Broadband is good. Sprawl is not. How can Maine have one without the other?

by GrowSmart Maine | Apr 30, 2021 | Smart Growth Updates

Broadband is good. Sprawl is not. How can Maine have one without the other?Affordable internet access does not guarantee a sustainable future, but the lack of it will stymie any other efforts to positively advance economic opportunities for all. We have thoughts on...

A Post-COVID-19 Focus For Transportation Spending

by GrowSmart Maine | May 26, 2020 | Smart Growth Updates

Carl Eppich, AICP, GrowSmart Maine board member Who’s missing being on the road in this new COVID-19 pandemic reality?  What about those vacation trips we had planned for this spring and summer?! According to the Maine Turnpike Authority, traffic is down around 40%, a...

Save The Date!! April 28 in Portland– 21st Century Transportation: Shared and Driverless Vehicles, E-Bikes and their Implications for a Smart Growth Economy in Maine

by GrowSmart Maine | Mar 31, 2016 | Smart Growth Updates

The future of transportation is not as far away as you think…and it may look a lot different than you’re expecting. Join us from 8 to 10 am on April 28 for a GrowSmart Maine breakfast forum on how technology and the sharing economy is changing transportation both...

Advocacy Alert – Contact your Legislators Now to Support the Solar Bill: LD 1649

by GrowSmart Maine | Mar 25, 2016 | Smart Growth Updates

Please contact your Legislator now and ask them to support LD 1649: An Act To Modernize Maine’s Solar Power Policy and Encourage Economic Development. This bill, currently being worked in the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, is the result of a 6-month...

Downtown Revitalization in the News: Waterville and Farmington

by GrowSmart Maine | May 25, 2010 | Smart Growth Updates

This Lewiston Sun Journal article reports that the Farmington Downtown Association recently held a well-attended public forum to discuss downtown revitalization efforts. Today's Morning Sentinel also features this story about a series of facade improvements and...

Revitalizing Maine Communities Conference

by GrowSmart Maine | May 20, 2010 | Smart Growth Updates

GrowSmart Maine is pleased to partner with Maine Downtown Center and Maine Preservation to present the Revitalizing Maine Communities Conference in downtown Augusta on June 3 & 4. For more information, click here. This dynamic two-day conference will showcase the...