Sustainability and Transportation Committee — Portland, ME
Date: 2026-01-14
Time: 17:00

Sustainability& Transportation MEMBERS
Committee Agenda Councilor Regina Phillips, Chair
 Councilor Pious Ali, At-Large
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
 Councilor Anna Bullett, District 4




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1. Review and approve minutes from November 12, 2025


 a. Minutes from November 12, 2025
2. Sustainability and Transportation Program Updates


 a. Sustainability Updates
 b. Transportation Project Updates
3. Presentation and Discussion


 a. Kiwanis Pool Naming
 Presenters: Councilor Phillips and other members of the naming committee
 Public comment will be taken
 b. Vision Zero Implementation Progress Report
 Presenters: Greg Jordan and Kevin Kraft
 c. Communication regarding strategy for City energy efficiency and onsite renewable
 deployment
 Presenter: Troy Moon
 No public comment will be taken
 d. Begin discussion of the committee work plan for 2026
 No public comment will be taken
4. Other Business

Sustainability& Transportation MEMBERS
Committee Agenda Councilor Regina Phillips, Chair
 Councilor Pious Ali, At-Large
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
 Councilor Anna Bullett, District 4




The Sustainability and Transportation
Committee will conduct this meeting
remotely via Zoom. Allow your computer to
install the free Zoom app to get the best
meeting experience. If you are not able to
attend live either in person or via Zoom, a
recording will be available in the Agenda
Center following the meeting.

For public comment via Zoom, you will need
to use the "raise your hand" feature. To raise
your hand via the telephone, please hit *9.
You will be unmuted by the host when it is
time for public comment.

https://portlandmaine-
gov.zoom.us/j/84037714117?pwd=7GYGzIY
eNTv8m9vkCusJH2ftHjWtVz.1




1. Review and approve minutes from November 12, 2025


 a. Minutes from November 12, 2025
2. Sustainability and Transportation Program Updates


 a. Sustainability Updates
 b. Transportation Project Updates
3. Presentation and Discussion


 a. Kiwanis Pool Naming
 Presenters: Councilor Phillips and other members of the naming committee
 Public comment will be taken
 b. Vision Zero Implementation Progress Report
 Presenters: Greg Jordan and Kevin Kraft


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 c. Communication regarding strategy for City energy efficiency and onsite renewable
 deployment
 Presenter: Troy Moon
 No public comment will be taken
 d. Begin discussion of the committee work plan for 2026
 No public comment will be taken
4. Other Business




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 CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE
 Committee on Sustainability and Transportation
 Councilor Regina Phillips (D3), Chair
 Councilor Pious Ali (At-Large)
 Councilor Anna Bullett (D4)


Draft Minutes November 12, 2025
Members Present: Councilor Ali, Councilor Bullett, Councilor Phillips, Councilor Michniewicz,
Councilor Pelletier
Staff Present: Troy Moon, Katie Tims, Greg Jordan, Ben Pearson

Meeting was called to order.

October 8, 2025, Meeting Minutes
The October 8, 2025, meeting minutes were approved unanimously.

Announcement
Councilor Phillips thanked Director Murray, Department of Public Works, and the Maine
Department of Transportation for their work repaving streets.

Sustainability Updates
Presented by Troy Moon and Katie Tims, Sustainability Office
City staff reviewed some of the programs that were of major focus this year, including the
Sustainable Neighborhoods Program, education and outreach, Electrify Bikes!, EV charging
deployment, and community engagement. A key highlight was the expansion of the Sustainable
Neighborhoods Program to launch a Neighborhood Mini-Grants program which catalyzed
community building activities and programs in neighborhoods across the city, and a
Neighborhood Leaders Summit, which recognized informal leaders who have sprung up across
the City to help sustain this work.

City staff also recapped the Committee’s work and major achievements this year, including:
Adopting Vision Zero, recommending an update to the Complete Streets policy, and supporting
the development of the Comprehensive Transportation Plan, taxi fare adjustment, and more.

Councilor Comment on Sustainability Updates
Resounding appreciation from the Councilors in attendance.

Councilor Michniewicz asks if there will be a compilation of all of the activities done with the
Neighborhood Mini-Grants program? Yes, we are getting reports back from grant recipients, so
we will create a section on our webpage to highlight the ideas and continue to work on ways to
encourage people to share their ideas. Staff would be happy to provide a final update or
presentation to the Committee too.




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Presentation Regarding the Capisic Brook Watershed Management Plan
Presented by Ben Pearson, Water Resources
This Watershed Management Plan is an update from the original 2012 plan and it creates a
framework to deal with sources of pollution in the brook. The Capisic Brook is a small
2.5-mile-long urban stream, it currently does not meet the State’s Class C Water Quality
Standards (the lowest classification) and has been listed as “impaired” and subject to the
impaired stream requirements under the stormwater regulations. Urbanization has greatly
changed the brook and now roughly a third of the watershed is paved or built surfaces. Some of
the major stressors (of pollutants) are stormwater runoff from developed areas (primarily road
salt), streambank destabilization, and combined sewer overflows. Identifying these issues
allows us to lay a framework for stream restoration. These opportunities will require capital
investment from the City.

Councilor Comment on Presentation Regarding the Capisic Brook Watershed
Management Plan
Councilor Bullett encourages the Department [of Public Works] to talk to the schools (since this
involves school property) and potentially look at putting this project on both the City and
Portland Public Schools capital improvement plans. Also is the county involved, and could be a
potential source of funding too? We worked with the Land Bank to acquire 46 acres adjacent to
this area which also helps mitigate these problems. Working with the school is a great idea.

Annual Report Regarding Energy Benchmarking
Presented by Katie Tims, Sustainability Office
Put in place in 2019, the City of Portland’s Energy and Water Use Benchmarking requires
buildings 20,000ft2 or more to report energy and water use annually with the goals to reduce
energy consumption and lower operational costs for building owners and tenants. There are
over 600 covered properties in Portland, with approximately 299 covered properties required to
report this reporting cycle. We received reports from 40 municipal buildings and 173
non-municipal buildings; Of the non-municipal buildings, 167 were found to have sufficient
energy and water use data. This represents a significant improvement in data quality compared
to the prior year.

The City has deliberately delayed the issuance of violations to ensure property owners had a
fair opportunity to comply. Following this fourth consecutive year of dedicated outreach, the
Sustainability Office has decided to issue the first notice of violation letters to covered properties
currently mandated to report (single-occupant buildings 20,000 sq ft or more). Properties who
fail to comply with the Energy Benchmarking Ordinance a second time and are issued a second
notice of violation will be subject to a fine of $20.00 per day.

Councilor Comment on Annual Report Regarding Energy Benchmarking
Councilor Bullett asks how long we expect between sending out the first NOV and the second
NOV (with fines)? We anticipate that it will be a full year, with reminders and staff guidance
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Councilor Bullett also suggests partnering with large property groups or the realtors association
in helping to find the contacts at buildings that the City is missing. Councilor Phillips also
suggests Visit Portland for finding hotel contacts.

Review and Discussion of Updated Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Presented by Troy Moon, Sustainability Office
In 2024, the Sustainability Office commissioned Introba to update our city-wide greenhouse gas
inventory using 2023 data. Major findings were that: Buildings continue to be the largest
emitters of greenhouse gases in Portland attributed to a reduction in fuel use, a greening grid,
and energy efficiency improvements in buildings; emissions from the transportation sector rose
primarily due to increased road transportation, specifically passenger trucks (SUVs and light
duty pick up trucks for personal use). Total emissions from Portland fell from 840,419 MTCO2e
in 2017 to 801,825 MTCO2e in 2023 - a reduction of 4.6%.

Councilor Comment on Review and Discussion of Updated Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Councilor Bullett asks if (when working with a consultant on the future Comprehensive
Transportation Plan) we could look into best practices and policies around passenger vehicles
that would help reduce emissions from the transportation sector.

In accordance with 1 M.R.S. section 405(6)(E), the Sustainability and Transportation
Committee is expected to hold an executive session to consult with its attorneys
regarding matters related to the regulation of discharges from cruise ships.

Councilor Phillips notes that it opens the floor for public comment relevant to the committee's
future executive session. No public comment was received.

Motion to Enter Executive Session
The motion was moved by Councilor Bullett and seconded by Councilor Ali.
The motion was approved 3-0.

Meeting Was Adjourned following Executive Session




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City of Portland | Sustainability Office
Troy Moon, Director



To: Sustainability and Transportation Committee
 Regina Phillips, Chair




MEETING DATE
January 14, 2026

AGENDA ITEM
Agenda Item #2A– Sustainability Updates

PURPOSE
To update the committee regarding recent activities of the Sustainability Office to
advance Council goals and objectives related to One Climate Future

COMMITTEE WORK PLAN/CITY COUNCIL GOAL ALIGNMENT
These projects implement elements of the One Climate Future Plan or other Council
goals.

BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS

Project: Climate Partnership

On December 3, Portland Mayor Mark Dion presented GMRI with a City Council
resolution formalizing collaboration on climate resilience, blue economy development,
and infrastructure electrification. The partnership commits both organizations to data
sharing, collaborative grant applications and joint work on coastal resilience and
working waterfront protection.

The City and GMRI also announced the launch of the Portland Resilient Education
Project. This project highlights resilient infrastructure throughout the city with new
educational signage across four themes: coastal flood resilience, green infrastructure,
heat resilience, and social resilience. QR codes on the signs link to an interactive story
map that helps inform the public on the important infrastructure around them. We are
excited to work with GMRI to develop additional engagement and curriculum around
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Project: Climate Resilience

This week we issued an RFP for a consultant to conduct a shoreline inventory from the
Falmouth town line to the Cape Elizabeth town line including the Portland islands. This
study will document the types of shoreline as well as its condition. This information will
be critical as we continue resilience planning and preparations for ever increasing sea
levels.

