public transit

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.
Published
April 28, 2022

Planned bus fare holiday stalls over dispute among Portland-area transit agencies

Bus, train and ferry operators opposed to a federal relief spending plan have withheld their signatures from a letter required to release the money.
Published
April 15, 2022

Portland entry wins national best bus stop contest after invalid votes are rejected

An underdog contender, the brightly decorated Congress Street shelter appeared to lose to a Boston competitor Friday morning, but was later confirmed the winner after online votes generated by spam bots were thrown out.
Published
April 1, 2022

Cheaper fares, service expansion in store for Greater Portland public transit

Transit agencies in southern Maine will ramp up service and cut fares in half for the rest of the year using $7 million in federal relief funding.
Published
March 15, 2022

Metro gets $1.9 million to update Breez commuter shuttles

A federal grant will buy new buses for a route between Portland and Brunswick with stops in Freeport and Yarmouth.
Published
February 21, 2022

Program brings previously unheard voices to Portland-area transportation boards

The grant-funded transit leadership training program empowers immigrants and others who are affected by transit decisions usually made without their input.