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DoomsdaysCW

YES! VICTORY! Public pushback makes a difference!

#MaineTurnpikeAuthority drops controversial #GorhamConnector project

by WGME Staff Thu, March 6th 2025 at 7:56 PM

GORHAM (WGME) – "The Maine Turnpike Authority is now dropping its controversial Gorham connector project.

"The project would have built a new highway from South Portland to Gorham, with the goal of easing heavy road congestion.

"The MTA paused the project last year after receiving backlash from local residents.

"The project would have required the demolition of nearly a dozen homes and confiscation of #farmland."

"'There was a lot of concern, and people wondered if it's the right-sized tool for the job, a lot of people have concerns that, building another highway, there's concerns that it will just fill up,' MTA Director of Communications Erin Courtney said.

The MTA says it's heading back to the drawing board to re-examine traffic conditions and review past mobility studies to find better ways to ease congestion in the area." [Like #LightRail, #RapidTransitBusLines and more #BikeLanes!]

wgme.com/news/local/maine-turn
#Maine #SaveSmilingHillFarm #SmilingHillFarm #InducedSprawl #GorhamConnector #MainersForSmarterTransportation #Maine #MaineNews #GorhamBypass #GorhamSpur #Maine #RapidTransit #SaveTheFarms #ProtectTheForest #InducedDemand #Sprawl #SaveRedBrook #ProtectTheWetlands #BrookTrout #SaveTheForest #Wildlife #HuskyLine #RapidBusTransit

WGME · Maine Turnpike Authority drops controversial Gorham connector projectThe Maine Turnpike Authority is now dropping its controversial Gorham connector project.
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Daigoro Toyama

"Weekends don’t necessarily come with less ridership demand. Weekend ridership on the 1 Line has been outpacing weekday ridership in many cases over the past few months, as Link becomes an essential way to access entertainment and sporting events. Nonetheless, Sound Transit has continued its practice of scheduling its most disruptive maintenance work on weekends."

This is absurd. I pretty much only take the Light Rail on weekends, and that's when all the service disruptions occur. Sound Transt should at least do some of them on weekdays.

#LightRail #SoundTransit #Seattle

www.theurbanist.org/2025/01/02/biden-infrastructure-law-mostly-funded-road-expansion-leading-to-climate-backsliding/?feed_id=4933&_unique_id=6776f3f8b0340

The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life. · Biden Infrastructure Law Mostly Funded Road Expansion, Leading to Climate Backsliding - The Urbanist# A new report shows most states continue to funnel money toward highway expansion, locking in climate pollution, despite new tools to fund transit and other forms of climate action. This is a losing strategy for both the environment and increasing mobility options.
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Kevin Bowen :xfce:

Beautiful day to get out for a quick "commute" down & over to my daughter's place in West #Seattle. Atmospheric river took a break today. But, downtown was a friggin' wind-tunnel. Can't have everthing...

She's out of town for a week visiting her in-laws. I get to water plants & play with a snake for bit while she's out of town.

Having the #LightRail made it a one hour door-to-door trip. A year ago, one way would've been about 2 1/2-3 hours. Made it a nice break without being a chore.

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edgeworth

This PDF: transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.
...seems to show that SF Muni has better farebox recovery on cable cars (nearly 26%!) than "Street Car Rail" (presumably the historic F Line), and that buses are superior to light rail.

I'm intrigued by these numbers, but I suppose cost per passenger mile is probably a more useful measure, and I'm having trouble figuring out which section has that information.

(PDF link from this @MLNow article: missionlocal.org/2024/12/muni- — relevant section in the PDF for farebox recovery seems to be the "Operating Expense Detail" section in the bottom left of page 2)

#transit#FareBoxRecovery#SFMuni
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Lily Star

Days since Seattle light rail has had to share a track, causing delays: 0
I could pin this post and it would always be accurate. I could probably add "on the part of the track that runs through historically black and under served neighborhoods" because that seems to be where the delays always are. I cant qwhite understand why...
I would sure love to see ST ever meet their commitment to "trains every ten minutes" consistently.

