AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously, of those present, to advance a bill sponsored by Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick, on Wednesday.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick, presented LD 527, An Act to Allow Municipalities to Create Bicycle and Pedestrian Zones with Reduced Speed Limits, at a public hearing before the Legislature's Transportation Committee Thursday.
Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick, welcomed Cecelia Smith, an eighth-grader at Brunswick Junior High School, to the Legislature's Transportation Committee on Tuesday, where she presented testimony in support of LD 21, Resolve, Designating Maine Turnpike Approach Road in South Portland as Samantha Smith Way.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick, introduced legislation Thursday to make it easier for Maine cities and towns to lower speed limits in areas with high bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
"Giving towns the opportunity to create a safer environment for pedestrians and cyclists will reduce accidents and save lives," said Ankeles. "We need a faster, locally-focused way to adapt as more Maine families bike and walk in an increasing number of circumstances".
Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick (right) and Rep. Poppy Arford, D-Brunswick (left) welcomed Reverend Katie Holicky of St. Paul's Episcopal Church (center) to the State House Tuesday. Holicky delivered the official prayer in the House chamber during the sessions opening ceremonies.
Contact:
Brian Lee [Ankeles, Arford], c. 305-965-2744
Rep. Dan Ankeles is serving his second term in the Maine House representing part of Brunswick. He is a member of the Transportation Committee and the Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
Prior to becoming a lawmaker, Ankeles worked as a legislative aide, a public radio producer and a campaign organizer. He formerly served as an at-large member of the Brunswick Town Council for five years.
