PARTNER EVENT: Small Homes Are Big! Tiny Homes & ADUs

Online Webinar

Whether you are looking for an affordable housing solution for yourself, adult children, or aging parents, or a way to reduce your energy costs and carbon footprint, tiny homes and accessory dwelling units (ADUs) offer an appealing solution. Other benefits include income generation, opportunities for aging in place, flexibility, and in the case of many […]

GSM WEBINAR: Can Transportation and Other Infrastructure Support Smart Growth in Maine?

Online Webinar

Can Transportation and Other Infrastructure Support Smart Growth in Maine? Exploring the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Join Erich Zimmermann, Deputy Executive Director and Transportation Director at the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC), to discuss how transportation and other infrastructure can support Smart Growth in Maine with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Zimmerman […]

PARTNER EVENT: GPCOG Transit Together

Virtual Meeting

Our partner, the Greater Portland Council of Governments, is hosting a virtual public meeting for the Transit Together study which is developing recommendations to improve public transit in southern Maine. REGISTER LEARN MORE about Transit Together

GSM: Board Meeting

Monthly Board Meeting for GrowSmart Maine

PARTNER EVENT: Dream▪ Play ▪ Build: Hands-On Community Engagement for Enduring Spaces and Places hosted by Smart Growth Network

Virtual Meeting

For two decades, James Rojas and John Kamp have been looking to art, creative expression, and storytelling to shake up the classic community meeting. Join the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network as they share their insights into building common ground and inviting active participation among diverse groups. Their approach, “Place It!,” draws upon three methods: […]

GSM & Build Maine: Policy Action 2023 Meeting

Virtual Meeting

Build Maine and GrowSmart Maine are co-hosting a series of virtual crowdsourcing meetings from March through May to advance critical policies and projects that enhance Maine’s quality places, communities, and economy.

Webinar: The Gorham Spur: Spurring Growth Without Spurring Sprawl

Virtual Meeting

We're hearing a lot about plans for "the Gorham spur" off the Maine Turnpike. Some people are excited, some are concerned. What is it? How far along is it? Why is it proposed and what has happened since the 2012 report related to roadway improvements, land use planning, and transit? What still needs to happen […]

GSM & Build Maine: Policy Action 2023 Meeting

Virtual Meeting

Build Maine and GrowSmart Maine are co-hosting a series of virtual crowdsourcing meetings from March through May to advance critical policies and projects that enhance Maine’s quality places, communities, and economy.

Webinar: Maine’s Climate Action Plan: Are We On Track?

Online Webinar

Maine Climate Action Webinar Series Join Maine Audubon and GrowSmart Maine for a three-part webinar series highlighting climate change actions YOU can take: May 12th  Maine's Climate Action Plan: Are We On Track? Updates on progress made toward critical goals included in the Climate Action Plan in the year-and-a-half since its passage. May 19th A […]