BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it will be hosting a virtual public information meeting for the Massachusetts Freight Plan on Thursday, March 30, at 6:00 p.m.
The Plan is focused on defining the short and long-term vision for the multimodal freight system in the Commonwealth. At this meeting, the Plan team will present elements of the draft 2023 Massachusetts Freight Plan and solicit feedback.
The meeting information, including the registration link, is available on the upcoming event calendar page. Once registered, an individual will receive a confirmation email from Zoom with information about joining the webinar.
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Dalton Green Committee Selects Greenhouse Gas Inventory Platform
By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Green Committee has voted to use the Metropolitan Area Planning Council Greenhouse Gas Inventory Platform.
At its August meeting, the board was presented with three options: ClearPath, an MAPC model, and an in-house Excel model.
After reviewing each platform, the committee selected the MAPC model because of its consistency and comparability with the state, user-friendliness, and sources included.
The platform is completely free and was built by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council in Massachusetts, said Cisco Tomasino, BlueStrike climate and events manager.
Since it was built in Massachusetts for Massachusetts, it is the most popular model used by many towns in the state, he said.
Committee Chair David Wasielewski said MAPC is his initial preference as it will allow the town to compare its data with other towns.
The state can "more or less control that kind of information" and the town has to keep monitoring the, Wasielewski said. The committee unanimously agreed
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