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CBTA in 2025: A Big Year!

It’s been a big year for the Casco Bay Trail Alliance. Thanks to your support, the vision of a 72-mile multimodal loop connecting Portland, Lewiston, and Brunswick is coming ever closer to reality. In 2025, we celebrated state approval of a 25-mile segment of the proposed route as a multipurpose trail.  Celebrating success and planningContinue reading “CBTA in 2025: A Big Year!”

Major portion of Casco Bay Trail gets green light

June 20, 2025 –  A bill authorizing an interim trail on the 25-mile corridor from Portland to Danville Junction in Auburn, is enacted into law.  After the Maine Legislature passed LD 30, on June 20, Governor Mills signed the bill into law to authorize the interim trail. “Interim trail” means that although the corridor will be preserved forContinue reading “Major portion of Casco Bay Trail gets green light”

Portland Press Herald – Opinion: An unused rail corridor can become a trail to Maine’s future

The proposed Casco Bay Trail is a generational opportunity to create a natural asset that should really matter to all of us. Mark Dion and Jeffrey Harmon As the mayors of Portland and Auburn, we enthusiastically support LD 30 — a bill that would transform an unused rail corridor into a vibrant, 26-mile walking andContinue reading “Portland Press Herald – Opinion: An unused rail corridor can become a trail to Maine’s future”

Public Hearing Scheduled for Casco Bay Trail Bill on 3/4/25!

Good news! The public hearing for LD 511—a bill to authorize the Casco Bay Trail from Portland to Auburn—is scheduled for March 4, at 1 PM, and written testimony for the bill can be submitted now. Please take a minute on this snowy day to submit your testimony, with instructions below! Imagine walking, biking, orContinue reading “Public Hearing Scheduled for Casco Bay Trail Bill on 3/4/25!”

Maine DOT Submits RAISE Grant Request

February 2024: The Maine Department of Transportation submitted a RAISE grant request to support bike and pedestrian and other infrastructure in the East Deering neighborhood of Portland, the terminus of the Casco Bay Trail. A description of the project is here. The Casco Bay Trail Alliance submitted a letter of support, explaining how the proposed bike and pedestrian infrastructureContinue reading “Maine DOT Submits RAISE Grant Request”

Portland Press Herald: Maine DOT Plans Portland to Lewiston Bus Route

February 1, 2024: The Portland Press Herald reports on the Maine Department of Transportation’s planned bus route from Portland to Lewiston. Bike and pedestrian infrastructure like the Casco Bay Trail would complement the bus route and help solve the “last mile” issue, because trails and bike lanes can help people get from bus stops to their final destination. TheContinue reading “Portland Press Herald: Maine DOT Plans Portland to Lewiston Bus Route”

CBT Presents at Lewiston RUAC

January 18, 2024: The Casco Bay Trail Alliance presents at a meeting of the Rail Use Advisory Council for the Lewiston Lower Road corridor. Visit the RUAC website for more information and click here to leave a comment in support of an interim trail on the corridor. The Lewiston Lower Road corridor is a key part of the 72-mile Casco Bay TrailContinue reading “CBT Presents at Lewiston RUAC”