Public transit
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PublishedMay 6, 2022
Stalemate persists over plans for Portland-area transit relief funding
Transit agencies holding up the release of $8 million in federal relief were denied a meeting this week with regional planners to discuss their concerns about how the money would be used.
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PublishedMay 5, 2022
Our View: Portland-area transit agencies should stop blocking federal funds
The region needs this investment in order to improve its underperforming public transportation service.
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PublishedApril 28, 2022
Planned bus fare holiday stalls over dispute among Portland-area transit agencies
Bus, train and ferry operators opposed to a federal relief spending plan have withheld their signatures from a letter required to release the money.
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PublishedApril 15, 2022
Portland entry wins national best bus stop contest after invalid votes are rejected
An underdog contender, the brightly decorated Congress Street shelter appeared to lose to a Boston competitor Friday morning, but was later confirmed the winner after online votes generated by spam bots were thrown out.
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PublishedApril 1, 2022
Cheaper fares, service expansion in store for Greater Portland public transit
Transit agencies in southern Maine will ramp up service and cut fares in half for the rest of the year using $7 million in federal relief funding.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2022
Metro gets $1.9 million to update Breez commuter shuttles
A federal grant will buy new buses for a route between Portland and Brunswick with stops in Freeport and Yarmouth.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2022
Program brings previously unheard voices to Portland-area transportation boards
The grant-funded transit leadership training program empowers immigrants and others who are affected by transit decisions usually made without their input.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2021
Greater Portland METRO expands service to Thompson’s Point
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
Commentary: Fund public transit, not more roads
We should stop subsidizing sprawl and spend those savings on our resource-starved mass transit systems.
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PublishedJune 6, 2021
The View From Here: We don’t have to drive
But if we insist on building our world around cars, we have to be more responsible about how we choose to get around.