Portland Publilc Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, Site of a Meeting on Thursday, April 17 about the Franklin Street Project.

You are invited to attend an Open House to Reimagine the Franklin Street project on Thursday, April 17th at the Portland Public Library from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm.  It will be held in the Rines Auditorium, 5 Monument Square, Portland according to a press release issued by the City this afternoon.

The interactive event invites attendees to learn about past planning efforts and discuss their ideas and priorities for an updated street design and land use plan.

The Reimagining Franklin Street effort will update and refine the conceptual design that was adopted by the City Council as part of the 2015 Franklin Street Master Plan, as well as develop a land use/urban design plan for the sreet.  The planning effort is expected to take approximaely 10 months to complete.

The final phase of planning work is necessary in order to update and refine the 2015 Feasibility Study’s conceptual design due to changes in transportation patterns and planning and design standards since 2015, as well as the updated zoning along and near Franklin Street due to the adoption of the city’s ReCode effort.  The final phase will also take into consideration the significant development that has occurred along and near Franklin Street since 2015 as well as the opportunities that are now in place due to the availability of federal funds such as those the City and MaineDOT have been recently awarded.

The City has contracted with WSP USA, Inc., a national multi-disciplinary consultant firm to help complete this phase of work.

For more background information, please visit post herein dated February 19, 2025.