by James Fuccione | Nov 16, 2018 | News and Updates, Programs
AdvancingCities is a $500 million, five-year initiative from JPMorgan Chase & Co. to invest in solutions that bolster the long-term vitality of the world’s cities and the communities within them that have not benefited from economic growth. The AdvancingCities...
by James Fuccione | Nov 15, 2018 | News and Updates
8-80 Cities is accepting proposals for Wintermission project partners in three U.S. cities. The organization will support these partners to become national leaders in winter city planning, design, and programming. These cities will become Winter City Vanguards, and...
by James Fuccione | Nov 7, 2018 | News and Updates
MassDevelopment’s “Commonwealth Places” is a funding mechanism to advance community-driven placemaking in downtown and neighborhood commercial districts throughout Massachusetts. Placemaking is a process through which people in communities work together to improve...
by James Fuccione | Nov 1, 2018 | Programs, Systems and Best Practices
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is soliciting ideas for individual community-specific projects and for multi-community projects that will commence in 2018. This presents another opportunity from the Healthy Aging Collaborative’s regional planning...
by James Fuccione | Oct 31, 2018 | Programs
The state’s Department of Housing and Community Development manages the Massachusetts Downtown Initiative (MDI), which offers a range of services and assistance to communities seeking help on how to revitalize their downtowns. The MDI Technical Assistance Grants...