PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 8, 2026
Portland Parks Conservancy and city officials will break ground Friday on a 3.5-acre park that they hope will be the first phase of a broader effort to turn the eastern waterfront into public greenspace extending from the Maine State Pier to the new Portland Foreside development. Now known as Portland Harbor Common, the park at the corner of Commercial and India streets will be built on the former queuing lines for the now-defunct Nova Scotia ferry. After more than five years of planning and fundraising, the parking lot at the site will transform into a network of walking and biking trails, with trees, native plantings, lawn areas, space for events or food trucks, lighting, and more.