Bicycle-Pedestrian Project

There is no formal Bicycle-Pedestrian Committee in Falmouth. This work is conducted by Town staff, informed by Stakeholder meetings, and overseen by the Town Council.

Map showing the locations of bike racks in Falmouth. 

Bicycle Repair Stations

The Town recently installed two bicycle repair stations at the Route 88 and Town Landing/Johnson Road intersection and on Route 1 in front of Falmouth Shopping Center. The repair stations include repair tools and an air pump for cyclists to fix their bikes on the go. The Recycling and Energy Advisory Committee (REAC) recommended funding for the repair stations in the FY23 budget to encourage bicycle use as an alternative means of transportation to cars.  

December 10, 2021 Update:

  • On May 23, 2016 the Town Council accepted the 2016 Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan, which has a 20-year vision for Falmouth. The Town uses this plan as a reference document in developing Annual Work Plans, operating and capital improvements budgets, and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) development plans. Two versions of the 2016 Plan wre developed. One version is complete and has all the attachments. The other is just 19 pages and contains only the plan text, recommendations, and two maps. In 2016 the Plan won the "Plan of the Year" Award from the Maine Association of Planners.
  1. On October 26, 2016 the Stakeholder Group (+/- 40 people) met for the first time. 
  2. On February 16, 2017, a second Stakeholder Meeting was held to discuss "Complete Street" ideas for the Route 1/88 intersection and Route 1 North as well as to provide community-wide bicycle-pedestrian updates.
  3. On November 19, 2019, the third Stakeholder Meeting was held.
  4. On June 15, 2021, the fourth Stakeholder Meeting was held. 
  • See here for Route 1 North Infrastructure Project and for the Route 1 Complete Street recommendations.
  • In 2017 the Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG) explored the feasibility of a Rail-with-Trail project along a 10-mile stretch of unused rail line connecting Portland, Falmouth, Cumberland, and Yarmouth. The Preliminary Feasibility Assessment report explored the opportunities and challenges of adding an active corridor along the tracks for walkers and bikers. On July 26, 2021 the Council approved a resolution, promoted by the Casco Bay Trail Alliance, that petitioned the Maine Department of Transportation to create a Rail Corridor Use Advisory Council to consider future use of the Casco Bay SLA Corridor as a multi-use “trail-until-rail.” 

Your feedback is appreciated: Please let Theo Holtwijk know if you would like to be added to the Stakeholder Group notifications. Also, please share your thoughts or ideas that you may have, and if you want to “roll up your sleeves,” and get into trail building or educational program planning with us (or tackle another specific topic)!  

Note: Since there is no bicycle-pedestrian committee, there are no agendas or meetings posted in the calendar below.

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