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Greater Portland Council of Governments

Published
March 26, 2024

Pushback on growth is a major barrier even as Maine makes strides to ease housing shortage

Gov. Janet Mills joined local officials Tuesday at a summit hosted by the Greater Portland Council of Governments focused on finding solutions to the state's housing shortage.
Published
December 26, 2023

100 laptops will get formerly unhoused online for job search

Computers and internet access will be loaned out in a collaborative project aimed at overcoming a key obstacle to employment.
Published
September 12, 2023

Falmouth Town Council contributes $25,000 to regional effort to house asylum seekers

The funding will go toward GPCOG's Safe in Maine project for transitional housing.
Published
September 4, 2023

Erosion on Chebeague Island seen as warning to other coastal communities

Multiple sites are being monitored along Maine's southern coast, but an intertidal nature preserve on Chebeague Island has changed most of all.
Published
August 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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Published
August 2, 2023

New bus route linking Gorham, Westbrook, Portland under consideration

GPCOG is studying a new METRO line with more buses and more stops.
Published
March 21, 2023

High-speed internet initiative kicks off with workshops

With sufficient access to high-speed internet in just 13% of the state, a regional coalition is working to increase availability throughout Cumberland County and in other underserved or unserved areas.
Published
March 15, 2023

Regional coalitions seek public input on access to high-speed internet

Southern Maine residents will get to share ideas and suggestions to help the state divvy up $250 million for infrastructure improvements.
Published
January 9, 2023

Caution, drivers: Portland-area study looks to pinpoint danger zones

Vision Zero is gathering public input to reduce traffic fatalities and serious crash injuries. So far, 18 communities are participating in the regional effort.
Published
November 21, 2022

Portland City Council postpones action on Payson Park music festival until June 2023

Councilor Andrew Zarro, whose district includes the proposed site of the festival, said the organizer has agreed to move the festival to July 2024.