The money being spent on turnpike widening, parking garages and secondary roads would be much better invested in regional commuter rail.
public transportation
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Rural Maine needs more public transit
Social isolation is a serious health risk for those who don’t drive, especially seniors.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Don’t ask for whom the bus stops
If the people who believe that public transit is a solution to many problems don’t use it, who will?
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Los Angeles will be nation’s first to install subway body scanners that detect weapons
The machines can detect suspicious items from 30 feet away and can scan more than 2,000 passengers per hour.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Ride service ITNPortland is a blessing for non-drivers and seniors
The reliable and affordable transportation with courteous staffers allows people to maintain their independence during their ‘golden years.’
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Traffic analyst predicts ride-share gridlock as Uber, Lyft lure mass transit users, bikers and walkers
He urges cities to counter the growth of the services or else surrender urban streets to fleets of private cars, but the companies disagree with his conclusions.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine DOT moving ahead with plans to replace bridge linking Brunswick, Topsham
Officials say that proposals to rehabilitate the Frank J. Wood Bridge are no longer being pursued, disappointing groups that wanted to preserve the 86-year-old span.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Elon Musk to build 125 mph underground transit line from O’Hare to Chicago’s Loop
‘I’m betting on a guy who has proven in space, auto and now a tunnel, that he can innovate and create something of the future,’ Mayor Rahm Emanuel says.
Posted inLocal & State
Interactive charts: transit ridership in greater Portland is on the rise
Ridership on several of the region’s METRO bus routes is surging.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Too many in the Portland area are all set to go, but lack transit to get there
Residents who most need public transportation are not able to count on it to access necessary services.