Public transportation
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Coastliner train running Wiscasset-Bath trips this weekend
The new Coastliner train connecting Brunswick and Rockland has been holding trial runs ahead of its expected launch next month.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2023
Maker of Maine’s electric buses files for bankruptcy
Proterra said it will maintain normal business operations as it navigates a reorganization, but local transit services say they can pivot if that doesn't pan out.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Momentum builds to raise Casco Bay Lines ferry ticket prices
Overseers of the ferry service that serves Casco Bay islands say the time has come for a fare increase, but there's no consensus on how or when those changes should be made.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2023
Casco Bay ferry service considering a ticket-price hike
It's been 14 years since Casco Bay Lines raised passenger fares, but a proposal before the service's finance committee introduces the possibility of an 8-16% increase.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
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.
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PublishedMay 29, 2023
The Recycle Bin: Rethink your modes of transportation
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PublishedMay 17, 2023
Commentary: Let’s give Mainers more ways to get there from here
L.D. 1559 would take the first step by strengthening the Public Transit Advisory Council and giving it what it needs to develop a statewide access, management and coordination plan.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2023
Commentary: Let’s not squander our chance to expand passenger rail
Restoration of passenger service from Brunswick to Waterville and Bangor will confer a wide array of economic benefits.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Commentary: Safety in the skies is paramount. Don’t cheapen pilot training and experience
Lobbyists are trying to weaken pilot experience mandates. High levels of training make the difference between life and death.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2022
Our View: Greater Portland transit spending saga shows how far we have to go
Needless bureaucracy resulted in the effective veto of federal funding for public transit in southern Maine – which can’t get off the ground without it.
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