/Utility Starter Kit
…this model, impervious surface area is calculated using statistically based data for median footprints of different building types. This data is subsequently used to set a billing metric known as…
MAGIC Legislative Breakfast Connects Legislators, Local Officials
…13 regional planning agencies, including MAPC, to provide cities and towns with technical assistance and funds many of MAPC’s projects. In MAGIC, 2017 projects included the MAGIC Climate Resilience Plan,…
Stormwater Pollution Notice
Door Hanger Template: Notice of Stormwater Pollution Found in a Residential Area
Water Resources Technical Assistance Projects
…Area of Critical Environmental Concern: Assessment and Recommendations for Land Use Regulations 1997 Urban Stormwater Management Project for the Neponset River Basin 1995 SuAsCo Basin Water Supply Protection Plan (Acton,…
What are the Benefits of Mixed Use Development?
…character. Others see it primarily as a vehicle for revitalizing struggling areas and spurring economic development. Still others use it to create or enhance village centers. Listed below are some…
What is Mixed Use?
…coordinated, cohesive development among lots or through lot consolidation. The overlay approach is especially useful when the community wants to promote a unified approach in an area where there are…
Route 128 Central Corridor Plan
…long-term recommendations the communities wish to pursue. Inventory of the existing transportation system and land uses in the corridor communities. Forecast of the area’s likely population and employment growth. Identify…
Main Street Corridor Study
…interactive, Community Forums were held, one in each community, to present existing data and observations, and to gather input and suggestions from area residents, employees and business owners. Feedback from…