Portland Downtown

We're pleased to again bring the world a view of historic downtown Portland's Monument Square via our Monument Square Tree Cam. The tree is being delivered today & you can watch it live. Thanks to HP Hood LLC for sponsoring as well as the Portland Public Library for hosting the cam. #downtown #portland #maine #mainething #cam #holiday #tree #joy #plaza https://lnkd.in/eXqSXt3U

We love PARK(ing) Day It's every third Friday in September. We're already talking about 2025 #parkingday2024 #pavelessplaymore

The “Container Potty” launches today in the Arts District of downtown Portland, Maine Portland, ME?— Portland Downtown proudly announces the opening of a new seasonal public restroom in the Arts District of downtown Portland, starting today, Tuesday, September 3. This initiative, developed in collaboration with the City of Portland, marks a significant step in enhancing public restroom access across the downtown area. The new restroom unit, a model known as the?Container Potty, is housed in a refurbished shipping container and features two gender-neutral stalls, including an ADA-accessible option. It also offers a hand-washing station on the exterior, LED motion-activated solar lighting, and automatic internal door locks for safety and energy efficiency. The facility, available through mid-November, is free and open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. It will be cleaned at least twice weekly, with regular monitoring to adjust the cleaning schedule as needed. “To be a truly inclusive community you have to provide public restrooms,”?said Portland Downtown Executive Director Cary Tyson.?“We simply cannot ignore the human need. Placing the restroom in the Arts District helps with the ‘range anxiety’ of folks wanting to shop beyond the Old Port, but are concerned they may end up in a challenging situation.”? The restroom installation follows the release of the?Public Restroom Master Plan for Portland Downtown's District, developed by Portland Downtown with Cruise Maine, Visit Portland, and consultant Lezlie Lowe. It also responds to findings from the MIT study,?Rebuilding Main Street After Covid-19: Four Years Later, which highlighted the need for more public restrooms downtown. “The City of Portland has been very focused on making sure that we have public restrooms available in our city as we know it’s a key part of ensuring we continue to be an attractive place to visit,”?said City Manager Danielle West.?“Over the last three years, we’ve installed 15 public restrooms throughout the city - with three more to come this fall - that staff maintain. We know there are still areas that could use a restroom facility, and that’s why we’re glad we could support Portland Downtown in placing a new restroom in the Arts District.” Local Maine artist Jill Perry of?Third Bird Creative Co. designed the vibrant exterior wrap for the restroom, featuring dynamic colors and patterns that reflect the artistic spirit of the district. Perry is also known for her crosswalk mural at Gorham's Corner, completed in 2023. This project is financially supported by Portland Downtown and a generous contribution from?Cruise Lines International Association?(CLIA).?

We're sharing City of Portland, Maine's parking survey. Please take if this is applicable to you #drivelessdomore #transit #multimodal #downtown #maine #portland #portlandme

Park(ing) Day is just around the corner. We'll reimburse anyone's permit fee if they're interested in participating downtown. Hope you can join us #portland #maine #downtown Parking Reform Network https://lnkd.in/efKmmJjj

The City of Portland, Maine has an opportunity for service on the Portland Development Corporation board. We work closely with our friends at the City & they do great things. This is an excellent opportunity to give back! https://lnkd.in/e-RuUud8 The Portland Development Corporation (PDC), staffed by the Housing and Economic Development Department, provides a continuum of financial assistance to business and industry throughout the city and works to institute economic development programs in Portland to ensure compliance with the City’s goals, objectives, and requirements. #board #boards #service #commnity #maine #portland #portlandme Formed by the City in 1991, the PDC reviews and approves all requests for commercial loans and grants from the City's business assistance program and has provided more than 195 Portland businesses with over $12 million in financial assistance. For further information on the PDC loan programs, to download a loan application, or to learn about the comprehensive business assistance and advocacy programs offered to help streamline doing business in the city, please visit the Housing and Economic Development Department.

We're thrilled to have partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Jeff Levine on a follow-up to their 2020 study, Rebuilding Maine Street. This study titled: Rebuilding Main Street After Covid-19: Four Years Later This new report seeks to understand questions such as what challenges faced by businesses have persisted since the onset of the pandemic; how have changes and the adoption of new technologies required by the conditions of the pandemic impacted how business plans for the future; how has the physical downtown environment shifted since the early pandemic; and a continuation of the question, what role will public policy and planning play in supporting the ongoing success of small businesses? We hope you'll read it, give us feedback & continue to work to make our downtown an extraordinary place #downtown #MIT #study #COVID19 #maine #portland #portlandmaine https://lnkd.in/eA4kQ2em

Our public restroom work has gone international. #downtown #publicrestroom #pottyparity #restroom https://lnkd.in/ehz5pH6c

We're pleased to have the opportunity to speak at next week's CruiseMaine annual meeting. We'll be discussing our Public Restroom efforts. Please join if you can. #restroom #downtown #cruise #maine #publicrestroom https://lnkd.in/geEfc_8U?

We're adding farmers to our Friday markets in Monument Square. If you're interested, please apply. And share with anyone you know who may be interested #farm #farms #farmersmarket #makersmarket #market #portland #maine #mainething #downtown Portland Downtown alongside Monument Square Business & Property Owners Announce Return of the?Monument(al) Square Market?- Fridays, this spring & summer - this year we're adding farmers CALL FOR VENDORS - INCLUDING FARMERS! PORTLAND —?Portland Downtown?in conjunction with Monument Square property and business owners is proud to announce the return of the?Monument(al) Market in the Square,?a Friday spring and summer market returning to Monument Square now on?Fridays. The first Monument(al) Market will be Friday, June 14. In 2024 we're adding local produce to the mix. Farmers will now be permitted to sale their local wares so long as they have a permit. Portland Downtown will pay for 50% of the the permit fee for the first ten approved farmers. In a continued effort to program Monument Square and bring vibrancy to one of our city’s most compelling plazas,?Portland Downtown?is teaming up with Monument Square business and property owners to recruit makers, artists, and other vendors to offer their wares Thursdays throughout the spring and summer. “This Monument(al) Market in the Square will continue to bring vibrancy to one of our premier locations in the city. It will help local entrepreneurs while at the same time being an active space that will entice tourists and others. We hope folks will also buy lunch or a snack at nearby restaurants and eat outside. We’re excited to continue to bring activity to our downtown,” said?Cary Tyson, executive director of Portland Downtown. Interested vendors can complete an application available at?https://lnkd.in/dNKwZDVE For more information email?[email protected] Apply!