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University Neighborhood Organization Hosts Traffic Plan Forum: What You Need To Know About The Portland Peninsula Traffic Plan

January 24, 2006

Contact Information:
Carol R. Schiller, president
University Neighborhood Organizaton
(207) 772-3243, uno@maine.rr.com

The University Neighborhood Organization (UNO) - Community Without Borders will host a two-part forum about Portland's Peninsula Traffic Plan in February.

Part one will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, in USM's Luther Bonney Auditorium, Portland. Alex Jaegerman, planning division director_, City of Portland, and Bill Needelman, senior planner, will present the findings and recommendations of the Portland Peninsula Traffic Plan. This plan addresses the future traffic volumes projected for the Portland Peninsula based on growth projections through 2025. The growth projections include significant development planned for Bayside and the Eastern Waterfront districts, as well as general growth in the study area.

Part two will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, February 8, in USM's Luther Bonney Auditorium, Portland. UNO will host a panel discussion addressing the plan's recommendations for roadway improvements and modifications along Franklin Street in Bayside, and Route 77 through Deering Oaks and along State and High Streets. Panel participants include Stephen Landry, assistant state traffic engineer, Maine D.O.T., Katherine Early, engineering manager, City of Portland, Cheryl Leeman, chair, Portland's Transportation Committee, Ann Pringle, Friends of Deering Oaks & Peninsula Traffic Study Committee, Terrance Walsh, deputy chief of Portland's Emergency Management Services. The panel will be moderated by Christina Feller, director, League of Maine Neighborhoods. There will be time for a question and answer session with the audience.

The Peninsula Traffic Plan is currently under review by the City Council and Planning Board and is scheduled for consideration for adoption as part of Portland's Comprehensive Plan in the near future. Members of the public are encouraged to learn about this proposed plan and to provide input to the City. The Portland Peninsula Traffic Plan is available on the City's Web site http://www.portlandmaine.gov/planning/planningdiv.

For more information about the plan contact Bill Needelman at 874-8722 or wbn@portlandmaine.gov.

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