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Competing market forces are evident in South Portland, where residents face rising rents and home prices. But efforts to change the dynamic don't always work out as planned.
Updated June 30
Ferry service won’t solve traffic problems in South Portland, transit study finds
A preliminary report says a ferry to Portland would serve relatively few commuters and do little to reduce Broadway traffic congestion.
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SOUTH PORTLAND A ferry service to Portland could be costly to operate and would do little to decrease traffic congestion along the Broadway corridor from the Casco Bay Bridge to Bug Light Park.
That’s a preliminary finding of an ongoing transportation study funded by the city, the Greater Portland Council of Governments and a major landowner in the eastern waterfront district who questions the current scope of the ferry analysis.
South Portland considers tree protection ordinance that worries developers, business owners
The proposed rules would be the toughest in Maine and among the most restrictive in the nation, and elected officials in the state s fifth-largest city say that s exactly what they want.
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Fencing surrounds the site of the HarborChase of South Portland, which is being developed by Confluent Senior Living.
Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
SOUTH PORTLAND The City Council is considering a proposed tree protection ordinance that would be the most restrictive in Maine and one of the toughest in the nation, and it’s raising concerns that it could threaten economic development and much-needed housing construction.