PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 18, 2022
A new, three-year statewide transportation work plan includes $631 million for bridges, $462 million for road repaving, $237 million for highway safety, and $424 million for multimodal spending that includes new investments in airports, ports, public transit and freight rail. About $30 million is slated for active transportation – including walking trails, sidewalks and bicycle lanes – less than 1 percent of the total. The aim of a “Village Partnership Initiative” is to slow traffic and make it easier to meet, shop and do business without a car.