Proposed changes include a $1 increase – from $3 to $4 – for cash payers at the York toll plaza.
transportation
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Portland is at a crossroads (again)
Even a magazine’s puffery noted the tensions at work as Maine’s largest city looks to the future.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The future of transportation looks electric
As with ‘horseless carriages’ and Kodak cameras, gas-powered vehicles are in for a disruption.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Don’t increase the federal gas tax, replace it
The U.S. needs a vehicle-miles-traveled tax – and the technological infrastructure it requires.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Struggling Maine bus companies can now apply for federal grants approved 6 months ago
The $2 billion program is welcome as the industry slowly recovers from the pandemic, but some owners say it may not be enough.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Opponents seek probe of priority ferry boarding plan for Peaks Island residents
Casco Bay Lines approved the one-year pilot program for residents, property owners and their families this spring, but not everyone is on board.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine roads to go unpainted because of national resin shortage
The state has less than half the white and yellow road paint it typically gets in a year and will not restripe low-priority roads.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland seeks operator for bike-share program
The city is seeking a company interested in running a bike-share program in Portland, with a desired launch date of June 2022. It is seeking proposals from those qualified to provide a program design and marketing, operation and maintenance for the program. Goals for the bike-share program, according to the city, include promoting bicycling as […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Fuel pipeline shutdown unlikely to affect Maine
Maine and New England do not depend on the Colonial Pipeline, a major East Coast source of gasoline and other fuels that shut down last week after a cyber attack but restarted Wednesday.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Mills proposes $140 million bond package for land conservation, transportation
The $40 million bond for the Land for Maine’s Future program would honor longtime sportsman George Smith, who died in February after a long battle with ALS.