We were also awarded a grant from the Casco Bay Estuary Partnership to conduct a
workshop on Great Diamond Island focused on upland management techniques that
protect coastal bluffs and coast infrastructure from erosion. In partnership with island
residents and the Island Institute, will create educational materials with best practices
that can be utilized by owners of coastal properties. Residents and leaders from all of the
Casco Bay island communities will be invited to participate, including Chebeague Island
and Long Island.

Project: Community Education and Engagement

On Nov 21, we hosted Casco Bay High School students as they embarked on their
“Climate Change expedition” to learn more about local climate change efforts and public
policy. This was a great opportunity to engage with youth on public processes and how
municipal government works.

On December 6, Karly partnered with Maine Audubon and the Equality Community
Center on their urban nature walk to provide a free opportunity for people to learn about
wildlife in urban habitats with Maine Audubon field naturalist, Stacia Brezinski. The
Sustainability Office provided community cleanup kits and facilitated a litter pickup
along the walk.

The Sustainability Office partnered with the Harvard Kennedy School of Government to
survey Portland residents, with a focus on Bayside, about their knowledge of climate
vulnerabilities and to hear what their concerns are about climate change. On December
9th, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government graduate team presented to City
leadership to share their findings. These indicated that Bayside residents are aware of
flooding risks but are often more concerned about immediate problems in the
neighborhood such as lack of tree canopy and challenges to moving about the
neighborhood due to problems with sidewalks including snow and ice removal.
Residents also indicated that the Bayside Trail has significant value to them and that
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On December 19th and 20th, the Sustainability Office hosted a free two-part webinar
series about onsite energy and proactive investment in energy efficiency, information
specifically geared toward commercial and industrial building owners. The content was
directly aimed at helping Maine businesses and building owners find opportunities to
reduce future energy costs and emissions. Given the concern for rising energy costs, the
office realizes the need for more programming and engagement with the business sector
on this issue.

We hosted our last two Coffee & Climate events for 2025: “From Donation to Difference”
with Goodwill Northern New England on November 14 and “Climate Resilience Zoning”
with Portland and South Portland planning staff on December 12. Join us on January 16
to celebrate “Five Years of One Climate Future” and to hear about the major successes of
our joint climate action plan over the past five years and share a first look at what the
future holds.

Visit www.oneclimatefuture.org to sign up for our once-a-month newsletter where we
share the upcoming Coffee & Climate topic, information on upcoming events, new
programs launching, and climate action progress in Portland and South Portland.




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City of Portland | Department of Public Works
Mike Murray, Director



To: Sustainability and Transportation Committee
Regina Phillips, Chair




MEETING DATE
January 14, 2026

AGENDA ITEM
Agenda Item #2B – Transportation Updates

PURPOSE
Provide the committee with update to date information on current transportation projects.

COMMITTEE WORK PLAN/CITY COUNCIL GOAL ALIGNMENT
These projects have been stated as an important topic and goal by the Sustainability and
Transportation Committee.

BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
The following transportation projects are in various stages of planning and/or construction.

Vision Zero
On April 14 the Council approved a resolution adopting GPCOG’s Vision Zero Plan and a goal of
eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries in the long-term. As this is a multi-disciplinary
effort an internal Vision Zero Task Force was formed. On August 25 the Council approved a Vision
Zero Quick Action Plan (Order 28-25/26) composed of measures that can be implemented this year
and within available resources.

Complete Streets Policy Update
Status: Complete. On August 25, the Council approved an order approving and adopting an
updated Complete Streets Policy. City staff is currently working on technical manual updates to
ensure regulations are in alignment with the complete streets policy.

Next Steps: An interdepartmental team from Planning & Urban Development and DPW has begun
reviewing the existing technical manual to identify potential updates to city street standards. The
team is ensuring that regulations align with and support the Complete Streets Policy while
evaluating standards against GPCOG’s recently published Regional Complete Streets Design
Guidebook.




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Franklin Street Transportation & Land Use Concept
The Reimagining Franklin Street project aims to transform the corridor into a more urban,
pedestrian-friendly downtown street that supports mixed-use development, improves safety,
restores neighborhood connectivity, and incorporates state-of-the-art active transportation
facilities.

 ●​ Cost and Funding: $375,000 for EPS “planning phase”, funded jointly by the City and
 MaineDOT. Estimated construction cost is over $26M.

 ●​ Status and Next Steps: The Reimagining Franklin Street project is in the Planning Phase.
 ○​ The City submitted a draft traffic analysis and modeling to MaineDOT in
 November 2025 and is awaiting their feedback. A meeting is planned for late
 January to review comments and discuss next steps, which will be followed by
 additional public engagement on the street design concept.
 ○​ Project staff have been actively engaging with stakeholders and neighborhood
 associations, most recently presenting to the Bayside Neighborhood Association
 on January 6, 2026. Visit the project website’s Public Engagement page to view the
 staff presentation.

 ●​ City Priorities & Concerns:
 ○​ Future funding for the first design phase is secured. Once the current planning
 phase is complete, the project will transition into the design phase, which will be
 guided by the planning-phase layout.

Libbytown Safety and Accessibility Project
Reconstruction of Congress St./Park Ave. between I-295 and St. John St. Establishes two-way
traffic on one-way streets; includes a roundabout near former Denny’s location, separated bike
lanes, signal improvements, and streetscape enhancements (lighting, furniture, plantings).

 ●​ Cost and Funding: Project estimated cost was $28 million ($25M construction; $3M
 engineering). MaineDOT and City received $22.4M in federal funding (Reconnecting
 Communities-Neighborhoods Grant Program). However, as of July 4, 2025 this funding has
 been rescinded.

 ●​ Status and Next Steps: Completion of the PDR and ongoing coordination between the City
 and MaineDOT to explore alternative funding sources as the project advances.

 ●​ City Priorities & Concerns:
 ○​ Future funding and construction options are now unclear.
 ○​ Timeline for moving the project into construction.

Brighton Avenue Safety & Demonstration Project (SS4A)
To advance the Council’s Complete Streets and Vision Zero priorities, the City was awarded a
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Demonstration Project. The grant will fund a six-month demonstration of proven safety
countermeasures along one mile of Brighton Avenue, from City Hospital Drive to Wayside Road.
The project will implement quick-build, high-impact interventions and include a public education
campaign, pre- and post-demonstration multimodal counts and speed studies, and a findings
report to guide Vision Zero initiatives and future capital investments. The goal is to evaluate the
effectiveness of these measures in reducing fatalities and serious injuries for all roadway users.

 ●​ Cost and Funding: The City applied for and was awarded a $2,120,000 SS4A grant.
 ○​ Total Project Cost: $2,650,000
 ■​ SS4A Grant: $2,120,000
 ■​ Non-Federal Match: $530,000

 ●​ Status and Next Steps:
 ○​ Grant award notification was received in December
 ○​ Conceptual design tentatively expected to begin Fall 2026, with final design and
 installation targeted for Spring 2027.

Brighton Avenue: Rosemont Corner Intersection Improvements
Intersection improvements at the five-way Rosemont Corner intersection. The intersection will
either be a revised traffic signal intersection or a roundabout design.

 ●​ Cost and Funding: Funding is currently available for the feasibility study and for 50%
 design (PDR). Construction cost is to be determined as part of the alternatives selection
 process and preliminary design. The PACTS Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
 allocated $2 million for construction of a larger Brighton Avenue Multi-Modal Project;
 that larger project was placed on hold pending the outcome of the
 Gorham-Westbrook-Portland Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. This intersection-only
 project was substituted as a project that could potentially be implemented independent of
 the BRT project outcomes.

 ●​ Status and Next Steps: This project is currently in the Planning Phase. The study began in
 July 2024 with the alternative analysis and preferred alternative to be selected in late
 Spring 2026. The project would then proceed to PDR (Design Phase).

Forest Avenue: Morrill’s Corner (Smart Corridor Study: Phase II)
Redesign of Forest Avenue and the three intersections from Warren Avenue to Stevens Avenue to
improve safety and enhance predictability of operations. Redesign will focus on safety for all
users, enhanced streetscape, active transportation facilities, and access management/turning
movement restrictions at key locations, including Bishop Street.

 ●​ Cost and Funding: No current estimate, but costs are expected to exceed $10M. MaineDOT
 has identified either a RAISE or CDS grant as funding options. Local/state match
 percentage will be determined.




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 ●​ Status and Next Steps: MaineDOT is scheduling updated transportation data collection to
 ensure that the PDR includes design of Forest Avenue between Allen Avenue and Warren
 Avenue. The City will be waiting for updated outcomes and analysis as this will allow the
 project to proceed to PDR, likely in 2026. Additionally, the City is finalizing a preliminary
 scope to do a demonstration of this portion of Forest Avenue in association with a
 MaineDOT paving project in 2026.

 ●​ City Priorities & Concerns:
 ○​ Determining the project priority level versus other projects
 ○​ Access Management
 ○​ Scope of active transportation/street design features.
 ○​ Construction funding and timing.

Forest Avenue: Marginal Way to Park Avenue (Smart Corridor Study: Phase III)
Redesign of Forest Avenue to improve accommodations for active transportation from just south
of Exit 6 through to Park Avenue. This work is anticipated to include the realignment of
Kennebec Street to allow for two-way traffic access from Forest Avenue as well as the extension of
the Bayside Trail from Brattle Street to Forest Avenue. In addition, a realignment of High Street is
envisioned to reduce conflicts with vehicle queues at Forest and State, as well as reducing impacts
to Deering Oaks.

 ●​ Cost and Funding: $200,000 available for preliminary design level engineering ($150,000
 PACTS/$50,000 City); PACTS has allocated some final design funds depending on project
 timeline; construction costs and potential funding to be determined following this stage.

 ●​ Status and Next Steps: This effort is now being managed by MaineDOT in coordination
 with State and High to ensure coordination between these efforts. Design is set to begin
 in late 2025. Initial plan development is underway with concept-level plans expected in
 late Winter or early Spring 2026.

