Document Type
Report
Publication Date
6-2025
Abstract/ Summary
MaineDOT has a family of transit plans that have been developed over the past five years through collaborative efforts with partners and stakeholders. These plans share similar themes, guidance, and recommendations and tie into the Department’s Long-Range Transportation Plan, which was completed in 2023. This report complements those plans, reviewing how other states with similar demographics, population disbursements, and climates are addressing their transit challenges, with a focus on rural areas, access, and equity. One caution is that states and transit agencies do not use the same metrics when reporting program costs and benefits.
Repository Citation
Rubin, Jonathan; Evens-Ralston, Connor; and Spear, Kathleen, "Rural Public Transportation and Maine: Review of State Best Practices" (2025). Transportation. 20.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mcspc_transport/20
Version
pre-print (i.e. pre-refereeing)
