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Friends of Midcoast Maine
E-News
 
 
January 16, 2013
Greetings!
 
 
Rockland Commercial Strip RFP Available

Friends of Midcoast Maine, in collaboration with the Rockland Economic Development Advisory Committee (REDAC), has released an RFP for design services for the Rockland Commercial Strip from Maverick Street north to Warrenton Street. The RPF is available on line at

  
Please forward this RFP to potentially interested parties. The proposed calendar is
January 21, 2013: Questions regarding the RFP Due
February 4: Proposals Due
February 18-22: Potential interviews

February 28:Selection Made

March 18: Contract finalized and work begins

March and May: Public Workshops

May 15: Designs are completed for public workshop review and comment

June 15: Contract ends
  
The RFP includes the northern commercial strip in Rockland to Warrenton Street in Rockport.   To sign up to receive the Rockland Project E-News, visit the FMM website at www.friendsmidcoast.org, or send an e-mail to info@friendsmidcoast.org. The most recent e-news is available at Rockland E-Newsletters.
 
The next REDAC meeting will be on Thursday, January 31 at 4 p.m. in the Breakwater Marketplace, 91 Camden Street. The committee meeting will be from 4-5 p.m. followed by a presentation by Lynne Seeley of GrowSmart Maine on Reenvisioning Maine's Highway Strips from 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.  Refreshments will be available. All are invited.  

 

Belfast - A Success Story!

Belfast StreetscapeThose who have lived through Belfast's ups and downs over the last four decades say the bustle and buzz that now hold sway are no happy accidents. 

Read more...

 

Interesting Articles

 

Check out these interesting articles and opportunities:

 

Citizens' Institute on Rural Design - Technical Assistance Available

 

The Disturbing Challenge of Walking in America

 

Affordable Housing that Fits In

 

Per Square Mile - If the World's Population Lived Like.... 

 

Five Principles of People and Place

 

Book Review-Thoughts on Building Strong Towns

 

Retrofitting Suburbia - Bringing Life to Vacant Spaces

 

PPS-The Placemaking Leadership Council

 

It is so much more than Density 

 

The Case for Abolishing Parking Tickets

 

Ten Year Old Invents Light-Up Crosswalks

 

Walk Like a Fish

   

Things Parents Say about Why they don't let kids walk to school...

 

The Real Estate Deal that Could Change the Future of Everything

 

Rockport Planner ready to Write Next Chapter

 

Grand Rapids, Michigan Bets on Food for Growth

 

The Evolution of Planning in Ten Diagrams

 

Honoring a Sustainability Champion who Repairs the Fabric of Communities

 

Sprawl Should Pay More for Infrastructure

 

Embracing Congestion

 

Seven Keys to Stronger Communities

 

Watch the Voices of Midcoast Maine to hear our pitch!

'The Voices of Midcoast Maine'
"The Voices of Midcoast Maine" Video

 

 

Walkability Video Clips

The Walkability Audit in Boothbay Harbor was captured on video.  While these are not professional videos, they do contain some interesting pieces of our walk audits that others might find helpful

 

 

 

Mini-Roundabouts
Mini-Roundabouts

 

Alleys
Alleys

 

  

Successful Main Streets
Successful Main Streets

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Jane Lafleur, Executive Director 

Friends of Midcoast Maine

5 Free Street, Camden, Maine 04843

office 207 236-1077

mobile 207 691-0971