 ●​ City Priorities & Concerns:
 ○​ Determining most appropriate alignments of streets in project area
 ○​ Timeline for property negotiations
 ○​ Coordination with State and High outcomes if two-way conversion proceeds

Forest Avenue: Bedford Street to Woodford Street (Smart Corridor Study: Phase IV)
Redesign of Forest Avenue between Woodford’s Corner and USM/Exit 6 with evaluation of
improving safety for all users, active transportation options and reducing congestion. The EPS
phase of this work is a PACTS-sponsored project. The focus is on a short-term redesign concept to
align with an expected paving project within the next five years, to include a ‘road diet’ that
would reduce lanes and allow in-street bike lanes. More in depth design will be needed for a
longer term, more transformational project that could include extensive sidewalk and streetscape
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 ●​ Cost and Funding: Currently funded for feasibility only. MaineDOT is evaluating this
 section of Forest Avenue for a potential paving project approximately 2027-2028 that
 could provide the opportunity to implement the short-term recommendations.

 ●​ Status and Next Steps: The existing conditions analysis was completed in August 2024. The
 alternatives analysis and final draft report was completed in February 2025, which can be
 viewed on the project website here. DPW prepared a draft road diet street layout plan
 based on the study’s recommendations which was shared with MaineDOT for review and
 comment in early September 2025. MaineDOT has provided final comments on the street
 concept as of early January 2026. Over the next several months, the City will conduct
 additional public engagement including to Forest Avenue businesses and to bicyclists to
 help finalize the road diet street layout plan. This plan will then inform the striping and
 layout design for implementation, with the schedule for implementation to be determined
 based on funding availability.

State & High Street Two-Way Conversion
Update to 2015 study determining the feasibility of converting State and High to two-way streets
which provides safety improvements and provision of bike lanes. Project seeks to minimize
impacts to parking, trees and Level of Service (LOS). Coordination required with York Street,
Forest Ave., and MaineDOT’s State-High Signal Replacement following determination of
feasibility.

 ●​ Cost and Funding: Preliminary estimates suggest a $5 million cost to the City for additional
 signal work and bicycle facilities. Will be refined as bicycle alternative and preliminary
 design proceed.

 ●​ Status and Next Steps: City has requested MaineDOT establish a Two-Party Agreement,
 also directed by the Council. Design has begun on this project with a goal of more public
 input in early 2026 at this time. In addition, via a public meeting and public survey, the
 direction of bicycle facilities has been determined, with a communication to be created in
 the near future.

 ●​ City Priorities & Concerns:
 ○​ Obtaining Two-Party Agreement with MaineDOT
 ○​ Coordination with York Street and Forest Avenue efforts as work continues

Union Branch and Union Branch Connector Pathways
These pathways will fill gaps in the existing pathway network from Forest Avenue to the Fore
River Parkway Trail pathway when completed. The Union Branch Pathway (Phase I) will convert
the rail line from Forest Avenue/State Street to Park Avenue to a shared use pathway (0.7 miles). It
will include a 12’ paved pathway, pathway lighting, landscaping, connections to Deering Oaks
Park, Fitzpatrick Stadium and Hadlock Field and a stone dust jogging path by infilling between
the remaining rails. A route alignment study recommends the Union Branch Connector (Phase II)
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 ●​ Cost and Funding: The Union Branch Pathway design is funded with 80% federal/20%
 local funding. The pathway’s construction is funded 100% by state funding up to $2.8M as
 well as a CIP allocation for costs the MaineDOT construction funding won’t cover (e.g.,
 landscaping). The Union Branch Connector (Phase II) is funded through design with 80%
 federal/20% local funding. There is no construction funding currently for the second
 phase.

 ●​ Status and Next Steps:
 ○​ The Union Branch Phase I of this project started construction in December and
 anticipated completion is June 2027. The construction of functional aspects of the
 pathway will be completed by November 2026 with additional items such as
 landscaping and tree planting completed in 2027.
 ○​ The Union Branch Phase II project is currently in a short pause with the rescission
 of the federal grant funding the Libbytown project. The route previously selected
 accounted for and assumed the two-way cycle tracks as part of the Libbytown
 project. A quick look to confirm this prior route and evaluate other options will
 take place in early 2026.

West Commercial Street Pathway
The West Commercial Street Pathway will, when completed, extend from the terminus of the Fore
River Parkway Trail path at Cassidy Point Drive to High Street/Hobson’s Landing. Phase I was
completed by MaineDOT in 2018 as part of an International Marine Terminal expansion project.
Phase II, from the Fore River Parkway Trail to the Star Match Building, was completed Summer
2024. Much of it was constructed as part of the site development process of the VA Clinic. The
remaining segment (Phase III, 0.5 miles) is from Beach Street to High Street/Hobson’s Landing.

 ●​ Cost and Funding: A funding application to the MaineDOT for Phase III for design and
 construction, approximately $1M, was submitted and selected by MaineDOT to begin the
 design phase.

 ●​ Status and Next Steps: The City will submit a draft design RFP to MaineDOT for review and
 comment late in January 2026 with a goal of the project being under design the second
 half of 2026.

Comprehensive Transportation Plan
As Portland continues to evolve, we must ensure that our priorities evolve as well, especially in
how we move around our city. The city’s last transportation plan dates from the early 1990s, and a
new transportation master plan would be a strategic document that outlines the methods and
strategies to move Portland forward, ensuring that our city and its people can travel safely and
sustainably into the future. The comprehensive transportation plan would engage the public,
identify and prioritize transportation goals, and identify the capital projects, programs, and
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 ●​ Cost and Funding: The Comprehensive Transportation Plan is funded with $375,000 in
 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funds allocated for FY26.

 ●​ Status and Next Steps:
 ○​ The RFP was released in the fall and closed in December.
 ○​ The evaluation committee has reviewed the submitted proposals and will finalize
 the selection process in early 2026.

FISCAL IMPACT
While all projects carry various fiscal impacts as noted above, this item is an update only.

CONCLUSION(S)
This item is for information and discussion.

PRIOR COUNCIL/COMMITTEE REVIEW
Ongoing report.

PREPARED BY

Mike Murray Kevin Kraft
Director Director
Public Works Planning and Urban Development


ATTACHMENTS
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City of Portland | Executive Department
Danielle P. West, City Manager

To: Sustainability & Transportation Committee
 Councilor Regina Phillips, Chair
From: Naming Committee
Date: January 7, 2026
Re: Naming recommendations for new community pool




MEETING DATE
January 14, 2026

AGENDA ITEM
Item #3A - Naming Recommendations for New Community Pool

PURPOSE
In accordance with the ordinance for the naming of City assets, and at the request of the City
Manager, Mayor Dion convened a Naming Committee to initiate the naming process for the new
community pool in Libbytown (formerly known as the Kiwanis Pool).

BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS

In October 2025, the City Council approved Order 67-25/26, which amended City Code Chapter 26
to outline a process for the naming of City assets. In accordance with this amendment, the
members of the Naming Committee included Councilor Regina Phillips, as the district councilor,
Interim JDEI Director Masi Ngidi-Brown (City Manager designee), Director of Communications &
Digital Services Jessica Grondin (City Manager designee), Parks, Recreation & Facilities Director
Ethan Hipple, and Chris Goodall, Assistant Fire Chief, (Fire Chief designee).

A community engagement campaign invited residents to participate by suggesting potential
names for the new pool. A public survey was open throughout the month of November and
roughly 80 submissions were received. The Naming Committee met twice in December to review
the submissions from the public and those from Committee members.

The Naming Committee is pleased to present the Sustainability & Transportation Committee
with the following name recommendations for their consideration:

 ●​ Rising Eddy Community Pool
 ●​ Lois Galgay Reckitt Community Pool
 ●​ Resurgam Community Pool

The attached document provides greater detail and context for each of these names.




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FISCAL IMPACT
No additional impact; new signage for the pool is included in the construction budget.

CONCLUSION(S)
The S&T Committee is expected to vote on a recommendation to forward to the full City Council
for final approval.

PRIOR COMMITTEE REVIEW
The Naming Committee (Ad-hoc)

PREPARED BY

Councilor Regina Phillips, District 3 Jessica Grondin​
Chair of the Naming Committee Communications & Digital Services Director​
 ​
Masi Ngidi-Brown Chris Goodall, Assistant Chief
Interim JDEI Director​ Fire Department
​
Ethan Hipple, Director​
Parks, Recreation & Facilities



ATTACHMENTS

 ●​ Naming Committee's Narrative for Community Pool Name Recommendations (PDF)
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 The Naming Committee’s Final Recommendations for
 the New Community Pool in Libbytown
The Naming Committee is suggesting the following names for the new community pool in
Portland’s Libbytown neighborhood:

 1.​ Rising Eddy Community Pool
 2.​ Lois Galgay Reckitt Community Pool
 3.​ Resurgam Community Pool




 1.​Rising Eddy Community Pool: Resilience
 and Renewal
The name “Rising Eddy Community Pool” was selected as a symbol of enduring resilience and
renewal for the city of Portland, and the Libbytown area. Each word in this name comes directly
from the residents of Portland. Both the city, and the Libbytown neighborhood have endured
much over the years. For Portland, the following challenges of the past speaks to what the city has
endured:

 ●​ As part of King Philip's War, the Fire of 1676 posed serious damage to Portland, (known
 then as Falmouth, because it was still a part of Massachusetts), forcing inhabitants to flee
 the destruction. Subsequent rebuilding demonstrated commitment to fortify the region.
 ●​ The Fire of 1690 saw additional destruction of the Falmouth settlement leading to its
 abandonment. After the fire, settlers returned to rebuild it with stronger fortifications.
 ●​ The Great Fire of 1775 during the Revolutionary War, despite its destruction, became a
 symbol of the city’s participation in the Revolutionary War, and resulted in a rebuild with
 a strong commitment to the city’s future independence from Massachusetts.
 ●​ The Great Fire of 1866 on July 4th was the most destructive. Again, the settlement, to
 become Portland, learned from the destruction, and rebuilt. The recovery fundamentally
 changed the settlement, leading to mandatory brick construction and a modernized Fire
 Department

The experiences with fires, communities of Portland uniting, and literally rising from its
atrocities and destruction, reminds us of the powerful imagery of the Phoenix, a legendary
immortal bird, that rises from its own ashes. The concept of "Rising" honors the Portland
community’s history of resilience time and time again. The city has historically risen from
destruction, each time emerging with a renewed commitment to its future, followed by a
determination to rebuild.

