We Get What We Plan For: How Smart Growth Creates Community
Monday, October 21, 2024
Downtown Waterville

Housing, transportation and utilities, food systems, cultural and natural spaces are interconnected and essential community infrastructure. Learn how integration of these assets builds a sustainable community

As in built and natural ecosystems, resilient and thriving communities welcome diversity. Explore how public places and infrastructure define a community, convening with local, regional, and statewide leaders, conservationists, developers, and planners.

Join us in Waterville, our host community again this year. The Summit will be held at the beautiful Waterville Opera House and in the adjacent Paul J. Schupf Art Center. Local walking tours and the location of the post-Summit reception will be announced soon.

The day will feature a national keynote speaker Dr. Basil Gooden, USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development (Confirmed) and our state keynote speaker, Honorable Hannah Pingree, Director, Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future. Presentations and discussion will be followed by Community Spotlights to demonstrate how building and conserving infrastructure and public places defines their community.

Maine Smart Growth Awards video, GrowSmart Annual Meeting, and City Experience Walking Tours round out the program before a Networking Reception.