ATRC Area Transit Study
The Transit Study is now complete. The study's recommendations are designed to be implemented over time; some will be shorter term, some could take a few years. The following is a link to the final report:
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Public Zoom Meeting on June 23, 2021 at 6pm
A slate of changes to the citylink bus system, developed as part of the Lewiston-Auburn Area Transit Study, were presented at the Public Zoom Meeting on June 23rd.
Public Meeting Materials:
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ATRC Follow Up Survey
Whether you watched citylink’s Public Meeting on Wednesday about the proposed bus changes or not, we’d like to hear your opinions in more detail! Take this 5-minute survey to help us understand which schedule or route changes would benefit you. Please take this survey even if you watched the meeting – it will give us specific feedback as to whether the proposed changes will meet our goal of improving your transit service.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - Public Meeting Materials:
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Public Zoom Meeting on April 7, 2021 at 6pm
Recommendations for changes to the citylink bus system - developed as part of the Lewiston-Auburn Area Transit Study - are now ready for feedback from the public. The Androscoggin Transportation Resource Center is hosting a public zoom meeting (click here to register or join the meeting) at 6 pm on April 7. Information on the proposed changes to bus service will be discussed – and the public is encouraged to ask questions!
More details - and maps of the proposed changes - will be available on Zoom. Once available, the meeting recording will be published here as well. Interested individuals may pre-register here or simply click here at 6 pm on April 7.
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citylink has been providing Lewiston and Auburn with bus service since 1976. With the dramatic changes in the area’s population over the last ten years, we want to reexamine that service and develop a plan for both immediate and long-term improvements – not just in L-A but in the adjoining towns of Lisbon and Sabattus. The goal of the study is to design the most effective, efficient transit system for the region starting from the bottom up. The study will make recommendations to improve transit convenience, reliability, and accessibility for riders, reduce travel times between destinations, and expand service at times and locations where there is the highest demand.
While nationwide transit usage has understandably gone down over the past months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, transit experts are expecting numbers to begin to return to normal sometime in 2021 or 2022.
The study is scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2022, with study updates and the final reports available on this website. The recommendations will be designed to be implemented over time; some will be shorter term, some could take a few years.
If you’d like to get an update on upcoming public meetings, or copy of the report when it is completed, just send your email address or cell number to JWilliams@avcog.org.
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The study contract was awarded to the consulting team from AECOM.
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Request For Proposals (RFP)
The Androscoggin Transportation Resource Center (ATRC), as the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the urbanized area of Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, is seeking the services of qualified consulting firm(s) to conduct an assessment of the transit needs and system recommendations for transit in the Lewiston-Auburn area. Proposals are to be submitted to Jennifer Williams in Portable Document Format (PDF) no later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2020, as per the ATRC Request for Proposals (PDF). All requests for clarification and/or additional information were to be submitted via email to Jennifer Williams no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2020. The answers to the submitted questions can be found in the "RFP Clarifications" document below. MaineDOT prequalification is required before a contract can be awarded. Prequalification is not required in order to respond to this RFP; but prequalification is necessary before a contract for work can be executed.