Archive for August, 2011

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Rail from a different perspective

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

 

LOOKING AT RAIL FROM THE ROAD

Maine has fought hard to keep a 233-mile stretch of rail line that cuts through the northern reaches of the state. It is seen as an economic lifeline for several industries fighting to stay competitive and open during the recent recession.

In the September issue of Maine Motor Transport News, we write about the rail line’s new operator, Maine Northern Railway (a division of Irving Transportation), and its plans to attract new customers to the line through transloading – connections to the rail line through shorthaul trucking.

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Buxton Communications wraps Destination Tomorrow video

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

MAINTAINING AND TRANSFORMING THE SYSTEM

PACTS video explores challenges facing region’s transportation system

How do you maintain aging transportation infrastructure when funding is on the decline? How do you prepare a region for shifting transportation demands? How do you encourage good transportation planning and cooperation among communities?

The Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System, the metropolitan planning organization for 15 communities in southern Maine, this month released its 25-year long-range transportation plan: Destination Tomorrow. Buxton Communications worked with Plymale Productions to produce the plan’s informational video. We interviewed transportation leaders and local citizens to find out what is on their minds and how they hope to see their transportation system evolve.

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MBTA in the news

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

MAINE BETTER TRANSPORTATION IN THE NEWS

Maine Better Transportation Association wrapped  up the 2011 legislative session with an analysis of how the divided priorities in the Maine State House – along with declining gas tax revenues – have created a major decline in spending transportation spending.

Buxton Communications worked with the organization to raise awareness of the implications of the cuts, helping develop the legislative analysis, a backgrounder and press release, titled The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: Transportation braces for $230 million drop in capital investments. The report has sparked conversations across the field, beginning with a story in the Portland Press Herald. Read the analysis and press release on the MBTA web site.

Buxton Communications also helps publicize the organization’s regional issues meetings. The latest of those meeting in Presque Isle was featured in the Bangor Daily News. Read the press release on the MBTA web site.

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High energy education

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Maria Fuentes, 207-592-0227

HIGH ENERGY EDUCATION

Aroostook energy initiatives to be topic at Maine Better Transportation meeting

University of Maine Presque Isle and Northern Maine Community College, are on the forefront of energy efficiency and sustainability in education. Both schools recently have launched innovative energy initiatives, including educational programs that will prepare students for jobs in new energy fields and investments in sustainable energy facilities.

Guest speakers from both schools will discuss how sustainable energy will play a role in the region’s future economy, jobs and quality of life. UMPI President Donald N. Zilllman will speak about green initiatives at UMPI that recent won the university a Second Nature Leadership Award for its sustainability measures, including installation of the state’s first campus wind turbine. NMCC Director of Physical Plant Barry Ingraham and Director or Development and College Relations Jason Parent will speak about NMCC’s energy programs, including a new wind power technician’s associates degree program and other energy inititiatives.

WHEN & WHERE:
Thursday, August 4, 2011, 6:30 p.m., at the Northeastland Hotel, Presque Isle.

MEDIA AND PUBLIC ARE WELCOME:
Please call for information: Maria Fuentes, 207-622-0526 or 207-592-0227.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
The Maine Better Transportation Association hosts regional forums on topical transportation issues throughout the year. For more information visit the Events page at the MBTA web site, www.mbtaonline.org.

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