City of Bangor, ME

10/02/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/02/2024 12:46

Residents encouraged to offer feedback on downtown improvements

For immediate release: Oct. 2, 2024

Contact: David Warren
Administrative and Communications Manager
Telephone: 207-992-4204
Email: [email protected]

Residents encouraged to offer feedback on downtown improvements

BANGOR, Maine - Residents are encouraged to provide feedback on a project to implement transportation and streetscape improvements for downtown.

The City and its partners, which include the Maine Department of Transportation, have received preliminary recommendations from residents who attended public forums or who participated in an online survey. The City now is requesting additional community feedback to guide final recommendations for the Downtown Bangor Streetscape Improvement Study.

The City's Community and Economic Development Department and its Engineering Department are working to solicit as much public feedback as possible.

The study is part of a Village Partnership Initiative done in collaboration with the Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System and Maine DOT, which will pay for a significant portion of the downtown improvements that are ultimately adopted.

Those improvements are expected to include greater pedestrian safety, making downtown more walkable and enhancing bicycling in the area. They're also intended to help revitalize portions of downtown. The study area encompasses Bangor's downtown core, framed by portions of Park Street, Center Street, Franklin Street, Hammond Street, Main Street, Water Street, Broad Street, Washington Street and Exchange Street.

Click hereto learn more about the study and participate in the survey.

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The City of Bangor, Maine, is a service center community of 31,753 residents and is the county seat of Penobscot County. Bangor is the major commercial and cultural center for much of northern and eastern Maine. The City is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. For information on City projects and news, see www.bangormaine.gov.