But if we insist on building our world around cars, we have to be more responsible about how we choose to get around.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Million-dollar battery could help charge Casco Bay hybrid ferry
Adding energy storage could offer lessons for how to charge electric public transit fleets, from ferries to buses.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Interactive map helps find transportation to vaccine providers
Greater Portland METRO has teamed up with other transit providers in southern Maine to create an interactive map to help people reach vaccine providers in Cumberland and York counties using public transportation. “Lack of transportation is a barrier to many people seeking access to COVID-19 vaccines,” said Greg Jordan, executive director of Greater Portland METRO. […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s direct transportation resources to help our most vulnerable
Options should be available to people who choose to move around Maine communities using something besides an automobile.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Amtrak Downeaster to return to pre-pandemic level of service
The Amtrak Downeaster will increase service and implement a new schedule on May 3, restoring five daily round trips between Brunswick and Boston. The Downeaster has been offering four daily round-trips since July 2020. The expanded schedule will include a new southbound train which will depart Brunswick mid-morning each day, as well a new northbound […]
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Facing opposition from riders, Metro pauses plans for new Portland bus loop
The public transit agency says it will suspend planning for a new loop around the Portland peninsula to focus on an upcoming regional transit overhaul.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Strategic plan aims to expand public transportation in Portland region
The ‘Transit Tomorrow’ plan by the Greater Portland Council of Governments lays out a vision for improvements over the next 30 years.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Southern Maine bus, train and ferry operators team up for COVID-19 safety campaign
Southern Maine’s eight transit operators have launched a educational campaign about traveling safely on public transportation during the pandemic. A website, TransitTogether.org, has been created to provide information about proven safety protocols each agency has in place and general information about transit safety. The website also features an interactive map and regional schedules. The Greater […]
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine transportation officials recommend moving Portland’s Downeaster station
Relocating the passenger rail station close to its former location in Portland would improve service between the city and Brunswick, they said.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: It is the perfect time for putting Maine on the move
It’s time to explore how state and federal government and private investors can join forces to fund commuter rail between Lewiston-Auburn and Portland.