MAPC should expand the technical assistance it provides on land use issues, and to help cities and towns on matters such as joining the Group Insurance Commission (GIC), reforming municipal government, and developing regionalized service delivery. The Commonwealth should refrain from setting up organizations redundant of the role the RPAs currently play or might reasonably play given their strengths and future needs of the region.
1) Strengthen the technical assistance capacity of regional planning agencies
2) Modernize enabling statutes for Regional Planning Agencies