#Seattle#LightRail#Transit
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DoomsdaysCW

#ScarboroughMaine Town Council rescinds support for #GorhamConnector

The 6-1 vote on the resolution follows increasing opposition among town residents to the controversial $331 million, 5-mile highway, which would affect 35 property owners in town.

by Drew Johnson
10/2/2024

"The vote was not unexpected; a majority of councilors had voiced support for the resolution at a meeting last month.

"Myles Smith, a member of the #MainersForSmarterTransportation group that organized a rally outside Town Hall Wednesday night, commended the council for taking up the resolution.

"'We’ve heard a lot of people say, ‘There’s nothing we can do about this project,’ ‘It’s a done deal,’ or ‘It’s decided by the state,’ ' Smith said. 'But that’s not true. When people come together and stand up for what they believe in, and our elected leaders listen to their concerns, we can make changes that people want to see in their community.'

"The resolution rescinds the council’s support for the connector, citing the failure of the #MaineTurnpikeAuthority to fulfill the terms of its agreement with Scarborough and three other communities, as well as town residents’ widespread opposition to the project.

"The resolution is not binding on future councils and leaves open the possibility of collaborating with state and regional transportation groups to resolve traffic issues should such efforts garner significant public support.

"The Maine Turnpike Authority, Scarborough, Gorham, South Portland and Westbrook signed an agreement in May 2022 pledging support for the project. While those other communities have not officially considered withdrawing their support, officials in the other municipalities have been watching the Scarborough council’s deliberations closely as public opposition to the project mounts.

"The project, estimated to cost at least $331 million, was proposed by the turnpike authority to alleviate traffic congestion through the Gorham area and has been contentious from the outset.

"The four-lane, 5-mile connector would stretch from Route 114 at the Gorham Bypass into Scarborough with interchanges at County and Running Hill roads before linking up with Interstate 95 at Exit 45 in South Portland. It’s designed to alleviate traffic in other parts of those communities, such as on Route 114 and Route 22, which provide connections to the highway.

"According to a turnpike authority presentation to the Scarborough council in February, about 50 landowners would be impacted by the project via easements, 35 of them in Scarborough. The connector also would weave through #wetlands in the northern portion of town, sparking #environmental concerns.

"The preferred path also is set to cut through a portion of #SmilingHillFarm in #WestbrookMaine, a family-owned farm on 500 acres that has been in the Knight family for 13 generations, which spurred widespread opposition to the project.

"'I’m hoping today that the Town Council members decide to put a pause on this and to talk to the MTA about finding alternate routes or scrapping this project altogether,' Ben Wallace, a 12th-generation farmer at Smiling Hill Farm, said ahead of the vote."

Original article:
pressherald.com/2024/10/02/sca

Archived version:
archive.md/dkvkB#selection-248

#Maine #MaineNews #SaveSmilingHillFarm #GorhamBypass #SaveSmilingHill #GorhamSpur
#Maine #RapidTransit #LightRail #SaveTheFarms #ProtectTheForest #InducedDemand #Sprawl #SaveRedBrook #ProtectTheWetlands #BrookTrout

Press Herald · Scarborough Town Council rescinds support for Gorham ConnectorThe 6-1 vote on the resolution follows increasing opposition among town residents to the controversial $331 million, 5-mile highway, which would affect 35 property owners in town.
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DoomsdaysCW

UPDATE: Scarborough withdrew their support for the Gorham Connector!

So, the word I'm hearing is that so many people showed up at a recent meeting voicing their opposition, the #ScarboroughMaine Town Council has no choice but to withdraw their support.

Scarborough council to vote on withdrawing support for #GorhamConnector

by Aysia Reed, WGME
Wed, October 2nd 2024

wgme.com/news/local/scarboroug

#Maine #MaineNews #SaveSmilingHillFarm #GorhamBypass #SaveSmilingHill #GorhamSpur
#Maine #RapidTransit #LightRail #SaveTheFarms #ProtectTheForest #InducedDemand #Sprawl

WGME · Scarborough council to vote on withdrawing support for Gorham ConnectorThe Gorham Connector is thought to be a quicker way to get from I-295 and the Maine Turnpike in South Portland.
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