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Resources: Links by Department

Below are links organized by department within GPCOG.

Community and Economic Development

Site Location Assistance

Biddeford-Saco Area Economic Development Corporation

Freeport Economic Development Corporation

Gorham Economic Development Corporation

Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce

Maine and Company

Maine Department of Economic and Community Development

Portland Economic Development Center

Sanford-Springvale Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development

Scarborough Economic Development Corporation

Windham Economic Development Corporation

York County

Small Business Assistance:

Coastal Enterprises

Environmental and Energy Technology Council of Maine

Maine Center for Enterprise Development

Maine International Trade Center

Maine Small Business Development Centers

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)

USM Center for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Cooperative Purchasing

Public Works Directors Association

Data Center Links

American Fact Finder – Get population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau

Federal Agencies and Statistics

Maine Business Works

Maine Tourism

New England Economy -Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

State of Maine - State of Maine Government Website

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

U.S. Census - U.S. Government Census website

U.S. Communities

Education Programs

Maine Department of Environmental Protection Education / Outreach

Maine Energy Education Program

Move (formerly Kids and Transportation)

Land Use Planning

Beginning with Habitat

Casco Bay Estuary Project

Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District

Grow Smart Maine

Lakes Environmental Association

Maine Coast Heritage Trust Local Land Trust Directory

Maine Municipal Association

Maine State Planning Office

Planners Web & Planning Commissioner's Journal

Portland Water District

Threshold to Maine RC & D

Maine Clean Communities

PACTS

Federal Transit Administration

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Maine Coalition for Safe Kids

Bureau of Highway Safety

Department of Human Services

Maine Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics

National SAFE KIDS Campaign

Mapping / GIS Links

American FactFinder–Get population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau: http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html

GIS mapping software

Google Earth: Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingerprints: http://earth.google.com/

GPCOG Parcel Viewer

Maine Library of Geographic Information

Maine Office of GIS: Discover Maine through GIS maps and data

National Atlas of the United States–Find national maps and geographic information from the single best federal source: http://nationalatlas.gov

National list of Councils of Government

University of Southern Maine GIS Lab

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region

PACTS

Annual MaineDOT Traffic Counts

Data Center at GPCOG

Federal Highway Administration

Federal Transit Administration

Maine Department of Transportation

Maine Turnpike Authority

Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission

Regional Corridor Coalitions

Central Corridors Coalition

Coastal Corridor Coalition

Lakes Region Transportation Coalition

Metro Regional Coalition

Southern Maine Corridor Coalition

State Planning Office

Regional Planning Commissions

Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments

Eastern Maine Development Corp (EMDC)

Kennebec Valley Council of Governments

Mid-Coast Council for Business Development & Planning

Northern Maine Development Commission

Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission

Transportation Planning

Greater Portland Council of Governments

PACTS

PACTS 2025 Regional Transportation Plan
Destination Tomorrow

Portland Transportation Website

Air Travel

Airports in Maine

FAA Emissions and Noise Division

Bicycles

Bicycle Coalition of Maine - Advocacy, rides, education, training, statewide network. 207-623-4511

League of American Bicyclists- National advocacy, training and resources organization in Washinton, DC.

Maine Department of Transportation bicycle and pedestrian resource - Maine Government facilities, paths, road improvements, Route Maps, education and encouragement.

Buses

METRO (Greater Portland Transit District) serving Portland-Westbrook-Maine Mall
774-0351

Regional Transportation Program (RTP) serving Cumberland County

800-244-0704

Sanford Transit-My Bus serving Sanford/Springvale
324-5762

Shoreline Explorer serving Sanford-Kennebunk-Kennebunport-Wells-Ogunquit-York (seasonal)

324-5762 x2928

South Portland Bus Service serving South Portland-Portland-Maine Mall
767-5556

ShuttleBus serving: Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach; Scarborough & South Portland (Maine Mall); Nor'easter Express (UNE campus)
282-5408

YCCAC - York County Community Action Corp.

1 800 965-5762 York County
207 324-5762 Local

York Wave serving Sanford-Wells