PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 7, 2025
Portland, Saco and South Portland will temporarily redesign select streets in an effort to make roads safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers. All three temporary redesigns will be removed by Nov. 15, ahead of snowfall. These three projects are the first of nine such installments planned across the region for the next three years. “These projects are about more than paint and posts,” said Andrew Zarro, executive director of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. “They’re about protecting lives.” In Greater Portland, there were 92 people killed and more than 580 seriously injured by traffic crashes between 2017 and 2021. Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists account for 40% of traffic fatalities despite only being involved in 4% of crashes.