Since the Roux Institute site plan has been approved by the Portland Planning Board, tempered with concerns about so much traffic using one street for entry and exit, perhaps the Roux Institute could do something else to help alleviate the problem.
They could rebuild the old railroad trestle to the Eastern Prom. It could be a pedestrian/bike/ebike path directly linked to the Eastern Promenade Trail or it could go big and make it a narrow gauge railway since the old railroad tracks are still there across from them. Doing that in collaboration with the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad would give direct access to downtown Portland. For such a large project, it wouldn’t add much of a percentage to the overall cost of the property.
Peter Ferrante
Portland
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