In Libbytown, a neighborhood in Portland, similar devastation and disruption occurred




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beginning with the construction of I-295 in the late 1960s. The highway cut right through the
neighborhood displacing 15 businesses and 200 families, creating physical barriers that continue
to challenge the neighborhood's sense of community today. Residents have been calling for
improvements to the neighborhood since 2008. Since 2008, the City has added recreational
amenities at Dougherty Field such as the Portland Skatepark (the largest in Maine, after a 2020
expansion), Libbytown Community Garden, a new basketball court, and a new playground. In
2023, the City and Maine Department of Transportation introduced extensive plans which
included bike paths, a roundabout, sidewalks and green spaces. Today, the neighborhood
continues to resolve and heal from the disruptions caused by the creation of I-295.

The Libbytown experience evokes the resilience and strength described by Maya Angelou, in her
famous poem “Still I Rise”. Even though Maya Angelou was describing and referring to the
strength and resilience of black individuals and communities under oppression, the sentiment of
a community overcoming the impact of such a major disruption can be noted in what Libbytown
has endured. Furthermore, the City allocated funds for the pool, but when bids came in, they
came in over budget. The City Council approved $4.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act Funds,
to help close the budget gap. Combined with private donations from the Portland Parks
Conservancy, who launched a million dollar campaign, this private and public collaboration
assured that the project was carried through.
 ●​ “Just like moons and like suns, with the certainty of tides,
 ●​ Just like hopes springing high, still I’ll rise."

The pool stands as a testament to the community's collective strength, and embodies the spirit of
renewal and overcoming adversity.

Lastly, according to the Outdoor Swimming Society, an eddy refers to the “areas where water
flows back upstream against the current, it “might be a good spot for entering and exiting the
water safely, because you won’t have to deal with a strong current”. The hope is that the “Rising
Eddy Community Pool” is a safe swim area where people of Libbytown and Portland convene to
enjoy summers and build a sense of community.




 2.​Lois Galgay Reckitt Community Pool:

Lois Galgay Reckitt was a powerful advocate in the greater Portland community, and across the
state of Maine. For nearly a decade in her early years, from 1970 to 1979, she served as the
Swimming Director at the Portland YWCA. She fostered a sense of community and
empowerment, and a belief in human potential that was limitless.

Lois’s commitment to service went far beyond the swimming pool to the halls of the Maine
House of Representatives, where Lois continued to dedicate her life as a tireless champion for
those navigating life’s difficulties. She helped establish the Family Crisis Shelter in Portland (now
called “Through These Doors”), serving as its executive director and fighting for communities



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who felt powerless and defeated. She also fought for victims of domestic abuse, for women’s
rights, and for the LGBTQ+ community. Her efforts led to legislative victories, including
anti-stalking laws and gun control measures for abusers.

Lois Galgay Reckitt built safe harbors and ensured a voice for the vulnerable. Naming the
community pool in her honor would serve as a reminder of the lasting impact that she made in
the Portland community.




 3.​Resurgam Community Pool
The name “Resurgam Community Pool” was selected as a symbol of enduring resilience and
renewal for the city of Portland, and the Libbytown area. Each word in this name comes directly
from the residents of Portland. Both the city, and the Libbytown neighborhood have endured
much over the years. For Portland, the following challenges of the past speaks to what the city has
endured:

 ●​ As part of King Philip's War, the Fire of 1676 also posed serious damage to the City of
 Portland, (known then as Falmouth, because it was still a part of Massachusetts), forcing
 inhabitants to flee the destruction. Subsequent rebuilding demonstrated commitment to
 fortify the region.
 ●​ The Fire of 1690 saw additional destruction of the Falmouth settlement leading to its
 abandonment. After the fire, settlers returned to rebuild it with stronger fortifications.
 ●​ The Great Fire of 1775 during the Revolutionary War, despite its destruction, became a
 symbol of the City’s participation in the Revolutionary War, and resulted in a rebuild with
 a strong commitment to the City’s future independence from Massachusetts.
 ●​ The Great Fire of 1866 on July 4th was the most destructive. Again, the settlement, to
 become Portland, learned from the destruction, and rebuilt. The recovery fundamentally
 changed the settlement, leading to mandatory brick construction and a modernized Fire
 Department

The experiences with fires, communities of Portland uniting, and literally rising from its
atrocities and destruction, reminds of the powerful imagery of the Phoenix, a legendary
immortal bird, that rises from its own ashes. The concept of "Rising" honors the Portland
community’s history of resilience time and time again. The City has historically risen from
destruction, each time emerging with a renewed commitment to its future, followed by a
determination to rebuild.

In Libbytown, a neighborhood in the city of Portland today, similar devastation and disruption
occurred beginning with the construction of I-295 in the late 1960s. The highway cut right
through the neighborhood displacing 15 businesses and 200 families, creating physical barriers
that continue to challenge the neighborhood's sense of community today. Residents have been
calling for improvements to the neighborhood since 2008. In 2023 the City and Department of
Transportation introduced extensive plans which included bike paths, a roundabout, sidewalks
and green spaces. Today, the neighborhood continues to resolve and heal from the disruptions


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caused by the creation of I-295. Furthermore, the City allocated funds for the pool, but when bids
came in, they came in over budget. The City Council approved 4.6 million in American Rescue
Plan Act Funds, to help close the budget gap. Combined with private donations from the Portland
Parks Conservancy, who launched a million dollar campaign, this private and public collaboration
assured that the project was carried through.

The pool stands as a testament to the community's collective strength, and embodies the spirit of
renewal and overcoming adversity.




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City of Portland | Executive Department
Danielle P. West, City Manager




To: Sustainability and Transportation Committee
Councilor Regina Phillips, Chair




MEETING DATE
January 14, 2026

AGENDA ITEM
Agenda Item 3B - Vision Zero

PURPOSE
Review progress following adoption of the Council Resolve to adopt Greater Portland Council of
Government’s (GPCOG) Vision Zero plan and approval of Quick Action Plan.

COMMITTEE WORK PLAN/CITY COUNCIL GOAL ALIGNMENT
This item was included in the Committee’s 2025 workplan and supported by City Council Resolve
8-24/25.

BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
During the January 14, 2026 meeting of the Sustainability and Transportation Committee, staff
will provide an update on implementation of the Quick Action Plan (Attachment A) along with a
review of the second quarterly progress report prepared in partnership with GPCOG (Attachment
B).

Also attached to this memo is a recent joint communication from several advocacy organizations
to the City Council on the City’s Vision Zero initiatives. Staff are in the process of evaluating these
recommendations and considering whether, and to what extent, they should be formally included
in the City’s Vision Zero Action Plan. Staff’s assessment of these recommendations will be
provided to the committee in connection with its February 2026 meeting.

Vision Zero is a traffic safety initiative aimed at eliminating traffic-related fatalities and serious
injuries by prioritizing human life in transportation planning. Originating in Sweden in the
1990s, it is based on the principle that people make mistakes, but streets should be designed to
prevent those mistakes from causing death or serious harm.

At its February 12, 2025 meeting, committee members and attendees expressed a desire to
explore GPCOG’s Vision Zero plan and consider how to integrate into the City’s planning,
programs and projects. At its March 12, 2025 meeting, the Committee voted to recommend the
City Council approve a resolution that would express the City's support for adopting the Greater
Portland Council of Governments' (GPCOG) Vision Zero Action Plan and commit to a goal of

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eliminating all traffic fatalities and serious injuries by the year 2045. To these ends, the City
Council adopted Resolve 8-24/25 (Attachment A) on April 14, 2025.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this item. City staff are utilizing existing budget
capacity and/or grant funding to implement activities.

CONCLUSION(S)
This item is for information and discussion.

PRIOR COUNCIL/COMMITTEE REVIEW
Sustainability & Trans. Committee - March 12, 2025: Action to recommend Council Resolve
City Council - April 14, 2025: Approval of Resolution 8-24/25
Sustainability & Trans. Committee - June 16, 2025: Endorsement of Quick Action Plan
City Council - August 25, 2025 - Endorsement of Quick Action Plan

PREPARED BY

Greg Jordan Vision Zero Working Group
Assistant City Manager
Executive Department


ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A - Vision Zero Quick Action Plan
Attachment B - Quarterly Progress Report
Attachment C - Joint Letter on Safety on Portland Public Streets




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 City of Portland
 Vision Zero - Quick Action Plan
 July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
 January 2026 Progress Report




The Vision Zero Quick Action Plan is outlined below. These actions represent what City staff can
implement in a short timeframe within existing staff capacity and resources. These measures will be
incorporated into a more complete Vision Zero Action Plan for the City with a longer time horizon. The
measures outlined below are organized around the following strategic priorities: Programmatic
Support and Funding, Safer Roads, Safer Speeds, Safer People, and Post-Crash Care.

Objective 1: Programmatic Support and Funding (PF)

  # Action Timeframe 12/2025 Progress Report

 PF-1 City Council adoption of GPCOG’s FY25, Qtr 4 Completed April 2025
 Vision Zero goal and plan adoption on
 April 14, 2025.

