BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 16, 2024
Bangor is getting closer to adding a pedestrian and bicycle pathway along 14th Street Extension, three years after the project was first developed. The 0.38-mile path will run along 14th Street Extension, beginning at Ohio Street and connect with the existing Kenduskeag Stream Trail. From there, pedestrians can follow the trail into downtown Bangor. The city has seen nine vehicle crashes involving pedestrians, one of which was fatal, so far this year. Statewide, more than 90 crashes involving pedestrians have happened this year, five of which were fatal. The idea for the pathway came from the Bicycle Coalition of Maine and Maine DOT’s Heads Up! Pedestrian Safety Initiative.