So, rather than consider #LightRail or more #Bike friendly options (or better yet, commuter rail that allows bikes), it seems that southern #Maine / #GreaterPortland / #MDOT is hot on putting in a highway bypass that will ruin #forested and #agricultural land, and encouraging more #sprawl! ENOUGH! Good for #PortlandMaine for taking a stand! #LessCars #MoreBikes

Portland City Council takes stand against Gorham Connector

Peter McGuire, Portland Press Herald, Maine
July 15, 2022

"The Portland City Council this week asked the Maine Turnpike Authority to halt work on a four-lane toll highway to communities west of the city, arguing that the project known as the Gorham Connector is incompatible with local and state plans to combat climate change and that planners should consider reducing rush-hour traffic with rapid transit."

https://news.yahoo.com/portland-city-council-takes-stand-080400605.html

Progress is getting SUVs out of cities.
#MoreBikes

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-26/a-new-way-to-curb-the-rise-of-oversized-pickups-and-suvs