 PF-2 Form a cross-departmental task force FY25, Qtr 4 In place with representatives from the
 to oversee Vision Zero Action Plan. Executive Office, Public Works, Police,
 Planning, Communications, Sustainability,
 Parking, and GPCOG.

 PF-3 Participate on GPCOG Vision Zero Ongoing Ongoing
 Panel - DPW staff representing on VZ
 Panel

 PF-4 Update the City’s Complete Streets FY25, Qtr4 Completed August 2025.
 Policy

 PF-5 Onboard consultant(s) and commence FY26 Q2 In progress - Procurement for consultant
 work on Comprehensive assistance in progress. Consultant selection
 Transportation Plan anticipated in early 2026.

 PF-6 Update the City’s Technical Manual FY26, Qtr4 In progress - goal of securing Planning Board
 approval by mid-2026.

 PF-7 Identify sources of funding to support Ongoing Portland awarded $2.1M from US DOT’s Safe
 Quick Action Plan measures. Streets for All grant program. Funding will be
 used to design, implement, evaluate, and
 document a 6-month demonstration of safety
 countermeasures along 1 mile of Brighton Ave.

 Portland awarded several rounds of state
 funding from Maine Department of Public
 Safety for support traffic enforcement.

 2026 CIP transportation projects will be
 leveraged to support Vision Zero
 communications.




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 City of Portland
 Vision Zero - Quick Action Plan
 July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
 January 2026 Progress Report




Objective 2: Safer Roads (SR)

  # Action Timeframe 12/2025 Progress Report

 SR-1 Advance approved transportation CIP FY26, Qtr4 These planning and construction projects were
 projects in alignment with Vision Zero approved as part of the FY25 and FY26 Capital
 goals. Improvement Programs and are expected to
 advance or be constructed during FY26. Staff is
 preparing an attachment to this Action Plan
 which will include project level detail on
 progress, timelines, and completion. This
 update will be provided to the ST Committee at
 its February 2026 meeting.

 SR-2 Department of Public Works (DPW) FY26, Qtr 1 Department of Public Works confirms these
 shall complete the following measures: measures were completed. However, pedestrian
 ●​ Confirm flashing school zone safety flags have been removed for winter
 signs in all Portland Public School months.
 zones;
 ●​ Install high-visibility safety flags
 at key pedestrian crossings on a
 trial basis;
 ●​ Complete crosswalk painting.

 SR-3 DPW shall complete and document the FY26, Qtr 4 Department of Public Works is conducting
 following safety audits: these audits with the goal of completing by
 ●​ Arterial crosswalk safety and June 2026.
 lighting;
 ●​ School zone safety;
 ●​ On-street parking near
 intersections.

 SR-4 To ensure safe and appropriate street FY26, Qtr 3 DPW performs routine “point-in-time” scans of
 lighting, DPW will: street light operability and has developed a
 ●​ Prepare quarterly reports on street semi-annual report. In summary, the Fall 2025
 light operability and performance; report shows that about 94% of Portland’s
 6,449 street lights are functional. DPW is
 ●​ Determine approach to evaluate
 working to further develop these metrics and
 citywide street lighting including
 apply appropriate benchmarks for ongoing
 coverage, brightness, technology
 performance and repair response times.
 and costs.
 Department of Public Works has submitted a
 proposed FY27 CIP project to fund a city-wide
 lighting study focused on arterial and collector
 level streets. If funded, this work would be
 expected to commence in summer 2026.


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 City of Portland
 Vision Zero - Quick Action Plan
 July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
 January 2026 Progress Report




Objective 2: Safer Roads (SR) - continued

 # Action Timeframe 12/2025 Progress Report

 SR-5 Conduct review of sidewalk snow FY26, Qtr 2 Staff will recommend including this item on
 ordinances in Chapter 25 with possible the Sustainability and Transportation
 recommendations for changes. Committee’s 2026 workplan.


Objective 3: Safer Speeds (SS)

 # Action Timeframe 12/2025 Progress Report

 SS-1 Police Department (PD) will surge Ongoing With grant funding, the Police Department has
 traffic enforcement in the “high risk conducted 126 (four hour) enforcement details
 network” as identified in GPCOG’s during 2025. The focus has been areas with a
 Vision Zero Plan and MaineDOT’s high incidence of vulnerable user accidents.
 Crash Database.
 In 2025, PD conducted 3,885 traffic stops (25%
 more than in 2024) and issued 1,1180 citations
 (110% higher than in 2024).

 PD is working to onboard additional Reserve
 Officers to do traffic enforcement.

 S..S-2 Based on findings of speed/traffic FY26, Qtr 4 During 2025, DPW installed 10 speed feedback
 studies, DPW will install up to 4 speed signs including on the following streets:
 feedback in FY26. Subject to additional Lambert Street (2); Riverside Street (2); Allen
 resources DPW will work to accelerate Avenue (2); Woodfords Corner (2); and
 installation of additional signs. Aldworth Street (2). There are now 28 speed
 feedback signs installed across the City of
 Portland.

 SS-3 For the ST and/or HHS-PS Committee, FY26, Qtr 2 Recommend including this item on Health and
 conduct a policy analysis on the Human Services and Public Safety Committee’s
 introduction of red light cameras as an 2026 workplan.
 enforcement tool.

 New Objective

 SS_4 Develop a prioritized program of FY26, Qt4 City staff will develop a prioritized list of
 arterial and collector speed studies in arterial and collector speed studies with
 appropriate coordination with priority placed on the high crash and/or high
 MaineDOT. injury network. Staff will develop a phasing
 plan for requests made to MaineDOT and
 studies which city staff can undertake
 internally.



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 City of Portland
 Vision Zero - Quick Action Plan
 July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
 January 2026 Progress Report




Objective 4: Safer People (SS)

 # Action Timeframe 12/2025 Progress Report

 SS-1 Implement a communications FY26, Qtr 2 The Communications & Digital Services
 campaign aimed at both motor vehicle Department (CDD) is developing a
 operators as well as bicyclists and communications campaign. Staff are working
 pedestrians. in coordination with a state vision zero
 initiative and building a local campaign that is
 ready for implementation by mid-2026.


Objective 3: Post-Crash Care (PC)

 # Action Timeframe 12/2025 Progress Report

 PC-1 PD will rejoin GPCOG’s Traffic Incident Ongoing Portland Police Department staff are actively
 Management Committee on a trial engaged in this regional forum which focuses
 basis. on traffic incident response and safety in the
 greater Portland, Maine area.

 PC-2 Measure progress effectively by FY26, Qtr 1 GPCOG provided the first quarterly report in
 engaging GPCOG to assist with data October 2025, and is preparing an updated
 collection, analysis, and preparation of report for the Sustainability and
 quarterly and annual reports. Transportation Committee’s January meeting.




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VISION ZERO
2025 Annual Crash Report




  Too many people are losing their
 PEOPLE INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY INJURY
  lives or suffering serious injuries on
  Portland’s streets. Fatal 5, 0.1%
 Serious Injury
 No Injury
 30, 1%
  That’s why, in April 2025, the City adopted the 4,103, 89%
 Minor Injury
  Greater Portland Council of Governments’ Vision 204, 4%
  Zero Action Plan, committing to eliminate traffic
  fatalities and severe injuries while advancing safe, 4,674 Possible Injury
 333, 7%
  healthy, and equitable mobility for all. This report PEOPLE
  summarizes 2025 crash trends and highlights
  patterns to guide safety improvements in Portland.

  All Crashes
  In 2025, there were 2,318 crashes in Portland that
  required a police response that involved 4,674
 PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED
  people. Hundreds were injured, including 30
  serious injuries and five fatalities. 43

  Fatal & Serious Injury Crashes 35
  While serious injury and fatal crashes make up a
 27 28 27
  small share of all crashes, they cause the greatest
  harm, which is why the Vision Zero approach
 19
  — and this report — prioritizes these highest-
  severity crashes. In 2025, 35 people were killed
 15 41 20 24 30
  or seriously injured, up from the prior three years.
  This increase underscores the ongoing risk on
 5
  Portland’s streets, particularly given the five 4 2 7 3

  fatalities. Although totals fluctuate year to year, 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
  severe crashes remain a persistent challenge and Killed Seriously Injured
  demand targeted, data-driven safety interventions.
 Source: MaineDOT

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VISION ZERO					 2025 Annual Crash Report


 CRASHES BY TRAVEL MODE
 Source: MaineDOT

 Number of People Killed Number of People Seriously Injured 32




 31 20

 16 16
 15 15
 12 19
 12 9
 9 11
 9
 6 6 6 6 15
 5
 4 4 4
 5 3 5
 3 4
 1
 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 3 1 1


 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

 Cyclists Pedestrians Motorists


 Crashes by Travel Mode 2025 CRASHES BY TRAVEL MODE
 The graph above shows the number of people Killed +
 killed or seriously injured in crashes from 2020- Seriously Seriously Total
 2025, broken down by cyclists, pedestrians, and Killed Injured Injured Crashes*

 motorists. Cyclists 0 4 4 43

 Pedestrians 4 11 15 38
 Notably, pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries
 were higher in both categories than any year Motorists 1 15 16 2,237
 from 2020 through 2024. Cyclist and motorist Total 5 30 35 2,318
 trends remain inconsistent from year to year, with Source: MaineDOT
 no clear downward trend. The sharp increase in *All police reported crashes from no injury to fatal
 pedestrian crashes in 2025 stands out as the most

 4 of the 5 people
 concerning shift.

 Pedestrians and Cyclists
 Despite being less frequent, pedestrian and cyclist
 crashes account for a disproportionate share of killed in 2025 were
 severe outcomes. People walking or cycling face
 a far higher risk of serious injury or death than pedestrians
 motorists. As the table to the right shows, in 2025
 four of the five people killed were pedestrians. Of motor vehicle crashes (.007%) resulted in serious
 the 38 pedestrian-involved crashes that occurred, injury or death. These patterns highlight the need
 14 (39%) resulted in serious injury or death. for targeted safety improvements where people
 Cyclists also face elevated risk. Of the 43 cyclist- walk and bike most. The next page shows how
 involved crashes, four (9%) resulted in serious serious injury and fatal crashes break down by
 injury or death. By comparison only 16 of 2,237 additional key factors.

