Upcoming Events
India Street Neighborhood Association Meeting
This is a regularly scheduled meeting of the India Street Neighborhood Association Board. Board meetings are open to all neighborhood residents, business owners, organizational leaders, and anyone else interested in the well-being of our community. We use this time to share updates and plan future events. Come share your thoughts or just sit back and listen. You can choose your level of participation.
India Street Neighborhood Association Meeting
This is a regularly scheduled meeting of the India Street Neighborhood Association Board. Board meetings are open to all neighborhood residents, business owners, organizational leaders, and anyone else interested in the well-being of our community. We use this time to share updates and plan future events. Come share your thoughts or just sit back and listen. You can choose your level of participation.
India Street Neighborhood Association Meeting
This is a regularly scheduled meeting of the India Street Neighborhood Association Board. Board meetings are open to all neighborhood residents, business owners, organizational leaders, and anyone else interested in the well-being of our community. We use this time to share updates and plan future events. Come share your thoughts or just sit back and listen. You can choose your level of participation.
A More Walkable Portland
Join us for a conversation on a more walkable future for Portland!
The City of Portland is excited to invite you to “A More Walkable Portland,” a special presentation by Jeff Speck, renowned urban planner and author of Walkable City, the best-selling urban planning book written this century. As part of Portland in Motion, the City's first comprehensive transportation plan in more than 30 years, this conversation will bring the community together to think through a more walkable future for Portland.
This event will be hosted at the Portland Museum of Art in the Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium on Wednesday, September 30th, 2026. Doors open at 6:30 PM, and the program will begin at 7:00 PM. The talk is free and open to the public. RSVPs are encouraged due to capacity constraints in the auditorium. You do not need to bring a ticket for entry.
Internationally recognized for his expertise in designing walkable, vibrant places and co-founder of Speck Dempsey, an urban planning firm, Jeff Speck will present core principles of pedestrian-oriented design and discuss their relevance to Portland’s unique context. Following Jeff's presentation, there will be a panel discussion on the City's comprehensive transportation plan also featuring City staff and local transportation leaders.
There will be a book signing following the panel discussion where Jeff will be available to sign copies of Walkable City.
“A More Walkable Portland” will be held in conjunction with Portland in Motion, representing an important moment for the City as it embraces innovative ideas to improve quality of life, promote sustainability, and foster community engagement.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation!
For more information, please contact portlandinmotion@portlandmaine.gov.
Portland Cruise Control
Next year there will be an 18% increase (so far) to 102 ships. Next year there are 26 days scheduled with 2 ships in port on the same day (up from 6 days this year). The staff has no proposal to eliminate scrubber wash discharge in Casco Bay, there is no strategic plan for growth, there is no cost-benefit analysis. At this meeting we will start the discussion of a Citizen’s Initiative to put a Referendum on the ballet. Please join us! info@portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org
India Street Neighborhood Association Meeting
The India Street Neighborhood Association welcomes Maine State Senator Rachel Talbot Ross for a conversation on street safety.
Reimagining Franklin Street Meeting
When: Thursday, September 10th, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library (5 Monument Square)
The project team will kick off with a presentation at 5:30 PM, followed by an open house where you can:
Review draft design concepts for different segments of Franklin Street
Talk directly with the project team
Share your feedback
The design concept includes not only the proposed street layout, but also concepts for the adjacent public realm, open space, and opportunities for development parcels along a redesigned Franklin Street.
Ahead of the meeting, we'll let you know when the project website is updated with a preview of the street design concept. We look forward to seeing you on the 10th and hearing your feedback on the draft plan.
As a reminder, the project's Vision + Goals, Public Engagement, and Analysis pages, which helped inform the draft street design concept are also available on the project website.
To get more information or provide input, feel free to email us at franklinstreet@portlandmaine.gov.
Street Safety. A Presentation and Community Conversation.
The India Street Neighborhood Association welcomes Andrew Zarro of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine and long-time advocate of Vision Zero, and Jacob Lavarnway of the Urbanist Coalition of Portland, Maine, for a presentation and conversation about street safety issues for pedestrians and wheelers in our neighborhoods.
Tuesday, August 18 at The BTS Center, 97 India Street, from 5:30 PM- 7:00 PM.
Light refreshments served.
This event is free and open to the public.
Cancelled - Guided Walking Tour of the India Street Neighborhood
This event has been cancelled due to inclement weather. We will let you know when it is rescheduled.
India Street Neighborhood Association Meeting
This is a regularly scheduled meeting of the India Street Neighborhood Association Board. Board meetings are open to all neighborhood residents, business owners, organizational leaders, and anyone else interested in the well-being of our community. We use this time to share updates and plan future events. Come share your thoughts or just sit back and listen. You can choose your level of participation.
India Street Neighborhood Association Meeting
This is a regularly scheduled meeting of the India Street Neighborhood Association Board. Board meetings are open to all neighborhood residents, business owners, organizational leaders, and anyone else interested in the well-being of our community. We use this time to share updates and plan future events. Come share your thoughts or just sit back and listen. You can choose your level of participation.
Portland in Motion Kick-Off and Open House
The City of Portland is developing a new transportation plan - Portland in Motion. This will be the first transportation plan in the City in over 30 years. It’s an opportunity to look at how people and goods move in Portland today and how we can do better in the future.
One of the first major opportunities for the community to get involved is coming up:
Portland in Motion Press Conference
The City of Portland is developing a new transportation plan - Portland in Motion. This will be the first transportation plan in the City in over 30 years. It’s an opportunity to look at how people and goods move in Portland today and how we can do better in the future.
One of the first major opportunities for the community to get involved is coming up:
Community Meeting
The next community meeting of the India Street Neighborhood Association is on Tuesday, May 19th.
Community Meeting
The next community meeting of the India Street Neighborhood Association is on Tuesday, April 21st.
Community Meeting
The next community meeting of the India Street Neighborhood Association is on Tuesday, March 24th.