…Fort Andross in Brunswick, Maine. All photos in this post by Wayne Senville unless otherwise noted. Brunswick, Maine (population just over 20,000) has a wonderful downtown — stretching about ten blocks between historic…
…EDA. The State of Maine also authorized a $3.25 million infrastructure bond to cover these kind of expenses. Southern Maine Community College at Brunswick Landing “Here’s what we’ll end up having,” said Levesque, “a fully…
…Note from PCJ Editor Wayne Senville: The following is from an interview I had with the late Wayne Lemmon in 2007 about his just published Planning Commissioners Journal article, Pro-Forma 101: Getting Familiar with…
…The pedestrian-only Swinging Bridge across the Androscoggin River links Brunswick and Topsham, and is part of the towns' Riverwalk loop. According to a short article by Candace Kanes on the Maine Memory web site: “When…
…Wayne Senville, Editor PlannersWeb.com p.s., we also appreciate the many positive comments we received in our survey, such as: “We're a very small community, growing rapidly, with a commercial district serving a community 10 times…
…30th anniversary of Maine’s billboard ban, Dana Connors, president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, said “It's become part of our quality of place.” Wayne Senville: If the removal of billboards in these four…
…Note from PlannersWeb Editor Wayne Senville: I want to encourage you to check out our PlannersWeb group page on LinkedIn. Right now, there's a lively discussion of Della Rucker's most recent PlannersWeb column, What…
…PCJ Editor Wayne Senville talks with planner Beth Humstone, who just joined the PCJ as a regular contributing writer….
…Note from PCJ Editor Wayne Senville: In our Winter 2011 planner and PCJ contributing writer Beth Humstone, in "Building Invisible Walls," reports on the use of urban growth boundaries (or "UGBs" as they're often…
…published between 1991 and 2012) is available for PlannersWeb members to download. (as an aside, if you’re someone who finds planning history fascinating, we’ve also posted Professor Laurence Gerckens’ complete 26 letter Planning ABC’s –…
…Note from PCJ Editor Wayne Senville: Our Winter 2011 issue included an article by Ed McMahon, "Billboards: The Case for Control." McMahon is a nationally renowned authority and speaker on sustainable development, land conservation,…
…Note from PCJ Editor Wayne Senville: Our Spring 2011 issue features an article by long-time Florida planner Wendy Grey on a topic that virtually every planner and planning commissioner will face — the relationship…
…From PCJ Editor Wayne Senville: Our Fall 2010 issue includes a fascinating and timely article by Hannah Twaddell and Gary Toth, “Transportation Planning for Livable Communities: Measuring What Matters.” Twaddell and Toth cover some…