Piscataquis County Micro-Enterprise Survey
University of Maine for the Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) in cooperation with the Piscataquis County Economic Development Committee. The study was funded through a grant received by EMDC...
View ArticleSustainable Transportation Funding for Maine’s Future
Maine is dependent on its transportation infrastructure for continued economic strength and growth, particularly on the 22,670 miles of public roads. Maine ranks fourteenth in the nation for the...
View ArticleThe Economic Contributions of Maine State Parks: A Survey of Visitor...
In 2005 the Bureau of Parks and Lands, Maine Department of Conservation reported a total of 2.1 million visitors to Maine state day-use parks, campground parks and historic sites. The Margaret Chase...
View ArticleGasoline Consumption Attributable to ATVs in Maine
This study was conducted by the Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy (MCSC) of the University of Maine at the request of the Maine Legislature’s Commission to Study Equity in the Distribution...
View ArticleFormer Katahdin Area Residents Survey Report
The Millinocket Area Growth and Investment Council (MAGIC) engaged the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center to conduct this study of former residents of the Katahdin Area (defined as Millinocket, East...
View ArticleThe Manager Plan in Maine
This document is intended to provide a description of the development of the town/city manager form of government – commonly referred to as the Manager Plan – in the state of Maine. As such, it is an...
View ArticleMaine Winter Roads: Salt, Safety, Environment and Cost – Final Report
This report presents the results of a project by a research team from the University of Maine, in cooperation with the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT), to examine the use of salts,...
View ArticleMaine Winter Roads: Salt Safety, Environment and Cost – Executive Summary
This report presents the results of a project by a research team from the University of Maine, in cooperation with the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT), to examine the use of salts,...
View ArticleFebruary 19, 2010: UMaine Today article about the release of “Maine Winter...
A UMaine Today article about the release of a report on Maine’s roads by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center which includes a quote from the reports lead author, Jonathan Rubin. Link to UMaine...
View ArticleProduct Stewardship in Maine
This report examines the growing trend of recycling through product stewardship programs. Product stewardship programs attempt to keep potentially harmful products out of the waste stream, reduce...
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