Heads UP!
Safety is a Two-Way Street
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) partners with the Bicycle Coalition of Maine (BCM) and 21 communities across Maine to facilitate a series of public meetings addressing pedestrian safety. As part of the Heads Up Pedestrian Safety Initiative, these meetings:
collect information on locations the residents feel are unsafe;
identify possible infrastructure changes to improve pedestrian safety; and
discuss specific educational and law enforcement interventions that may improve driver and pedestrian behavior.
The aim of the project is to explore potential mitigation strategies to improve pedestrian safety and reduce the number of crashes. The process began in 2016 by identifying focus communities that experienced the highest number of pedestrian crashes between 2011 and 2015. These locations often represent the state’s most densely populated and “urbanized” areas.
Public records are available to view via dropdown lists for each of the 21 Focus Communities:
Auburn
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Jun 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (Jun 2018): Presentation, Comments
Pedestrian Safety Action Plan: Mitigation Plan and Appendices
Augusta
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Nov 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (Apr 2018): Presentation, Comments
Pedestrian Safety Action Plan: Mitigation Plan and Appendices
Bangor
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Aug 9, 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Aug 16, 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Combined): Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (Jul 2018): Presentation, Comments
Pedestrian Safety Action Plan: Mitigation Plan and Appendices
Bath
Pedestrian Safety Forum (May 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (May 2018): Presentation, Comments
Pedestrian Safety Action Plan: Mitigation Plan and Appendices
Biddeford
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Sept 2021): Presentation, Zoom Recording, Comments & Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (TBA)
Brewer
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Nov 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (Aug 2018): Presentation, Comments
Brunswick
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Apr 2018): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (May 2018): Presentation, Comments
Camden
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Feb 2020): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (Nov 2020): Presentation, Comment & Poll Results, Zoom Recording
Hallowell
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Nov 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (Oct 2019): Presentation, Comments
Lewiston
Pedestrian Safety Forum (May 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (Nov 2018): Presentation, Comments
Old Town
Pedestrian Safety Forum (TBA)
Safer Walking Forum (TBA)
Orono
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Nov 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (Aug 2018): Presentation, Comments
Portland
Pedestrian Safety Forum (TBA)
Safer Walking Forum (TBA)
Rockland
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Dec 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (Jun 2018): Presentation, Comments
Saco
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Jul 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (TBA)
Sanford
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Oct 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (Dec 2020): Presentation, Zoom Recording, Comments & Poll Results
South Portland
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Oct 10, 2019): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Oct 30, 2019): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Combined): Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (Nov 2019): Presentation, Comments
Topsham
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Sept 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (Apr 2018): Presentation, Comments
Pedestrian Safety Action Plan: Mitigation Plan and Appendices
Waterville
Pedestrian Safety Forum (TBA)
Safer Walking Forum (TBA)
Westbrook
Pedestrian Safety Forum (May 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (May 2018): Presentation, Comments
Pedestrian Safety Action Plan: Mitigation Plan and Appendices
Winslow
Pedestrian Safety Forum (Oct 2017): Presentation, Comments, Worksheets, Priority Locations
Safer Walking Forum (Oct 2018): Presentation, Comments