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public transportation

Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
December 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.
Published
October 25, 2022

The Recycle Bin: Expensive gas? Take a bus to Auburn
Published
September 2, 2022

For Portland’s new bike-share program, a smooth ride so far

So far, 376 people have taken advantage of the new city bike program.

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Published
August 16, 2022

Portland’s bike-share program finally gets rolling

The city and Tandem Mobility, which is running the program, expect to have 200 bicycles available for rent at 40 locations on the Portland peninsula by Sept. 1.
Published
July 31, 2022

Maine Voices: Time to restore passenger rail service to central, eastern Maine

A propensity study puts us on the right track. A feasibility study can get us to our destination.
Published
May 25, 2022

Downeaster resumes summer schedule

Stops in Old Orchard Beach are added to the service between Brunswick and Boston, as are late trains on the days of concerts or when the Red Sox play home games at night.
Published
May 16, 2022

Transit agencies ask for changes to funding letter to end stalemate over federal aid

Four Portland-area public transit operators say errors in a required letter to release the funding need to be corrected before they can sign it.
Published
May 10, 2022

South Portland stops short of ending longstanding membership in regional planning agency

City councilors want more information and discussion about how the city is being treated in regard to regional transit funding.