Design
Can One of Maine's Emptiest Counties Become an Urbanist Paradise?
One designer's vision to turn Maine's rural Piscataquis county into a 125-acre car-free village.
There’s not much in Piscataquis County, Maine – at least not much that’s human (there are plenty of trees and lots of moose). With just 17,535 residents, it’s one of the most sparsely populated counties east of the Mississippi, with fewer than six inhabitants per square mile.
Which makes it a perfect setting for a densely settled car-free village. At least, that’s what Tracy Gayton thinks.