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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...

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Sustainable 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...

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The 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...

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Gasoline 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...

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Former 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...

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The 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...

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Maine 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,...

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Maine 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,...

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February 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...

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Product 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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