Jim Snyder-Grant

Metropolitan Area Plannning Council

http://www.mapc.org/ The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is chartered to distribute Federal planning money, and to assist towns in cities in their 101-city region to cooperate in planning. They’ve done a lot of helpful work on regional environmental issues, and they are a good source for regional data and analysis.

Acton 2020

http://www.acton-ma.gov/326/Acton-2020-Committee Acton’s current community plan was developed under the name “The Acton 2020 Comprehensive Community Plan”. The site has the plan and a lot of supporting material. Of particular interest to Green Acton is the material under Goal 2: Ensure Environmental Sustainability.

Complete Streets

Acton created a Complete Streets policy that was adopted by the Board of Selectmen in 2014. Here it is as a PDF file.

Background: Water in Acton

Water flows into Acton from rain and groundwater, and from a few small streams that flow into Acton.

Acton Water District

The Acton Water District (AWD) is a state-chartered governmental entity, separate from the Town of Acton, responsible for providing adequate amounts of safe clean water to the District’s business, residential, and municipal customers. They have a lot of useful educational and technical material on their website about Acton’s water supply. Documents AWD web site AWD… Continue reading →

Franny Osman, local transportation advocate

Actonian Franny Osman was awarded an ‘unsung heroine’ award by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women in June of 2016. Franny fought with patience and persistence to extend Acton’s public transportation options. Here’s the Beacon article on Franny’s award.