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VISION ZERO					 2025 Annual Crash Report


 2025 Crash Data Summary


 TOTAL SERIOUS INJURY # OF PEOPLE # OF PEOPLE
 TOTAL CRASHES
 + FATAL CRASHES KILLED SERIOUSLY INJURED




 32 5 30 2,318
 Takeaway: In 2025, 32 severe crashes resulted in five deaths and 30 serious injuries, out of 2,318 total crashes reported
 by Portland Police ranging from no injuries to fatal.

  TIME OF DAY DAY OF WEEK



 Morning 16% 19% 19%
 5 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
 16% 16%
 Afternoon 13%
 22%
  12 p.m. to 4:59 p.m. 10%
 6%
 Evening 44%
 5 p.m. to 8:59 p.m.

 Night 19%
 9 p.m. to 4:59 a.m.
 Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.

 Takeaway: With only 32 serious injury and fatal crashes,
 Takeaway: Nearly two-thirds (63%) of serious injury
 no clear day-of-week trend emerges. Crashes are generally
 and fatal crashes occurred in the evening or night,
 distributed across the days of the week.
 when lighting and visibility are lower.



  TYPE OF LOCATION SPEED LIMITS



 Driveway 3%
 Takeaway: 53% of
 serious injury and fatal 25 mph 34%
 Bridge 3% crashes occurred at
 intersections.
 30 mph 31%
 Curved Road 3%


 Straight Road 31% 35 mph 16%


 3-Leg Intersection 28% 40+ mph 19%


 4-Leg Intersection 22%
 Takeaway: The majority of serious injury and fatal
5+ Leg Intersection 3% crashes (66%) occurred on roads posted at 30 mph
 or higher.
  Hwy. Interchange 6%

 Source: MaineDOT

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VISION ZERO					 2025 Annual Crash Report


 Crash Map

 2025 Crashes Crash History [2020-2025]
 By Injury Level Fatal + Serious Injury Heatmap

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 Crashes by Location
 The map above shows the locations of serious Council of Governments using the Safer Streets
 injury (dark blue) and fatal (red) crashes that Priority Finder. The High Injury Network shows
 occurred last year in Portland by travel mode, the top 10% of roads where serious injuries and
 overlaid with a 2020-2025 heatmap showing fatalities have occurred between 2020-2025. Most
 areas with higher and lower crash frequency. It 2025 serious and fatal crashes occurred on this
 also highlights Portland’s High Injury Network network, suggesting it may be a potential priority
 (black), a layer prepared by the Greater Portland for safety improvements.


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VISION ZERO					 2025 Annual Crash Report


 Crash Details
 Speed Serious
 Road / Route Jurisdiction* Date Time of Day Mode Location Limit Injury Killed

  India St. State Hwy 1/3/25 12:20 PM Pedestrian 4-leg int. 25 mph 0 1

  W. Commercial St. (Rt. 1A) State Hwy 1/4/25 9:30 PM Vehicle Straight rd. 40 mph 1 0

  Saint John St. State Hwy 1/9/25 7:50 PM Pedestrian 3-leg int. 30 mph 1 0

  Forest Ave. (Rt. 302) State Hwy 1/12/25 10:10 PM Vehicle 5+ leg int. 30 mph 1 0

  Stevens Ave. (Rt. 9) State Hwy 1/13/25 12:50 PM Vehicle 3-leg int. 30 mph 1 0
  Forest Ave. (Rt. 302) State Hwy 1/20/25 7:30 PM Pedestrian 3-leg int. 30 mph 1 0
  Brighton Ave. (Rt. 25) State Hwy 2/1/25 9:10 PM Vehicle 3-leg int. 30 mph 0 1

  Riverside St. State Hwy 2/23/25 7:25 PM Pedestrian Straight rd. 35 mph 0 1

  Forest Ave. (Rt. 302) State Hwy 3/2/25 9:15 PM Pedestrian Straight rd. 30 mph 0 1
  Valley St. State Hwy 3/9/25 8:10 PM Vehicle 4-leg int. 25 mph 2 0

  Park Ave. (Rt. 22) State Hwy 4/7/25 9:50 AM Bicyclist 4-leg int. 30 mph 1 0

  Forest Ave. (Rt. 302) State Hwy 4/28/25 2:15 PM Pedestrian Straight rd. 30 mph 1 0

  Veterans Bridge State Hwy 5/3/25 10:50 PM Vehicle Bridge 45 mph 1 0

  I-95 Exit 46 Toll Hwy 6/12/25 6:30 PM Vehicle Interchange 25 mph 1 0

  I-95 SB Exit 52 Toll Hwy 6/20/25 6:45 PM Vehicle Interchange 60 mph 1 0

  Congress St. State Hwy 6/29/25 4:50 PM Bicyclist 3-leg int. 25 mph 1 0

  Sherman St. Local 7/15/25 12:50 PM Pedestrian 4-leg int. 25 mph 1 0

  Warren Ave. Driveway 8/16/25 9:40 AM Vehicle Driveway 45 mph 1 0

  Forest Ave. (Rt. 302) State Hwy 8/19/25 6:05 PM Vehicle 4-leg int. 30 mph 1 0

  Deering Ave. State Aid Hwy 8/21/25 8:05 PM Vehicle 3-leg int. 25 mph 1 0

  Franklin St. State Hwy 8/23/25 7:40 PM Bicyclist 4-leg int. 35 mph 1 0

  Congress St. State Hwy 8/24/25 4:20 PM Pedestrian Straight rd. 25 mph 2 0

  Saint John St. State Hwy 9/16/25 7:30 PM Vehicle Straight rd. 30 mph 1 0

  I-295 NB State Hwy 9/20/25 10:40 PM Vehicle Straight rd. 55 mph 2 0

  Skyway Dr. State Hwy 9/25/25 8:50 PM Vehicle Curved rd. 25 mph 1 0

  Maine State Pier Local 9/26/25 2:05 AM Pedestrian Straight rd. 25 mph 1 0

  Casco Bay Bridge State Hwy 9/26/25 9:50 AM Bicyclist 3-leg int. 40 mph 1 0
  Preble St. State Hwy 10/1/25 3:30 PM Pedestrian Straight rd. 25 mph 1 0

  Preble St. Ext. State Hwy 10/23/25 8:50 PM Pedestrian 3-leg int. 35 mph 1 0

  Congress St. State Hwy 11/19/25 7:10 PM Pedestrian 3-leg int. 25 mph 1 0

  Franklin St. State Hwy 11/20/25 5:05 PM Pedestrian 4-leg int. 35 mph 0 1

  Warren Ave. State Hwy 12/29/25 7:27 AM Pedestrian Straight rd. 35 mph 1 0

 30 5

 All 2025 serious injury and fatal crashes in Portland sorted by date / Source: MaineDOT
 *State Highways are maintained by the City, but MaineDOT controls major projects, design, and speed limits;
 Toll Highways fall under the Maine Turnpike Authority.
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 Crash Patterns & Risk Factors Implications for Action
 Analysis of serious injury and fatal crashes in The crash patterns and risk factors point to a
 Portland in 2025 reveals several clear patterns: few clear areas where changes can help reduce
 serious injuries and deaths on Portland streets.
 • Wider, busier roads pose higher risk: Nearly
 all crashes occurred on state or toll highways • Slowing traffic on major corridors: Wide,
 rather than local streets. These roads are fast streets increase crash risk. Using street
 wider, carry higher traffic volumes, and designs that naturally slow vehicles and
 support higher speeds. Because MaineDOT setting lower speed limits can reduce crashes
 controls design, major projects, and speed and severity.
 limits, collaboration with MaineDOT is • Making intersections safer: Intersections
 essential to improve safety. are frequent sites of severe crashes.
 • Crashes cluster on the Peninsula and Shortening crossing distances, slowing
 key corridors: The most severe crashes are turning vehicles, and giving pedestrians a
 concentrated on the Peninsula and its major head start can reduce conflicts.
 connecting corridors. • Adding safer places to cross: Pedestrian
 • Speed is a critical factor: Most serious crashes often occur where crossing options
 crashes occurred on roads posted at 30 mph are limited. More visible crosswalks, cleared
 or higher. Even at legal speeds, higher speeds sightlines at crosswalks, raised crosswalks,
 increase the likelihood of severe or fatal curb extensions, and median refuge islands,
 injuries, especially for people outside vehicles. among other treatments can make streets
 • Pedestrians and cyclists face safer and easier to cross.
 disproprotionate risk: Pedestrians and • Improving lighting: Most severe crashes
 cyclists were involved in nearly half of all happen after dark. Better lighting near
 serious and fatal crashes. crosswalks and along busy corridors helps
 • Low-light conditions increase exposure drivers see people walking and biking sooner.
 and risk: A majority of crashes occurred
 Next Steps
 at night, when reduced visibility endangers
 To track progress toward zero, the Vision Zero
 everyone.
 Task Force will continue providing updates on
 • Human error always a factor: While crash trends and key safety actions. Upcoming
 individual police reports are not shown milestones include:
 for privacy reasons, they indicate a range
 of contributing factors, including failure to • Implement Vision Zero Quick Action Plan
 yield, impaired or distracted driving, signal [2025-2026]
 violations, and other forms of human error • City Council Approval of Updated Complete
 from all users alike. These crashes occurred Streets Policy [2025]
 under routine conditions and during everyday
 • Develop and Adopt Portland Vision Zero
 travel, reinforcing a core Vision Zero principle:
 Action Plan [2025-2026]
 people make mistakes, and streets should be
 designed so those mistakes do not result in • Planning Board Approval of Updated Street
 serious injury or death. Design Technical Manual [2026]
 • Complete Comprehensive Transportation Plan
 [2027]


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 Greg Jordan <gjordan@portlandmaine.gov>



  Joint Letter on Safety on Portland Public Streets
  1 message

  Portland Bike Ped <pbpac.chair@gmail.com> Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
  To: council@portlandmaine.gov, mdion@portlandmaine.gov, citymanager@portlandmaine.gov, dlibner@portlandmaine.gov,
  Greg Jordan <gjordan@portlandmaine.gov>, chiefofpolice@portlandmaine.gov, bnadeau@portlandmaine.gov
  Cc: PBPAC@googlegroups.com, andrew@bikemaine.org, Kellan Simpson <kmsimp1@gmail.com>, Zoe Miller
  <Zoe@movingmaine.org>, Todd Morse <rtoddmorse@gmail.com>, jodonnell@ketchaoutdoors.org,
  visionzeromaine@gmail.com, winston.lumpkins@gmail.com, John Clark <jmclark995@gmail.com>, zbarowitz@gmail.com,
  info@baysideportland.org, mylesgsmith@gmail.com

 Please find below and at this location a letter initiated by Portland Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee and endorsed
 by nine other city and state groups.

