transportation

AUGUSTA — After taking a break last year from endorsing state borrowing for public projects, Maine lawmakers on Thursday began considering a list of more than two-dozen bond issue proposals totaling nearly $600 million...The nonprofit GrowSmart Maine testified Thursday in favor of four of the bills before the committee Thursday, saying the state would benefit from the strategic use of bonding for economic development, research, infrastructure improvements and conservation.  Read more...

Think back to last weekend, as you were going about your Saturday errands. Think about the number of separate stops you had to make, the number of times you parked your car, the traffic,  the street lights . . . and then think about how exhausted you were when you got home!  ReEnvisioning the Highway Strip takes on the challenge of meeting market demands of getting your errands done in a timely way, but in a more downtown/village-focused,  less car-dependent way that reduces stress on you and on your community’s resources.