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The Scarborough Village plan outlines a new use for the 500 acres on the Scarborough Downs’ property, along with an enhanced racing and gaming facility.
Much of the proposed Main Street Village model and surroundings have the look and character of the historic town of Saratoga, New York, and its celebrated racetrack, complete with the possibility for fine restaurants, upscale retail, entertainment, walking and biking paths, a park, and other open spaces.
The mixed-use project is in keeping with the town’s Comprehensive Plan for balanced growth, and presents a unique opportunity to both enhance the town and secure its place permanently as Maine’s lowest taxed municipality.
From the 2006 Update of Comprehensive Plan, Ch. 6-36
The Crossroads Mixed Use Development District
The Crossroads Mixed Use Development District includes the Scarborough Downs property and surrounding land extending from Route One to and beyond the Payne Road (see Figures 2 &12).
Our Vision
The Crossroads Mixed Use Development District is the new heart of Scarborough. Redevelopment of the Scarborough Downs property along with development of adjacent land results in a vibrant, mixed use center for the community that includes a variety of uses and environments and preserves significant open space and natural resources. The road network within the Crossroads increases the connections east of the Turnpike and links the Payne Road and Route One in one direction and the Haigis Parkway and the Gorham Road in the other direction. Opportunities for pedestrian and bicycle movement are enhanced. Development within the Crossroads District creates a variety of areas serving different purposes with different characters.
The actual development pattern emerges as a result of cooperative planning between the land owners and the community. A possible development scenario might include the following. At the core, the Crossroads is an efficient, concentrated and dense neighborhood that includes community-scale retail and service uses (but not single-story big boxes), a variety of housing including affordable housing, municipal and community service uses, and recreational facilities as well as employment opportunities in business and professional offices and similar uses. The core of the Crossroads offers the possibility for creating a “Main Street” as part of the overall development. Surrounding the core, various patterns of development occur that vary depending on the situation.
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