 Dear Mayor Dion, Police Chief Dubois, and other elected officials and staff:

 On Thursday, November 20th, a driver of a vehicle hit and killed Diane Bell of Westbrook while she
 attempted to cross Franklin Street. This was the fifth time a driver has hit and killed a pedestrian or
 cyclist in Portland in just over one year. People in Portland are now more than seven times more
 likely to be killed walking or cycling on our streets than they are in Boston or New York City. In
 the last 15 years, more people have been killed in Portland by drivers than in all types of homicides in
 the city. Drivers have struck nearly 80 pedestrians and cyclists in Portland this year. It is clear that road
 violence is a public health crisis and the top safety risk to the residents of our city.

 Earlier this year, Portland’s City Council adopted a Vision Zero resolve and revisited the Complete
 Streets policy, which we applaud. However, most of the benefits we will see from this commitment to
 better infrastructure will come in years or decades. We cannot accept another decade of traffic
 violence.

 This letter outlines the characteristics of the intersection where this most recent and preventable
 tragedy occurred. It then examines the communication the community has received from the Portland
 Police Department and identifies areas where it has fallen short, along with recommendations to
 ensure the public is informed accurately and without bias. Finally, it presents the immediate steps we
 urge the Portland City Council to consider to reduce traffic violence in our city.

 Franklin Street and Marginal Way Intersection:
 The City of Portland, and everyone who lives here, knows that Franklin Street presents an extreme
 danger to people in our city. This is the second pedestrian killed attempting to cross Franklin in just
 over a year. The exit from I-295 to Franklin and Marginal Way invites deadly highway speeds into an
 urban pedestrian environment. The posted speed limit on Franklin Street is 35 mph. There is little, if
 any, enforcement, and the road design encourages vehicles to move far faster than 35 mph. As
 pedestrian safety expert Dr. Patricia Tice notes, “Thirty-five miles per hour is a really sweet spot for
 killing people.”

 The dangerous speed of the traffic is compounded by the confusing and impractical steps that
 pedestrians and cyclists must take to cross Franklin. The two-phase crossing signal requires
 pedestrians and cyclists to push a “beg” button, cross half way to a very small traffic island, push
 another “beg” button, and wait again before proceeding. This is the main crossing for users of the
 Bayside Trail, and it can barely fit a single bike, let alone a group of a dozen runners or a group of kids
 trying to get to Kennedy Park. Navigation of the intersection is also complicated by variable use of a
 no-turn on red sign on Marginal Way in the eastbound direction of travel, which is frequently unnoticed
 or ignored by drivers.

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 Since 2015, The City has been in the process of redesigning Franklin Street to advance City goals for
 economic growth, housing, and resilience, and improving safety, accessibility and connectivity for
 Franklin Street’s users of all ages and abilities by all modes of travel.

 Portland Police Department Public Communication Practices:
 In a Nov 21, 2025 media release, the Portland Police Department stated that “According to multiple
 witnesses, the woman had been running with others, all of whom crossed the roadway against the
 signal at the time she was struck,” emphasis added. We strongly disagree with the Portland Police
 Department’s decision to describe the victim’s alleged behavior in the intersection, while making no
 mention of the driver’s behavior. An investigation remains underway, and the Department is still taking
 witness statements. The reader is invited to blame the pedestrian for their own death by the implication
 that they were at-fault for crossing when they should not have. Subsequent media coverage of the
 incident has adopted the same problematic framing.

 We are told nothing about the drivers’ behavior. Was the driver distracted? Intoxicated? Impaired?
 Exhausted? Speeding? Crossing lanes in an intersection? Accelerating to catch the end of the green
 light phase? Any of these details are plausible and common at this location. There is also information
 circulating in the community disputing this claim. The reporting by the Portland Police Department, in
 addition to being incomplete, may also be at least partly false.

 When clarification was sought from the traffic division of the Portland Police Department, the incident
 was said to be under investigation, and the department is “still receiving witness reports.” The
 information our city communicates with the public should be accurate, unbiased and timely.

 We respectfully request that Portland Police Department:
 1. Create a policy for public statements on fatal and serious-injury crashes. Initial reports
 should not absolve the driver of responsibility, should provide context for the crash. Colorado
 DOT and Rutgers University provide good examples, based on excellent research by Texas A&M
 University.
 2. Provide an update on the completed investigations into all the pedestrians and cyclists
 killed by drivers in Portland in 2024 and 2025, including facts, fault finding, and if any criminal
 charges were brought or civil violation was determined by any party.
 3. Provide any information on changes to traffic enforcement policies or practices that the
 city has made in response to this incident, or due to any other fatal crash that we’ve seen in the
 last year.
 4. Provide a public statement that better informs the public on the investigation into this
 crash. The statement should include a timeline of when the public can expect to receive the
 findings of this investigation, and if the department’s November 21, 2025 statement comports
 with the department’s current reporting policy.

 City of Portland Actions:
 The City's Reimagining Franklin Street project acknowledges the outdated and dangerous design of
 this street and envisions dramatic changes to speeds and alignments. Waiting another decade for the
 realignment plan to be finalized, funded, and built is not an option. We've already seen what happens
 when critical projects stall - for example - the Libbytown street safety project around I-295 Exit 5 was
 defunded and now sits in limbo. Every delay puts lives at risk

 The City of Portland must act decisively and take concrete steps to save lives and prevent future
 tragedies. We recommend that the City of Portland:
 1. Implement immediate interim traffic calming measures on Franklin Street, at every
 offramp from I-295, and along every multi-lane arterial. These are the most dangerous
 corridors and intersections in the city for all users. While seeking funding and final plans for the
 realignment of these intersections, we urge you to use bollards to reduce lane widths, eliminate
 no-stop right turns, and use temporary speed bumps to slow traffic exiting the highway and
 remind drivers they are now in an urban environment.

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 2. Eliminate right turns on red at traffic signals in the city. In the last few years, Atlanta,
 Seattle, and Washington, DC, banned right-on-red except in rare cases to promote biking and
 walking safety and to slow traffic.
 3. Implement an immediate 20 miles per hour limit on all city streets. Studies have shown that
 reducing speed limits does reduce speeds, which reduces deaths and injuries in crashes. It is
 very possible that if the driver had been traveling more slowly, this victim would be alive today.
 This bold change would align with proven best practices nationwide and save lives.
 4. Start enforcing traffic speeds. Portland issues far fewer speeding citations than all neighboring
 towns, despite having more vehicles, no less speeding, and more crashes leading to injuries and
 deaths. Drivers fear no consequences for dangerous behavior in the city.
 5. Reinstate a full-time city staff position dedicated to pedestrian and cyclist accessibility
 and safety. This position was eliminated almost a decade ago. A staff member dedicated to
 coordinating across multiple state and local departments and contractors would improve
 consistency and quality outcomes for safety and usability improvements to our streetscapes.

 Thank you for your attention to this critical matter. We are invested in this and want to help see it
 through. Please call upon us to help make this happen.

 In solidarity:

 Portland Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee
 Bayside Neighborhood Association
 Portland Gear Hub
 Urbanist Coalition of Portland
 Friends of Woodford’s Corner
 Friends of Allen’s Corner
 Casco Bay Trail Alliance
 Moving Maine Network
 Vision Zero Maine
 Bicycle Coalition of Maine




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City of Portland | Sustainability Office
Troy Moon, Director



To: Sustainability and Transportation Committee
 Regina Phillips, Chair




MEETING DATE
January 14, 2026

AGENDA ITEM
Agenda Item #3C

PURPOSE
To share plans to achieve energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reduction in
line with the City’s climate action plan and the City Council’s goal to have City operations
run on 100% clean energy by 2040.

COMMITTEE WORK PLAN/CITY COUNCIL GOAL ALIGNMENT
The strategy aligns with goals described in One Climate Future as well as Resolve 7-16/17,
“RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE GOAL OF 100 PERCENT CLEAN ENERGY FOR THE
CITY OF PORTLAND IN 2040”.

BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS

The City of Portland has established aggressive goals to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions from City operations in order to help avert the worst impact of climate
change. In Resolve 7-16/17 the City Council established a goal that City operations should
run on 100% clean energy by 2040. This goal carried into the City’s climate action plan,
One Climate Future, which the City Council adopted in November, 2020. Strategy BE 1.3,
Energy Efficiency Retrofits for City Buildings describes specific strategies to achieve the
necessary carbon reduction. These include developing a strategic energy management
plan for each City facility that will lay out a path to pursue deep energy retrofits and a
plan to transition buildings to air source heat pumps, geothermal, or other low carbon
heating and cooling technologies.

