LEWISTON — A study of pedestrian crossings at five of the city’s busiest corridors suggests a series of upgrades, the most substantial coming at two Main Street intersections. The city recently hired engineering firm HNTB to evaluate crossings and identify potential locations for new ones. The recommendations presented to the City Council on Tuesday say […]
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Auburn hosting pedestrian safety meeting
AUBURN — The Maine Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting on safety improvements at various downtown intersections. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at Auburn Hall — the same day as a public meeting in Lewiston on downtown parking. According to the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, which is also involved, the […]
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Senate rejects Nate Libby's pedestrian-safety bill
AUGUSTA — A bill to make more money available to municipalities for pedestrian-safety projects appeared dead after failing on an 18-17 party-line vote in the Senate Thursday. Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, sponsored the bill and said he is “increasingly disappointed” that lawmakers turned down the measure. The Maine Department of Transportation had said the new […]
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Nate Libby pushes for state funding of pedestrian safety projects
AUGUSTA — Hoping to reduce the number of pedestrians killed in Maine, state Sen. Nate Libby hopes to snag $5 million in transportation funds to help municipalities make safety improvements for those on foot. “Improvements to pedestrian safety have been consistently cut out of strained municipal budgets,” Libby said in a prepared statement Friday. A […]
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Cold and snow mean increased risk to pedestrians in Maine
AUGUSTA — These days, getting around isn’t simple for Paul Allen. He can’t afford a car, so to get to his job at the McDonald’s restaurant on Bangor Street, he must throw on his high-tops and camouflage jacket, then walk more than a mile from his apartment on Chapel Street. Allen, 29, uses the sidewalk […]
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Maine again sees high number of pedestrians killed by vehicles
As Maine heads into the most dangerous time of the year for pedestrians on roads, the number of pedestrians struck and killed by vehicles is already poised to be the highest in more than 10 years. Patrick Adams, manager of the Maine Department of Transportation’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety program, said 18 pedestrians have died […]
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Please, pedestrians, pay attention
I know that Maine law says that pedestrians have the right of way at crosswalks, and I try my best to check in all directions as I approach those areas, but pedestrians should take some responsibility for their own lives. If people could take their eyes off their phones for just a moment or two […]
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Auburn forum takes up pedestrian safety
AUBURN — In a room on the second floor at City Hall on Wednesday, two groups of people leaned over tables, studying maps like war generals. But it wasn’t warfare they were mulling. The men and women were examining maps of Auburn and charting the areas most dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists. As they assembled […]
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Lawmakers hit the brakes on Nate Libby’s pedestrian safety bill
AUGUSTA — A measure aimed at creating a state fund to help municipalities pay for pedestrian safety improvements is on hold. The bill proposed by Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, sought to create a fund in the Department of Transportation to bolster pedestrian safety through new lights, paint, signs, speed bumps and intersection fixes. Lawmakers hit […]
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Lewiston roadside memorial for Jayden Cho-Sargent may be replaced
A runner passes the makeshift memorial at the corner of Frye and Main streets in Lewiston on Wednesday. The memorial was made soon after Jayden Cho-Sargent was struck and killed on his way to Lewiston Middle School on Nov. 3, 2016. LEWISTON — Nearly five months after a makeshift memorial was created for Jayden Cho-Sargent […]