Infrastructure

The BCM supports legislation that invests in human-scale infrastructure to create safer communities. It is important to prioritize cyclists and pedestrians in infrastructure building to provide access to resources for all citizens.

LD Title Status Topics BCM Testimony
31 Speed Limits at Construction Sites WIN – Gov Signed Infrastructure BCM Testimony on 31
76 Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation to Study the Width of Road Shoulders withdrawn Infrastructure  
367 An Act to Authorize General Fund Bond Issues to Improve Highways, Bridges and Nonhighway Modes of Transportation DRAW – Carried Over Infrastructure  
527 Bike-Ped Zones with Reduced Speed Limits DRAW – Tabled Infrastructure, Safety BCM Testimony on 527
607 Resolve, to Direct the Department of Transportation to Examine the Feasibility of Extending Interstate 95 to the St. John Valley LOSS Infrastructure BCM Testimony on 607
687 An Act to Increase the Allowable Width of a Snowplow LOSS – Gov Signed – BCM Opposed Access, Infrastructure, Safety BCM Testimony on 687
860 An Act to Identify the Railroad Lines from Portland to Bangor as a Major Corridor and to Fund a Feasibility Study DRAW – Bill Carried Over Infrastructure, Rail BCM Testimony on 860
861 An Act to Identify the Canadian Pacific Railway Railroad Lines from Hermon Station Through Brownville and Jackman to Quebec and Montreal as a Major Corridor and to Fund a Feasibility Study WIN – Bill is Dead – BCM Opposed Infrastructure, Rail BCM Testimony on 861
862 An Act to Move Jurisdiction over Railroad Lines from the Department of Transportation to an Independent Rail Authority WIN – Bill is Dead – BCM Opposed Infrastructure, Rail BCM Testimony on 862
880 Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation to Initiate a Service Development Plan for Communter and Passenger Train Service Between Portland and the Lewiston and Auburn Area WIN Infrastructure BCM Testimony on 880
1076 Traffic Cameras for School and Work Zones LOSS – Bill is Dead Education, Safety, Infrastructure BCM Testimony on 1076
1170 Resolve, to Promote Passenger Rail for Commuters WIN – Bill is Dead – BCM Opposed Infrastructure, Rail BCM Testimony on 1170
1559 An Act to Advance the State’s Public Transit Systems by Reinvigorating the Public Transit Advisory Council and Increasing Funding WIN – Gov Signed Infrastructure BCM Testimony on 1559
1634 Set Certain Lower Motor Vehicle Speed Limits LOSS – Bill is Dead Safety, Infrastructure BCM Testimony on 1634
1673 An Act to Encourage Affordable Housing and Mixed-use Development by Establishing a Thriving Corridors Program DRAW – Bill is Carried Over Infrastructure  
1674 An Act to Require and Encourage Safe and Interconnected Transportation Construction Projects WIN Safety, Infrastructure  
1711 An Act to Provide for Safe Roadway Construction Design Criteria LOSS – Bill is Dead Safety, Infrastructure BCM Testimony on 1711
1957 An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Invest in Maine’s Railroad Infrastructure DRAW Infrastructure  
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