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Making MetroFuture Our Future

Making MetroFuture Our Future. What is MetroFuture?. A vision for the region we want, building on the region’s strengths and investing in our residents 65 goals , supported by hundreds of objectives, for Greater Boston in the year 2030

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Making MetroFuture Our Future

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  1. Making MetroFuture Our Future

  2. What is MetroFuture? • A vision for the region we want, building on the region’s strengths and investing in our residents • 65goals, supported by hundreds of objectives, for Greater Boston in the year 2030 • 13 implementation strategies, with hundreds of specific recommendations, designed to help the region achieve its goals • A constituency of 5,000 “plan builders” who will work to accomplish the MetroFuture goals

  3. MetroFuture Implementation

  4. Measuring Progress Goal #23: All neighborhoods will have adequate access to safe and well-maintained parks, community gardens, and appropriate play spaces for children and youth. Objective: No more than 20% of the region’s households will have limited access to open space (less than 50 acres per 1,000 people) Indicator: Open space per capita

  5. The State of Equity in Metro Boston First report of MAPC’s Regional Indicators Program www.regionalindicators.org/equity Looks at inequity across: * a broad geography * many topic areas * many demographic groups

  6. Inequity Impacts Us All… Teens and Young Adults, as they try to learn, stay safe and out of trouble, and establish independence Children, as they try to grow up healthy, learn, and play Seniors, as they try to remain active, retire comfortably, and stay connected Adults, as they try to make a good living, build a home, and stay healthy

  7. Inequity Impacts Children

  8. Sustainable Metro Boston

  9. Equity Informs our Work • Draft project selection criteria: • MetroFuture goals and program objectives • Commitment of local partner(s) • Project replicablity • Regional impact of project • Equity in the project’s outcomes • How do projects advance the MetroFuture equity objectives (as identified in the State of Equity report)? • Equity in the project’s process • How do projects meet MetroFuture goals for inclusive public processes?

  10. Questions? Comments? Jessie GroganPolicy AnalystMetropolitan Area Planning Counciljgrogan@mapc.org617-451-2770 x 2022

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