Ooooh. So our town is hosting a public meeting regarding #OpenSpaces! YES!!!

"An #OpenSpacePlan is a strategic document that identifies important natural and recreational lands in our Town and sets priorities for protecting them over time. #OpenSpace can includes #parks, #trails, #forests, #wetlands, #AgriculturalLands, #WaterResources and #HabitatCorridors. The plan will guide how the town make decisions about managing lands that support #EnvironmentalHealth, #WildlifeHabitat, #ScenicBeauty, #WorkingLandscapes, and #OutdoorRecreation."

#Maine #MainePol #LocalGovernment #WildlifeCorridors #WorkingFarms #SmartGrowth #WaterIsLife #SpendTimeInNature #SolarPunkSunday #LocalPol

Spent some time at the #CommunityGarden today. Planted some #BlackBeans and #Potatoes, and pulled up some weeds (the flowers should be popping up after all that rain). Had a cool conversation with my neighbor who is a selectboard member and who helped get the garden going again, and told him what a great job he is doing. I mean, #composters, #rainbarrels, making the #CommunityCenter an #EmergencyShelter, supporting #DatacenterMoratoriums and #SmartGrowth. What more could one ask for in a town rep!

#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #CommunityGardens #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO

Auburn, Alabama, has overhauled its zoning for transit corridors, banning single-story strip malls and implementing height-based regulations to encourage higher-density development. (2 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilLZsztklEs

#urbanism #urbanplanning #ZoningReform #TransitOrientedDevelopment #SmartGrowth

Grocery conglomerate Kroger to Redmond residents: We closed your neighborhood Fred Meyer, but we still want your business

The company has been accused by its union workers of putting profit over people, creating food deserts in Western Washington neighborhoods and disrupting the lives of hundreds of workers.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/10/grocery-conglomerate-kroger-to-redmond-residents-we-closed-your-neighborhood-fred-meyer-but-we-still-want-your-business.html

#SmartGrowth&Density #StoreOpeningsandClosings

How can we make the Emerald City more emerald? That’s a question that should guide Seattle’s public planning decisions

Who says we can’t accomplish a future which balances growth, greenery and getting around?

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/09/how-can-we-make-the-emerald-city-more-emerald-thats-a-question-that-should-guide-seattles-public-planning-decisions.html

#SmartGrowth&Density