“We are being regionalized with boston.”

 The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is the regional planning  agency serving the people who live and work in the 101 cities and towns  of Metropolitan Boston. Our mission is to promote smart growth and  regional collaboration. Our regional plan, MetroFuture, guides our work  as we engage the public in responsible stewardship of

 The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is the regional planning  agency serving the people who live and work in the 101 cities and towns  of Metropolitan Boston. Our mission is to promote smart growth and  regional collaboration. Our regional plan, MetroFuture, guides our work  as we engage the public in responsible stewardship of our region’s  future. - MAPC.org

The City of Gloucester is voluntarily contracted with them for several projects. They are a quasi non-profit/government agency.

MetroFuture is the Greater Boston Region’s 30-year plan – to better the lives of the people who live and work in Metropolitan Boston between now and 2030. It capitalizes on the region’s most important assets: its diverse  people and landscape, a history of innovation, and a commitment to  education and civic engagement. It is a plan that

MetroFuture is the Greater Boston Region’s 30-year plan – to better the lives of the people who live and work in Metropolitan Boston between now and 2030. It capitalizes on the region’s most important assets: its diverse  people and landscape, a history of innovation, and a commitment to  education and civic engagement. It is a plan that will help the region  to overcome its challenges and to embrace its future.

MetroFuture comprises 65 specific goals for the year 2030, as well as  objectives and indicators we will use to measure progress toward  achieving these goals, and 13 implementation strategies containing  hundreds of recommendations for actions needed to achieve our goals.
 

  “At the core of this transformation is the political process of “regionalizing” the country. Political regionalism is the antithesis of representative government. Regionalism restructures or reinvents the operation of American government by destroying traditional political boundaries, such as county lines, and ushers in a transformed sy

  “At the core of this transformation is the political process of “regionalizing” the country. Political regionalism is the antithesis of representative government. Regionalism restructures or reinvents the operation of American government by destroying traditional political boundaries, such as county lines, and ushers in a transformed system of governance that ultimately abolishes private property and the rights of the individual. Regionalism has infiltrated cities and counties everywhere, affecting transportation, water, farming and land use systems… literally every aspect of your life."

- Michael Shaw