Transportation Plan Supergroup UPDATE

[Zack Barowitz]

The Transportation Plan Supergroup had a work session to organize the document and consolidate recommendations. We got is in much better shape and there were some very helpful comments. 

Next Steps:

• Continue working on the recommendations document which I think we should call the The TPS Report, please be mindful of sticking to the outline format and check for redundancies. (You can use the FIND function to check to see if your idea is already included). I'm particularly interested in areas that need physical treatments (such as Allen's Corner)
• Next meeting will be a short presentation at the UCP meeting (pending agenda approval) which is February 18th at 7PM
• Circulate the report to neighborhood associations for their input and buy-in (especially concerning physical treatments)

When editing the document please be judicious as to whether to use Editing or Suggesting mode; Comments are great.

Thank you,

Zack

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q5YWN7kvpz2lB9sbWFpCiziUS-a6s8sLJpwBaUvdH7Q/edit?tab=t.0

On Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at 10:35 AM Zack Barowitz <zbar...@gmail.com> wrote:

Here is the meeting link 

http://meet.google.com/jna-vuvq-cdi

Document link below 

Hello Supergroup!

At our last meeting it became quite clear that this group needs to be more of a working group, so our next meeting will be a work session where we'll be cleaning up the recommendations document by working simultaneously on it. The meeting will be hybrid which means that we'll be talking over google chat but we'll be looking at the document. 

SUNDAY 1/25/26 at 5PM

If you want to be there in person I'll offer my house: 22 Huntress St, Portland, ME 04102

Best,

Zack

On Sun, Jan 11, 2026 at 9:30 AM Zack Barowitz <zbar...@gmail.com> wrote:

Meeting Link: meet.google.com/hsh-nmnv-syx

For the agenda we have just a few items:

1. Name of Group - Minutes & Notes

2. Updates on outreach (AARP, Moving Maine, etc.)

3. General timeline - 3 months?

4. Recommendations document update - Workshop

5. Update Plans folder (with 295 Ryan Johnson's 295 removal, PBPAC studies: Park Ave, York St, Brighton Ave, etc.)

6. Next steps discussion

Google Drive:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gvCxYgHsDYpe-gsbWYpzdNV-bxCth5ds

On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 9:14 PM Zack Barowitz <zbar...@gmail.com> wrote:

For the agenda we have just a few items:

1. Updates on outreach (AARP, Moving Maine, etc.)

2. General timeline

3. Recommendations document update

4. Next steps discussion

meet.google.com/hsh-nmnv-syx

On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 9:09 PM Zack Barowitz <zbar...@gmail.com> wrote:

Can you believe it has been three whole entire weeks (more or less) since we the first Transportation Plan Supergroup meeting? (Translation: If you signed up to reach out to any other organizations please make sure you do so!). We'll be meeting over Goom:
meet.google.com/hsh-nmnv-syx
Also, I believe we have several parrell documents existing on different clouds, unfortunately I've only seen the one that I started, if you have access to another one please share it so that we can figure out a way to consolidate.

Agenda comming soon,

See you Sunday!

Zack

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[Myles G. Smith]

Thank you Zack for your work coordinating this.

I've heard that the Transportation Master Plan bidders will have their interviews in March, so we have some time to get organized before that process kicks off. The next steps look great. I would want to aim to have a document widely endorsed by 2 dozen groups on or before March 1st or so, so we can get it into the Council and city staff before they even talk to the bidders. 

We could also devote most of the PBPAC meeting scheduled for the evening of Monday, February 9 to working on this. Is there any interest from this group in doing that? We could do it in-person or online. Please let me know.

Cheers,

Myles

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[Zack Barowitz]

Myles that sounds like a great strategy. Thanks 

Zack 

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[Zack Barowitz]

The next meeting of the Transportation Supergroup (TPS) is Sunday March 1st at 5pm via google meet

This will be mostly a work session on identifying priorities and the criteria thereof. We can also discuss commuter rail (sometimes called "medium rail") and whether the city should establish a transportation department. We also want to share this with about 20 neighborhood organizations to get their priorities.

The TPS Report is coming along, including a new narrative introduction and priorities. 

[Myles G. Smith]

Word is getting out that Stantec won the contract for the Portland Comprehensive Transportation Plan. Anyone have contacts there?

[Zack Barowitz]

Hmm. Never heard of them. 

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[Joey Brunelle]

Really hoping that's not just some guy named Stan.

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[Nathan Miller]

I know of them. They are a multinational engineering firm that has been gobbling up smaller consulting groups. Likely they acquired someone here in the northeast that had planning background if you haven't seen the specific name "Stantec" before. 

Nate

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[Scsmedia]

There office is on Payne Road at the SoPo Scarborough line at the corner of Cummings Road.  Have a big sign on the building.

I suspect most of you don't venture of to Walmart and Lowes much.

Stantec is an engineering company.  Not seeing them as the experts in writing a Transportation plan.  https://www.stantec.com/en

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[Paul Drinan]

I'm familiar with them and have endorsed some of their work - most recently a proposed roundabout. 

In my limited experience with them, it all depends on the client's deliverables and the team lead.

 

Paul Drinan

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[Rauschpfeife]

That sounds ominous. 

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[Zack Barowitz]

Meeting tomorrow. It's a work session (link below) so if you can't make it you can still contribute by adding to the TPS Report (also below).

Thanks,

Zack

[Joey Brunelle]

Thanks Zack - heads up to everyone, as the unofficial rep from the Portland Climate Action Team, I'd like to integrate the Transportation items from the One Climate Future plan that Portland/SoPo developed and agreed to many years ago. There are some excellent ideas and goals in there that do double duty with climate and transit. Starts on page 140 of this PDF.

- Joey

[Zack Barowitz]

Great Joey, integrate away!

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[Zack Barowitz]

Meeting starting soon…

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