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MRLD Principal, Mitchell Rasor, will be part of a panel discussion on sustainability in design on May 9 hosted by Maine AIGA. Compostmodern ME is an interdisciplinary conference that explores the range of design thinking necessary to create a socially and ecologically responsible society. Designers, manufacturers, and business leaders will come together to find inspiration, share knowledge, and explore real world opportunities for transforming products, industries, and lives

Other panelists include Chris Roberts from Barkwheats, Jeremy Litchfield from Atayne, Lisa Fernandes from Portland Maine Permaculture, John Rooks from the SOAP Group, John Bielenberg of Project M, Jesse Thompson of Kaplan Thompson Architects and Nathan Shedroff, Design MBA Chair at Califiornia College of the Arts.

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MRLD and Smart Mobility are working closely with community members and the City to transform Franklin Arterial into “Franklin Street” - an urban street that does not sacrifice the urban experience for vehicular movement. An editorial in the Portland Press Herald from 4.17.09 notes:

It’s been more than 40 years since the four-lane Franklin Arterial replaced the old two-lane Franklin Street, consuming dozens of homes and businesses, part of a public park and cutting the East End off from the rest of the city.

An effort is now under way to reclaim some of what was lost with that decision. It promises to be some of the most important public planning to take place in the city since the Bayside vision was developed a decade ago. People who live and work in Portland should not miss their chance to participate.

franklin-arterial-editorial.pdf

franklin-arterial-article.pdf

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