Articles https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/ Articles Tue, 23 Jul 2024 04:38:22 +0000 The Business of Tourism: Logistics https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/the-business-of-tourism-logistics/ https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/the-business-of-tourism-logistics/#comments https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/the-business-of-tourism-logistics/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:00:00 -0400

When you think of tourism and hospitality, you probably think of vacations, good times, and having fun, so it can be easy to forget that the tourism industry is seriously big business! In 2022, over

]]> State Offers Workforce Transportation Program https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/state-offers-workforce-transportation-program/ https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/state-offers-workforce-transportation-program/#comments https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/state-offers-workforce-transportation-program/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 10:00:00 -0400 A $5 million dollar grant program administered by MaineDOT’s Bureau of Planning has been created to support workforce transportation pilot projects around the state. Funds may be used for capital and

]]> LD 1890, An Act To Streamline the Management of Maine’s Transportation Infrastructure by Initiating https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1890-an-act-to-streamline-the-management-of-maines-transportation-infrastructure-by-initiating/ https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1890-an-act-to-streamline-the-management-of-maines-transportation-infrastructure-by-initiating/#comments https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1890-an-act-to-streamline-the-management-of-maines-transportation-infrastructure-by-initiating/ Tue, 15 May 2018 12:00:00 -0400 An Act To Streamline the Management of Maine’s Transportation Infrastructure by Initiating the Process of Terminating MTA (Rep. Espling, R-New

]]> LD 1779 Require All Electronic Toll Collection on the Maine Turnpike https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1779-require-all-electronic-toll-collection-on-the-maine-turnpike/ https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1779-require-all-electronic-toll-collection-on-the-maine-turnpike/#comments https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1779-require-all-electronic-toll-collection-on-the-maine-turnpike/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:00:00 -0500 LD 1779 An Act To Increase Safety, Ensure Efficient Operation and Improve Traffic Flow on the Maine Turnpike by Requiring All Electronic Toll

]]> LD 1765 Provide a Source of Revenue To Preserve the Integrity of Maine Transportation Infrastructure https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1765-provide-a-source-of-revenue-to-preserve-the-integrity-of-maine-transportation-infrastructure/ https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1765-provide-a-source-of-revenue-to-preserve-the-integrity-of-maine-transportation-infrastructure/#comments https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1765-provide-a-source-of-revenue-to-preserve-the-integrity-of-maine-transportation-infrastructure/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:00:00 -0500 LD 1765 An Act To Provide a Source of Revenue To Preserve the Integrity of Maine's Transportation Infrastructure, Rep. Parry (R-Arundel)

This bill,

]]> LD 1752 Amend Pilotage Requirements for Passenger Ferry Service between Maine and Nova Scotia https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1752-amend-pilotage-requirements-for-passenger-ferry-service-between-maine-and-nova-scotia/ https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1752-amend-pilotage-requirements-for-passenger-ferry-service-between-maine-and-nova-scotia/#comments https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1752-amend-pilotage-requirements-for-passenger-ferry-service-between-maine-and-nova-scotia/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:00:00 -0500 LD 1752 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Pilotage Requirements for Passenger Ferry Service between Maine and Nova Scotia, Sen. Dion (D-Cumberland)

]]> LD 1400, An Act To Create the Bar Harbor Port Authority https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1400/ https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1400/#comments https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1400/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:00:00 -0500

LD 1400 An Act To Create the Bar Harbor Port Authority, Sen. Langley (R-Hancock)

The bill would have provided for the creation of the Bar Harbor Port

]]> LD 1815 Transportation Bond https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1815-transportation-bond/ https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1815-transportation-bond/#comments https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1815-transportation-bond/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:00:00 -0500 LD 1815 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Improve Multimodal Facilities, Highways and Bridges, Sen. Hamper (R-Oxford) (Governor’s Bill)

]]> LD 1150, Resolve, To Establish the Road Usage Charge Task Force https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1150/ https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1150/#comments https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1150/ Thu, 03 Aug 2017 08:00:00 -0400

This resolve establishes a task force to guide the development of a pilot program to assess the potential for mileage-based revenue collection for

]]> LD 1552, General Fund Bond Issues To Improve Highways, Bridges and Multimodal Facilities https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1552-general-fund-bond-issues-to-improve-highways-bridges-and-multimodal-facilities/ https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1552-general-fund-bond-issues-to-improve-highways-bridges-and-multimodal-facilities/#comments https://www.mainetourism.com/articles/post/ld-1552-general-fund-bond-issues-to-improve-highways-bridges-and-multimodal-facilities/ Thu, 20 Jul 2017 08:00:00 -0400

The funds provided by these bond issues, in the amount of $100 million in both 2017 and 2018, will be used for the construction, reconstruction and

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