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Conversations from the Gateway Cities Innovation Summit & Awards
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January 1, 2020
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TTOD Planning and Design Competition
Proposal Deadline Approaching + Updated Guidelines
December 30, 2019
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How Gateway City schools capitalize on new funding
<iframe width="100%" height="20" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/729569227&color=%23ff5500&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true"></iframe>This week on Gateways, we look ahead to implementation of the Student Opportunity Act. Passed by the legislature in November, the new law will provide Gateway City schools with millions of dollars in additional state aid beginning in 2020.
December 17, 2019
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New polling finds voters in largest Northeast, Mid-Atlantic states are open to policy to reduce transportation emissions
A new set of polls of registered voters across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic finds broad support for a multi-state policy to cap carbon pollution from transportation and invest in transportation improvements. That policy is currently being developed by the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), a collaboration between 12 states and the
December 11, 2019
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Unpacking the promise of ranked-choice voting in city elections
<iframe width="100%" height="20" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/725877103&color=%23ff5500&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true"></iframe>In this episode of Gateways, we take a high-speed journey through the land of ranked-choice voting (RCV). Worcester-native Howie Fain helps us understand how RCV leads to more diverse city councils and school committees. The second installment in our series on electoral reform and
December 11, 2019
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Recapping the Seventh Annual Gateway Cities Innovation Institute Summit & Awards
Catalyzing Transformative Transit-Oriented Development
December 6, 2019
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Christopher Coes’ Four Crazy Ideas to Catalyze TOD
<iframe width="100%" height="20" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/722239903&color=%23ff5500&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true"></iframe>MassINC recently held the Seventh Annual Gateway Cities Innovation Institute Awards & Summit at the DCU Center in Worcester. Today’s episode brings you a highlight from the gathering—the morning keynote delivered by Christopher Coes, Vice President of Land Use and Development at Smart Growth America.
December 4, 2019
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MassForward: Advancing Democratic Innovation and Electoral Reform in Massachusetts
Event Recap
November 23, 2019