City Examines Transportation Along Major Downtown Street

4/13/2011 - City Examines Transportation Along Major Downtown Street
Public meeting to help city improve mobility on Congress Street

What: Later this month, the City of Portland in collaboration with Greater Portland Metro Bus, the Portland Downtown District, the Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG) and the Portland Area Comprehensive Transit System (PACTS), will host a public meeting to discuss ways to improve mobility on Congress Street between State Street and Franklin Street including the feasibility of establishing a bus priority corridor from High Street to Elm Street.

A recommendation of the Portland Peninsula Transit Study, the City of Portland Mobility Project: Congress Street will examine the potential impacts of establishing a bus priority corridor in the city’s downtown in an effort to enhance mobility for all modes of transportation. A bus priority corridor would allow buses to remain in the traffic lane at stops. The study will determine whether such a corridor could improve transportation within the business district, enhance public transit operations, especially at peak rush hours, improve bicycle and pedestrian safety, and allow for additional street parking.

Prior to the meeting, the public is invited to participate in one of two guided walks along the corridor from Longfellow Square to Lincoln Park. For more information about the meeting and the Portland Mobility Project, visit the city's website. To RSVP for the tour or public meeting or to submit questions, email wbn@portlandmaine.gov.

When &Where: April 27, 2011
Noon - Guided walking tour of the corridor from Longfellow Square
1:00 PM – Guided walking tour of the corridor from Lincoln Park
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Public Meeting, Institute for Contemporary Art Maine College of Art, 552 Congress Street
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