Title

A Master Plan Bangor, Maine

Creator

Bangor (Me.). Planning Board

Date

June 18, 1951

Description

The Bangor Planning Ordinance, which was adopted by the City Council in 1948, provided for a Planning Board, which was to "make and adopt a Master Plan of the city." This report briefly describes the Board's recommendations for a Master Plan. After a public hearing and possible revision, the plan may be officially adopted by the Board. Thereafter it will become a guide to the future recommendations of the Board for the improvement and development of Bangor. This plan is not a fixed or final plan. It must be changed and added to from time to time as changing conditions dictate. In this respect the Board hopes that the people of Bangor will offer suggestions to improve the plan. The continual constructive criticisms and ideas of the citizens of Bangor are needed to make planning effective.

Contents

History and Physical Conditions--Bangor's Economic Base and Population--Land Use--Housing--Streets and Traffic--Schools, Parks, and Recreation--Public Buildings--Public Utilities--Planning and Administration

Subject

Bangor (Me.)--History--20th Century

City planning--Maine--Bangor

Urban policy--Maine--Bangor

Type

Informational works

Spatial Coverage

Bangor (Me.)

Temporal Coverage

Nineteen fifties

Twentieth century

Language

English

Is Part Of

Bangor Public Library Special Collections

Note

Bangor, Maine, City Planning Board, June 18, 1951.

Contains large amounts of statistical data concerning Bangor circa the 1940s and 1950s, including demographics, economic conditions, and environmental studies. Contains several maps, including proposals for traffic improvements and renovations (most of which were never adopted).

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