The route runs later on weekday evenings, and in the fall, Metro will pilot a micro-transit program to serve the portion of the route that goes to the Town Landing and OceanView.
Greater Portland Metro
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Metro buses extend jetport route and quicken service to Maine Mall
The changes are designed to make the bus service from downtown to the mall faster and make service to and from the jetport more reliable and abundant.
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Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
Metro to temporarily take over South Portland Bus Service
The operations manager and bus director recently resigned, leaving the service without leadership.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham joins Metro, keeps Husky Line public bus stops open
The Town Council votes to become a member of Greater Portland Metro at a cost of $170,000 this year.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Husky Line bus service for Gorham at crossroads
The town must join the Metro system, at a cost of $170,000 this year, to keep the service open to the public, the executive director says.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let there be bus passes!
After 7 years, Portland Adult Education students are riding the bus for free. The efforts of numerous good people brought this to fruition.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Campaign spotlights oft-ignored yield-to-bus law
It’s not optional – if a Metro bus is flashing its yield sign, let it in. That’s the message of a new campaign designed to get people to comply with a 2019 law.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
New bus route linking Gorham, Westbrook, Portland under consideration
GPCOG is studying a new METRO line with more buses and more stops.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Bus services halve fares to get riders back on board
Greater Portland Metro, South Portland Bus Service and Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit will cut fares from March 1 through Sept. 30 in hopes of getting ridership back to pre-pandemic levels.
Posted inLocal & State
Regional transit agencies get on board, OK $8 million spending plan
Some of the groups had held up the funding when they couldn’t agree on how to divvy up the American Recovery Plan money to make public transit more frequent, reliable and convenient to use in hopes of boosting ridership.