public transportation Archives - Bangor Daily News

The far-flung county with high poverty rates is searching for solutions to a lack of a comprehensive public transportation system.

In Washington County, getting from here to there isn’t so simple

by Joyce Kryszak, The Maine Monitor June 5, 2023June 5, 2023

The far-flung county with high poverty rates is searching for solutions to a lack of a comprehensive public transportation system.

Bangor's public bus system will run again on Saturdays starting June 3.

Bangor will soon have Saturday bus service again

by Christopher Burns May 15, 2023May 15, 2023

In Maine’s largest county, public transportation options are slim to none.

He wants to expand public transportation across Aroostook

by Paul Bagnall April 24, 2023April 23, 2023

Greater Portland could get a better mass transit system but not anytime soon

by Troy R. Bennett February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

The proposal would extend Amtrak Downeaster service to Bangor, Augusta and Lewiston.

What passenger rail service would mean for Bangor

by Kathleen O'Brien January 29, 2023January 28, 2023

"The transit center opens a new chapter in the annals of Bangor-area transportation."

Opinion Contributor

Let’s celebrate Bangor’s new downtown bus depot

by Opinion Contributor December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and Bangor City Council Chair Rick Fournier are among those expected to attend the bus station's Friday grand opening.

New bus station will open in downtown Bangor this week

by Christopher Burns December 5, 2022December 5, 2022

Caribou turns to volunteers to fight rural transportation shortage

by Melissa Lizotte September 11, 2022September 11, 2022

More than a quarter of bus driver positions in Bangor are vacant

by Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

Bangor’s public bus service drops face mask requirement

by Charlie Eichacker, Maine Public April 20, 2022April 20, 2022

Agencies across Portland are dropping masks in Maine’s largest transit hub

by David Marino Jr. April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

Bangor will still require face masks on public buses after federal mandate ends

by Charlie Eichacker, Maine Public April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

Portland bus system changes schedule due to staff shortage

by CBS 13 March 28, 2022March 29, 2022

2 charts show just how bad COVID-19 hurt public transit in Maine

by Jessica Piper March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

Maine grants to improve senior transportation in rural areas

by The Associated Press January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

Driver involved in Boston rail crash now facing charges

by The Associated Press September 25, 2021September 25, 2021

Investigators find Boston green line train that rear-ended another was on ‘full power’

by The Associated Press September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

Opinion Contributor

Fund public transit, not more roads

by Tribune Content Agency June 28, 2021June 29, 2021

These creative Mainers are transforming humble city bus shelters into works of art

by Troy R. Bennett June 27, 2021June 26, 2021

Boston Green Line extension project delayed by 5 months

by The Associated Press June 23, 2021June 23, 2021