The document provides information from MAPC's Fall 2015 Council meeting. It includes summaries and data from several MAPC projects: - An inventory of 169 MAPC projects from the past year that advance MetroFuture goals such as sustainable growth, housing, and transportation. Transportation and healthy environment were the most common project categories. - A discussion of regional ballot initiatives to raise funds for transportation projects and how Massachusetts municipalities can pursue similar initiatives. - A project to engage immigrant small business owners in downtown Framingham through outreach efforts and a business owner story tour. - Planning work in Chelsea around housing, jobs, and health through the lens of equity and quality of life near transit infrastructure. - A project in Quin

1. The Project Report
October 29, 2015

2. MAPC Project Inventory
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Sustainable Growth Patterns
Housing Choices
Healthy Communities
Regional Prosperity
Transportation Choices
Healthy Environment
FALL 2015 PROJECTS BY GOAL
CATEGORY
• Seventh Year
• CRM Project Database
• 169 Projects
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES
REGIONAL PROSPERITY
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
HOUSING CHOICES
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
PATTERNS

3. MAPC Project Inventory
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10%
20%
30%
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60%
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Climate Change Equity Regional Colaboration Smart Growth
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES ADVANCED BY NEW
PROJECTS
CLIMATE EQUITY REGIONAL SMART
CHANGE COLLABORATION GROWTH

4. OF METROFUTURE’S 65 GOALS,
63 ARE BEING ADVANCED
The two exceptions:
• “All residents will have access to affordable
healthcare”
• “Public schools will provide a high-quality
education for all students, not only in the
fundamentals, but also in areas like health
education, physical education, art, music, civics,
and science.”
MAPC Project Inventory

5. MAPC Project Inventory

10. http://projects.metrofuture.org/
MetroFuture in Action Website

11. Regional Ballot Initiatives:
Raising Funds for Local and
Regional Transportation Projects
Lizzi Weyant, Government Affairs Manager
MAPC Fall Council Meeting | October 29, 2015

12. Transportation is chronically
underfunded

13. Our transportation is in
disrepair, and this hurts us.

15. Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Monterey, California
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Alameda County, California

16. What can Massachusetts
municipalities do?

19. 617.722.2000

20. Connecting Immigrant Entrepreneurs
in Downtown Framingham
Renato Castelo, Community Engagement Specialist

22. If small business owners don’t come to us,
let’s go to them!

23. Small Business Owner Outreach

24. Small Business Owner Outreach

25. Small Business Owner Outreach

26. Participant Outreach
• Town Manager
• Planning Board
• Community & Economic Dev.
• Department of Public Works
• Police Department
• Fire Department
• Legislative Delegation
• Board of Selectman
• Newspapers
• Chamber of Commerce
• Non-profits

27. Immigrant Small Business Story Tour

28. Immigrant Small Business Story Tour

29. Immigrant Small Business Story Tour

30. Tour Route

31. Immigrant Small Business Story Tour

32. Immigrant Small Business Story Tour

33. Small Group Discussions

34. Small Group Discussions

35. Small Group Discussions
• What was the most compelling thing
that you took away from the tour?
• What can Framingham do to stabilize
and support existing businesses?
• What can we do to attract new
businesses and investment in Downtown
Framingham?

36. Invitation to upcoming TOD Study Process

37. Discussion with Downtown Small Business Owners

38. Downtown Framingham TOD Study – Open House

39. TOD Study – Recommendations

40. MAPC Fall Council Meeting | October 29, 2015
Housing, Jobs, and Health: Planning
for Equity and Quality of Life
in Chelsea
Jennifer Erickson, Regional Planner II & Equity Specialist
Funded in part by the
DHCD Planning Ahead Towards
Housing (PATH) Program and the
MA Department of Public Health

41. Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit service – Boston to Chelsea

42. Silver Line Shared-Use Path: connecting Chelsea neighborhoods

43. Intense development interest

44. What types of retail and residential could
Chelsea attract that would meet local and
regional needs?

45. What are the places in the corridor that are
good or bad for your health and wellbeing?

46. What changes are people noticing? What
changes do people want to see?

47. Equitable transit-oriented development and healthy
outcomes: live, work, travel choices, social connections

48. When to Switch Off:
Lowering Municipal Energy Rates
Patrick Roche, Energy Coordinator
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Funded by

49. Under your
control
Capacity
Charge
Price= * Quantity
Set by
2x Increase

50. Time
kW
Peak Hour on Grid
Regular Usage
Reduced UsageQ
Q

55. Resilient Quincy:
Planning and Preparing
for Climate Change
Heidi Stucker, Environmental Planner

56. Climate Change is impacting Quincy now, and will continue to into the future.
2070Current Conditions

57. Some are impacted more greatly by climate change.
Vulnerable Populations in Quincy
10% Below the poverty level
~1/3 Foreign Born (28%)
1/4 of Asian decent
~ 1/5 children (18%)
15% elderly

58. Through collaboration, Quincy is more prepared to respond to climate impacts.

59. MAPC is building capacity and expertise to plan for climate change in the region.

60. Reimagining Halls Corner:
Economic Development in Duxbury
Amanda Chisholm, Regional Planner II

62. Underutilization

63. Traffic & Parking Concerns

64. What does the
community think?

65. What are the Market
Opportunities?

66. Increased Residential
& Complete Streets

67. Successful retail