A new bus service run by the Maine Department of Transportation may be coming along to replace Concord Coach Lines this summer.
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Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Bold lawyer key to Casco Bay ferry service
David N. Fisher’s legal acumen provided the financial wherewithal to launch Casco Bay Island Transit District. The rest is history.
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As transport group faces staffing, funding shortages, officials say need for transportation outweighs resources
The anti-poverty nonprofit agency, known also as KVCAP, aims to help people in need get from point A to point B.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Nobody would benefit from the building of the Gorham Connector
Transit-oriented urban design boosts economies, reduces emissions and provides public space; the only long-term result of the Gorham Connector will be sprawl.
Posted inTimes Record
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
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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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 inTimes Record
The Recycle Bin: Rethink your modes of transportation
Without continued behavior change by towns, businesses and individuals — including a demand for efficient technology and a willingness to adopt a reduced-carbon lifestyle — we cannot achieve the emissions reduction we need to build a livable future. To meet Maine Can’t Wait’s carefully developed steps, Mainers, businesses, industry, state and town governments need to […]