Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination

Happy New Year to all of our Facebook followers!

This month's newsletter is packed with information, including an excerpt from our Annual Report. This year, MAPC continued to transform the planning field with exciting new practices, including integrating arts and culture into land use projects, exploring the impact of automated vehicles, and using web-based tools for local decision making.

Click on the link below to read more about MAPC's year, learn how to receive our 2017 calendar, and hear about upcoming workshops and professional opportunities.

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MAPC Matters - January 2017

Resource: Local Access Score

MAPC's Data Services Department created a new online web tool called, Local Access Score. It helps Massachusetts communities prioritize sidewalk and bike route improvements on the most useful connections between residents and important local destinations.

Local Access Score website:
http://localaccess.mapc.org/

More Information:
MAPC Data Services Team, [email protected]

Local Access

MAGIC Stormwater Partnership

MAGIC and MAPC collaborated on a grant application for a regional stormwater management project that will seek to promote best practices in stormwater management and facilitate compliance with MS4 Permit regulations.

Thank you to all who worked hard and swiftly to help develop the project scope and ensure the broadest community participation.

We will be in touch about the grant decisions.

Stormwater management was expressed as a priority in MAGIC's FY2017 work plan.

Click below to see the FY2017 work plan:
http://www.mapc.org/sites/default/files/MAGIC_FY17_workplan_FINAL.pdf

www.mapc.org

MAGIC Towns

MAGIC Towns features events and happenings organized or sponsored by towns or partner organizations.

December 2 | 7pm | Building Resilience to Climate Disruption in Our Communities | First Parish, Concord | [email protected]

MAGIC Towns Event Submission Form
To share an event for the monthly newsletter, please submit the event information via the following link by noon on the last Friday of the month.

Click below for the form:
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MAGIC Towns Welcome! MAGIC Towns is a section in the MAGIC monthly newsletter that will feature events happening in the region, put on by towns or partner organizations. Please following the simple guidelines for submitting event information. 1. Post only events happening in MAGIC towns 2. Submit events that ar...

Opportunity: SolSmart

At the recent November 3rd MAGIC Meeting, we heard about SolSmart.

Consider applying for SolSmart designation to encourage solar energy in your community.

SolSmart offers a new opportunity for communities to receive national recognition for their efforts to reduce the cost of solar and promote solar market maturity. By achieving SolSmart designation, municipal governments signal to the solar industry that they are open for solar business. The program offers no-cost technical assistance from a team of experienced national solar experts to help cities and counties nationwide accelerate their transition to clean, reliable solar energy and thereby qualify for designation. Communities may join the program and receive technical assistance on a rolling basis.

http://www.gosparc.org/

http://www.mapc.org/sites/default/files/SolSmart%20for%20MAGIC%2011.4.16.pdf

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MAPC Matters

The January 5th MAGIC meeting invites Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to talk about transportation planning and discuss MAGIC transportation interests and priorities.

During this meeting MAPC staff will also discuss the new Local Access Tool, a resource for municipal transportation planning efforts.

MAPC Matters
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MAPC Matters | November 2016

For regional grants, deadlines, events, opportunities, legislative updates, news, and resources, please click below for MAPC's monthly update, MAPC Matters.

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MAPC Matters | October 2016

The Climate Resilience group will meet in late October to discuss the recently completed draft of MAGIC's regional report on climate vulnerabilities and strategies for addressing climate challenges. See below for more!

Please also see the November MAGIC Meeting section, that includes a summary document on legislative planning at MAPC. The main topic of conversation will be MAPC legislative planning and MAGIC legislative interests and priorities.

Join us for our first subregional meeting after our summer break. Topics will include Climate Change Planning: MS4 Permit; and a community exchange.

Notes that the location for this subregional meeting is Lincoln, not Concord.

Thursday, September 8
2:30 - 4:30
16 Lincoln Road
Donaldson Room, 1st floor
Lincoln

The MAGIC 2016 Legislative Breakfast is on Friday, April 29th from 8 am to 10 am at the Bedford Old Town Hall. As in previous years, MAGIC members will have the opportunity to meet their Legislators and discuss issues that are of concern to their individual communities as well as the subregion as a whole.

Breakfast will be served and all are welcome to attend. The event is free and open to the public but space is limited. Click below to register.

MAGIC Annual Legislative Breakfast - Friday, April 26, 2016 8-10am The annual Legislative Breakfast of the Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC) is an event which presents a unique opportunity for community members to discuss issues of significant Subregional importance with their Representatives and Senators. Continental Breakfast and Network…