MassDOT Announces $6.8 Million in Shared Streets & Spaces Program Awards

by James Fuccione | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is awarding $6.8 million to 34 municipalities and two Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) as part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Shared Streets and Spaces Program. The program provides project funding...

AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheet Outlines Value of ‘Complete Streets’ for Older Adults

by James Fuccione | Jun 11, 2025 | Data and Reports

Complete Streets policies and projects aim to improve safety for all using streets and sidewalks, including drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. AARP’s Public Policy Institute recently put out a fact sheet explaining the value of Complete Streets efforts for older...

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $22.2 Million in Ongoing Effort to Modernize Affordable Housing Internet

by James Fuccione | May 28, 2025 | News and Updates

The Healey-Driscoll administration and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) recently announced $22,260,701 in grants to upgrade internet access for 15,793 affordable housing units across 54 communities in...

Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging: Financing Long-Term Care, Technology Learning Collaborative, Alzheimer’s Association Events for Brain Health Awareness Month

by James Fuccione | May 28, 2025 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events from our Statewide Network of partners: Webinar: Financing Long-Term Care in Massachusetts – Release of the MA Long-Term Care Actuarial Study, hosted by the Massachusetts...

$15 Million Awarded through the Community Transit Grant Program

by James Fuccione | May 14, 2025 | News and Updates

The Healey-Driscoll Administration recently announced a total of over $14.8 million through MassDOT’s Fiscal Year 2025 Community Transit Grant Program (CTGP) for municipalities, Councils on Aging, Regional Transit Authorities, and nonprofit organizations. The funding...