A photo of an art mural on a bus stop enclosure. Text over the photo says: About MAPC. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is the regional planning agency for the 101 cities and towns of Greater Boston. We work to create a more sustainable, equitable, collaborative, and climate-resilient region.

Our North Star

In early 2025, the MAPC Council adopted a strategic plan to guide our work for the next five years (2025 - 2030). It addresses the fundamental questions of who we are, what we do, our vision for the future, and the values we seek to uphold.

It also identifies what critical topics MAPC should focus on over the next five years (although there will always be surprises!), as well as how we do our work internally.

The Greater Boston Region

22 Cities

79 Towns

8 Subregions

A blue map of the 101 cities and towns in the Greater Boston region written each in white.

The 101 cities and towns of the Greater Boston region fall under at least one of eight subregions.

Visit the ICC Webpage

Inner Core Committee (ICC)

Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Milton, Needham, Newton, Quincy, Revere, Saugus, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown, and Winthrop

Visit the MWRC Webpage

MetroWest Regional Collaborative (MWRC)

Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Marlborough, Natick, Sherborn, Southborough, Wayland, Wellesley, and Weston

Visit the MAGIC Webpage

Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC)

Acton, Bedford, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, and Sudbury

Visit the NSTF Webpage

North Shore Task Force (NSTF)

Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Ipswich, Hamilton, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Swampscott, Topsfield, and Wenham

Visit the NSPC Webpage

North Suburban Planning Council (NSPC)

Burlington, Lynnfield, North Reading, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, Wilmington, Winchester, and Woburn

Visit the SSC Webpage

South Shore Coalition (SSC)

Braintree, Cohasset, Duxbury, Hanover, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Rockland, Scituate, and Weymouth

Visit the SWAP Webpage

SouthWest Advisory Planning Committee (SWAP)

Bellingham, Dover, Franklin, Hopkinton, Medway, Milford, Millis, Norfolk, Sherborn, and Wrentham

Visit the TRIC Webpage

Three Rivers Interlocal Council (TRIC)

Canton, Dover, Foxborough, Medfield, Milton, Needham, Norwood, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, and Westwood

Access the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Subregional Report to learn about the work done by the eight subregions.

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