by gsmoffice | Oct 14, 2020 | Central Maine, GrowSmart, growsmart maine, growsmart summit, gsm, Maine Alliance for Smart Growth, Southern Maine, Western Maine
We continue our “Summit Series” posts providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Today we share about...
by gsmoffice | Mar 22, 2018 | Central Maine, Economic development, Farmland Conservation, General, Small Business
Click here to visit the event page for all the details and registration at the March 26th Forum ‘Growing Farm Friendly Communities’ Here in Maine, everyone can support farmers and farms. Check out the list below for a few ideas! Read your local newspapers, printed or...
by gsmoffice | Mar 15, 2018 | Central Maine, Economic development, Farmland Conservation, General, planning, Smart growth
Our March forum ‘Growing Farm Friendly Communities’ has been postponed due to snow. Join us at the new date: Monday March 26, 8:30-11a, Bowdoinham. Click here to visit the event page for all the details and registration! This Forum is a chance to learn...
by gsmoffice | Oct 6, 2017 | Central Maine, form based code, General, growsmart summit, historic preservation, innovation, planning, Smart growth, tax credit, transportation
By Ethan Boxer-Macomber As advocates of Smart Growth, we are all encouraged and delighted by the current national trend toward redirection of resources to traditional city and town centers abandoned and neglected over 60 years of urban flight and suburban...
by gsmoffice | Sep 14, 2017 | Central Maine, Economic development, Smart growth, transportation
Join us in an exploration of the transportation ecosystem at our upcoming Walkability Forum in Bangor, Sept 19th. Register now! By Carol Morris. Working with all different kinds of people is a big part of my job as a public outreach consultant. As a matter of fact, if...
by gsmoffice | Aug 22, 2017 | Central Maine, Economic development, economy, Forestry, General, Nancy Smith, Northern Maine
By Executive Director Nancy Smith || I’ve been paying attention to the very public debate about the Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument with the same curiosity as most Mainers, and this past weekend, I traveled a few hours north to explore the Katahdin...
