Category Archives: Stay Safe

Green Outdoors: Bikers, motorists try to share the roads (WCSH – Video)

This article & video originally appeared on WCSH6.com

 

LD 1460, “A Bill To Revise Maine Bicycle Law,” becomes law

On Friday, June 14, LD 1460, “A Bill To Revise Maine Bicycle Law,” became Maine State Law!  Here’s what LD 1460 does for you: 1. It clarifies that the operator of the bicycle determines where it is safest and most … Continue reading →

 

Maine Voices: Clash between driver, cyclist spotlights need to review rules of the road (PPH)

This article originally appeared in the Portland Press Herald. Posted: June 09. 2013 10:31PM Maine Voices: Clash between driver, cyclist spotlights need to review rules of the road We can all share Maine’s roadways, but it takes courtesy and respect … Continue reading →

 

Video – Walking School Bus Program Kicks Off In Portland (WGME)

  This article originally appeared on WGME.com Click here to watch the video Walking School Bus Program Kicks Off In Portland PORTLAND (WGME) — A program just getting under way here in Portland is putting a different kind of school … Continue reading →

 

Balancing act: Bikes, cars compete for Portland streets

  This article originally appeared on TheForecaster.net Balancing act: Bikes, cars compete for Portland Streets   William Hall Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 9:30 am   PORTLAND — It’s a sure sign of spring: bicycle riders, from kids wobbling on … Continue reading →

 

Maine Schools Celebrate Walk and Bike to School Month Throughout May!

Darcy WhittemoreProgram Manager, Maine Safe Routes to School Programsaferoutes@bikemaine.org (207) 623-4511 Maine Schools Celebrate Walk and Bike to School Month Throughout May! (Portland, ME) May 1, 2013 - May is Walk and Bike to School Month in Maine and students in over … Continue reading →

 

Part 2 – Bicyclists Rights

  A Response to Cycling Fatalities in Chicago, Part 2 of 4 By John Brooking (Bicycle Coalition of Maine Board Member)   Bicyclists Rights Hello, Chicago. I’m writing to you from Portland, Maine. (Yes, “the other Portland”, land of lobster and lighthouses.) I’ve … Continue reading →

 

International Walk & Bike to School Day

For More Information: Darcy WhittemoreCentral Maine Safe Routes to School Programsaferoutes@BikeMaine.org Sarah CushmanSouthern Maine Safe Routes to School Programsarah@sarahcushman.com Jim FisherEastern Maine Safe Routes to School Programjfisher@hcpcme.org Dan StewartMaine Department of TransportationBicycle, Pedestrian, and Quality Community Program Managerdan.stewart@maine.gov207-624-3252 For Immediate Release Children Commute … Continue reading →

 

Last CyclingSavvy Session of the Season will be held September 14-15!

The last regularly scheduled CyclingSavvy sessions of the season will take place September 14-15. If you have been thinking about it all summer, this is the time to sign up. You can choose from one, two, or all three of … Continue reading →

 

Coalition will be part of Sappi Paper Mill Green Community Day – Saturday August 11th

Sappi Fine Paper Hosts 2012 Green Community Day August 11thSappi Engages Local Communities on Sustainability BOSTON, Aug. 8, 2012  — Sappi Fine Paper North America today announced it will be hosting the first annual 2012 Green Community Day, a fun, … Continue reading →