public transit

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
December 15, 2022

Regional transit agencies get on board, OK $8 million spending plan

Some of the groups had held up the funding when they couldn't agree on how to divvy up the American Recovery Plan money to make public transit more frequent, reliable and convenient to use in hopes of boosting ridership.
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.
Published
June 4, 2022

Delayed Portland bike-share program could finally start rolling in July

The company that was hired to operate a 200-bicycle rental network said it is scrambling to implement the long-awaited program this summer.
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.
Published
May 9, 2022

York County summer trolley lines suspended amid labor shortage

Two seasonal trolley lines heavily used by visitors in tourism-heavy beach towns will not run this summer because their operator cannot hire enough drivers.
Published
May 6, 2022

Stalemate persists over plans for Portland-area transit relief funding

Transit agencies holding up the release of $8 million in federal relief were denied a meeting this week with regional planners to discuss their concerns about how the money would be used.
Published
May 5, 2022

Our View: Portland-area transit agencies should stop blocking federal funds

The region needs this investment in order to improve its underperforming public transportation service.