Walk to the Train!
According to a recent walkability study, the proposed rail station would be located within a 20-minute walk of over 10,000 households and establishments, and within a 10-minute walk of more than 3,500. This study shows a walking radius of 20 minutes from the proposed...
Business support grows for rail-trail line linking Westbrook, Portland
Featured Business and nonprofit support is growing for a combined commuter rail line and multiuse trail linking downtown Westbrook to Portland’s waterfront. Hospitality Maine, the state’s lodging and restaurant trade group, recently became one of the newest members...
Mountain Division Rail Study (2007)
The purpose of this Report is to investigate the present condition, potential use of and probable implementation costs for freight and/or passenger services on the 50 mile Mountain Division Rail Corridor within Maine and a 10 mile segment within New Hampshire, to...
Rails-with-Trails: Lessons Learned (US DOT, 2002)
Prepared by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 2002, near the beginning of the Rail-with-Trail movement, this comprehensive report provides information and recommendations on the feasibility, potential benefits, legislation, liability, planning, designing, operation, and maintenance of rails-with-trails, and has been a helpful go-to guide for trail planners over the past decade and a half.
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