The Bicycle Coalition of Maine will celebrate the eighth annual BikeMaine Route Reveal and Kickoff Party on Saturday, Feb. 8,…
Category: BCM Press Releases
Maine Suffers its Second Pedestrian Fatality in Five Days, the Fourteenth of 2019
Dec. 19, 2019 (PORTLAND, Maine) – Maxine Stanley, 82, was struck and killed Wednesday night while crossing Route 17 in…
Maine Endures Thirteenth Pedestrian Fatality of 2019
Dec. 16, 2019 (PORTLAND, Maine) – Dana Banister, 58, was struck by Eugene Whipple, 45, who was operating a vehicle…
BikeMaine 2019 releases economic impact
The seventh annual BikeMaine ride provided a $906,000 economic boost to the Southern Kennebec Valley and Midcoast Nov. 20, 2019…
Maine Suffers Second Cyclist Fatality of 2019, Additional Severe Injury, Within Two Weeks
Oct. 7, 2019 (PORTLAND, Maine) – Kathleen Kirsch, 63, was hit on her bicycle on Route 1 in Scarborough by…
The BCM helps install traffic calming infrastructure in N.Yarmouth
September 30, 2019 (North Yarmouth, Maine) On September 24, 2019, staff from the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, working in partnership…
Bicycle Coalition of Maine Executive Director John Williams to Retire
Aug. 16, 2019 (PORTLAND, Maine) - It is with a mix of sadness and appreciation that the Bicycle Coalition of…
BikeMaine Community Grant Program Awards $15k to Four Towns on 2018 Route
July 29, 2019 (PORTLAND, Maine) - The recipients of the 2019 BikeMaine Community Grants include the towns of Fort Kent,…
Eighth and Ninth Maine Pedestrian Fatalities of 2019 Occur Within One Week
July 17, 2019 (PORTLAND, Maine) – The eighth Maine pedestrian death of 2019 occurred Tuesday, July 9 in Whitefield, Maine,…
Gov. Mills signs LD 1222 into Law
LD 1222 Clarifying E-Bike Rules and Regulations Signed into Law by Gov. Mills June 18, 2019 (AUGUSTA, Maine) - Gov.…