The City Council set the groundwork for this work to begin as part of the CIP budget
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facilities master plan. To implement this, staff has developed an RFP to find a qualified
consultant to evaluate forty buildings to determine the condition of :

 ●​ Building exterior systems: roofs, walls, window systems, exterior doors, and
 structural components
 ●​ Building linear systems including interior and exterior systems and access control
 doors.
 ●​ Heating, ventilation and air conditioning, controls and instrumentation, special
 equipment
 ●​ Electrical service and distribution
 ●​ Lighting and branch wiring
 ●​ Communications and security
 ●​ Plumbing
 ●​ Fire protection
 ●​ Elevators

The selected consultant will also be tasked with helping establish a Computerized
Maintenance and Management System (CMMS) that will help prioritize and track
maintenance and retrofit work in each facility. Completion of this project will provide
essential baseline information that will serve as the foundation for strategic and cost
effective energy projects. We anticipate the facility assessments to be complete during
the fall of 2025.

Prior to the completion of the assessments we will issue a separate RFP to identify an
energy projects consultant that is experienced in developing large scale projects for
municipalities and other large institutions. This consultant will help City staff develop a
further RFP that will solicit firms specializing in Energy Savings Performance Contracts
(ESPCs), generally referred to as ESCOs. These firms are able to conduct investment
grade energy audits at each City facility and identify a series of energy conservation
measures (ECMs) that will save significant amounts of money if implemented. The
ECMs are self-funding in the sense that money already being spent on energy can be
repurposed to pay for implementing them. The projects are able to go forward without
upfront capital investment or increased cost. The identified savings would pay for the
debt service of a loan. The City has experience with this type of program having
conducted a large ESCO project in 2010 as well as the streetlight conversion and smart
city project conducted between 2018 - 2020. The National Association of Energy
Services Companies provides additional information about ESCOs and how they work:
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ESPCs are very technical and complicated, especially when they include a large number
of buildings and conservation measures. It will be vital for the City to have the
assistance of an experienced and qualified partner to help review ECMs proposed by an
ESCO and to help negotiate the contract to ensure that the City is getting the best value
and benefit from the project. We will also have our energy projects consultant assist
with oversight during the construction phase of the ESCO project to ensure that the
City’s selected ECMs are fully and successfully implemented. This will include third party
commissioning of mechanical and electrical systems and quality assurance. We will also
task the energy projects consultant with assisting with the development of the Strategic
Energy Management Plans for each facility that are recommended in One Climate
Future. We anticipate requesting that the Council appropriate money from the Climate
Action Fund to pay for the energy projects consultant who will be essential to these
projects.



FISCAL IMPACT
None at this time.

CONCLUSION(S)
City staff are pleased to be taking concrete steps toward achieving the goal of running
City buildings on 100% clean energy by 2040.

PRIOR COMMITTEE REVIEW
n/a

PREPARED BY
Troy Moon, Sustainability Director




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Troy Moon, Director



To: Sustainability and Transportation Committee
 Regina Phillips, Chair




MEETING DATE
January 14, 2026

AGENDA ITEM
Agenda Item #3D

PURPOSE
To provide discussion items as the Committee prepares the 2026 work plan.

COMMITTEE WORK PLAN/CITY COUNCIL GOAL ALIGNMENT
To establish a work plan that aligns with stated policy objectives

BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS



Goal: Implement Vision Zero/Improve road safety for all users
 ●​ Provide oversight regarding Vision Zero implementation
 ●​ Provide guidance for the comprehensive transportation planning process
 ●​ Review and update the sidewalk material policy
 ●​ Review policies to expand transit options
 ●​ Review the sidewalk snow ordinance

These items continue work started in 2025 to address road safety and to implement the
complete streets policy and Vision Zero. These items also align with strategies
recommended in One Climate Future, specifically TLU 1.1: Public Transit Networks, TLU
1.3: Bike Accessibility, and TLU 1.4: Complete Streets.

Goal: Improve energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions
 ●​ Review and update Green Building Code (Ch 6)
 ●​ Review and update the Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (Ch 6)
 ●​ Monitor implementation of City energy projects



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These items align with the City Council’s state goal to reduce community wide
greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050 and for City operations to run on 100% clean
energy by 2040. Specific strategies noted in One Climate Future include BE 1.2: Net Zero
Energy New City Buildings, BE 1.3: Energy Efficiency Updates for City Buildings, and
BE 3.1: Energy Benchmarking

The Sustainability and Transportation Committee also has oversight regarding policies
that impact the environment and open space management. There are several items that
remain unfinished from 2025 that we recommend completing in 2026 as well as several
new policies the Committee may wish to take up. These include:

Other items:
 ●​ Merge Land Bank Commission and Parks Commission
 ●​ Landcare Ordinance amendments (Chapter 34)
 ●​ Cruise Ships/Scrubber ban - continued from 2025
 ●​ Private Parking Transparency (recommended by Councilor Sykes)
 ●​ Coal pile ordinance amendments (if needed)

FISCAL IMPACT

n/a

CONCLUSION(S)

We look forward to beginning discussion of the Committee’s 2026 work plan. We
recommend finalizing the plan during the February meeting after the City Council goal
setting sessions are completed.

PRIOR COMMITTEE REVIEW

n/a

PREPARED BY
Troy Moon, Sustainability Director


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1/9/26, 2:38 PM City of Portland Mail - Request to prioritize the Scrubber Wash Ban for 2026 S & T Committee Agenda



 Troy Moon <thm@portlandmaine.gov>



  Request to prioritize the Scrubber Wash Ban for 2026 S & T Committee Agenda
  1 message

  JoAnn Locktov <info@portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org> Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 9:29 AM
  To: Regina Phillips <rphillips@portlandmaine.gov>, pious Ali <pali@portlandmaine.gov>, Anna Bullett
  <abullett@portlandmaine.gov>
  Cc: Troy Moon <thm@portlandmaine.gov>, Matthew Day <homematt@gmail.com>, Joey Brunelle
  <joey.brunelle@gmail.com>


 Dear Chair Phillips, Councilor Ali, and Councilor Bullett,

 We are writing to respectfully request that the Scrubber Wash Ban be prioritized and scheduled for your February 2026
 Sustainability & Transportation Committee agenda.

 When Ethan Hipple directed us to submit our scrubber wash ban proposal to your committee, we were encouraged by your
 openness to learning about the loophole that allows cruise ships to use scrubbers, the increased air pollution and greenhouse gas
 emissions they create, and the harmful discharge of acidic, toxic wash water into our harbor. We are grateful for your willingness to
 engage with the science and consider action.

 We also heard strong concern from the community about the environmental impacts of cruise ship activity in Portland Harbor.
 Prohibiting scrubber wash discharge would end a practice that allows cruise lines to profit by polluting our air and water. By adopting
 a ban, Portland would join ports around the world that have taken science-based steps to protect public health, marine ecosystems,
 and their seafood economies.

 Time is critical. The 2026 season is projected to bring approximately 50% more cruise ships, with pollution increasing accordingly.
 Whether through a revision to the Terminal Tariff or a collaborative MOU with cruise lines, banning scrubber wash discharge is
 essential to protect residents’ health and safeguard Casco Bay.

 We appreciate your leadership and look forward to continuing to work with you on this important issue.

 Warm regards,
 JoAnn Locktov
 Matthew Day
 Joey Brunelle


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 Cruise ships profit by polluting Portland | Opinion
 pressherald.com



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 Troy Moon <thm@portlandmaine.gov>



  Proposal to Revise Portland’s Sidewalk Material Policy
  2 messages

  Jevaun Quinn <jevaun.quinn@maine.edu> Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 11:13 AM
  To: Troy Moon <thm@portlandmaine.gov>, rphillips@portlandmaine.gov, pali@portlandmaine.gov,
  abullett@portlandmaine.gov, sustainabilityoffice@portlandmaine.gov

 Dear All,

 I propose the city allow alternative sidewalk materials beyond brick by changing Portland’s current sidewalk materials
 policy. While brick contributes to the city’s historic character, this policy limits the city’s ability to meet modern accessibility
 and sustainability needs. A policy change allowing additional sidewalk materials would allow for an accessible and
 attractive design to meet the needs of Portland residents. The policy should allow for a variety of materials that can be
 used, so the sidewalk can be an even pathway without uneven bumps over a longer period of time.

 The accessibility and sustainability issue with a brick only policy can be easily observed when walking on Congress
 Street. Wheelchair users experience bumpy sidewalks due to uneven bricks that cause discomfort and snow is not easily
 cleared when the path is uneven. Additionally, repairing brick pathways would be costly and more time consuming than
 maintaining a sidewalk with other types of materials. Consider the difference of installation between concrete and brick,
 where bricks require laying each one by one compared to concrete that is one continuous slab. Considering those few
 challenges created by a brick only sidewalk policy there are several benefits with a change.

 A change to the sidewalk policy would improve accessibility, sustainability,and flexibility. Accessibility is achieved with a
 change because it would promote using a material that would create an even pathway for longer than brick is capable of
 doing. Sustainability would be achieved by allowing for the use of varying types of recycled materials and the sidewalk
 would be more easily maintained. Flexibility is achieved by allowing the city to adopt varying aesthetics. I propose this
 change for the reasons above, so that this City will make Wheelchair users and able-bodied Portland residents enjoy the
 sidewalks.

 Changing Portland’s sidewalk material policy opens the door to a renewed city with beautiful sidewalks comparable to
 other areas in Maine like Brunswick’s Main Street. I believe accessibility will be significantly improved as well as the
 overall aesthetic, which will bring many more visitors. I respectfully request that the Committee place this policy revision
 on an upcoming agenda for review and discussion.

 Sincerely,
 Jevaun Quinn


  Troy Moon <thm@portlandmaine.gov> Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
  To: Jevaun Quinn <jevaun.quinn@maine.edu>

 Thanks, Jevaun. I willl add your email to the meeting packet.
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