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Friends of Belfort was born from a powerful belief: that neighbors working together can create positive change.
We came together because we saw real threats to the place we call home:
- Traffic growing more dangerous for kids and families
- Development pushed forward without taking thoughtful, thorough, and respectful community input into consideration
- City planning that overlooked essential neighborhood needs
Instead of standing by, we decided to act.
Your support enables us to:
- Create opportunities for neighbors to gather, connect, and get involved.
- Enhance public safety and make our streets more inviting for everyone.
- Support responsible development that preserves our neighborhood's character.
- Advocate for the Belfort Street neighborhood with city officials.
- Improve our public spaces, making our neighborhood a place we all cherish.
Why We Need Your Help Now
On July 8, 2025, the Portland Planning Board approved the Belfort Landing development—a project that would funnel all vehicle traffic through our narrow residential cul-de-sac, Belfort Street. Despite its Forest Avenue address, access is planned solely through our single-family residential loop.
This plan will:
- Overwhelm our narrow street with dangerous traffic
- Threaten environmental resources
- Place an outsized, profit-driven complex in the middle of a single family neighborhood
- Put developer gains ahead of community safety, livability, and character
We believe this decision is deeply flawed. That’s why we’ve filed an appeal—and this is where you come in.
Stand With Us
Every donation—large or small—helps build a stronger front against this reckless development. Together, we can protect what makes Belfort Street unique: its safety, its spirit, and its sense of community.
Donate today. Share our story. Stay engaged.
Because once it’s gone, we can’t get it back.
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Friends of North Portland
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Portland, ME