Editing Portland, Maine (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Fire department===
The Portland Fire Department (PFD) provides [[fire protection]] and [[emergency medical services]] to the city of Portland 24/7, 365. Established on March 29, 1768, the PFD is made up of over 230 paid, professional firefighters and operates out of seven fire stations, located throughout the city, in addition to those staffed by "on-call" firefighters on [[Peaks Island, Maine|Peaks Island]], [[Great Diamond Island, Maine|Great Diamond Island]], [[Cushing Island, Maine|Cushing Island]] and [[Cliff Island, Maine|Cliff Island]]. The Portland Fire Department also operates an Airport Division Station at 1001 Westbrook St., at the [[Portland International Jetport]], and a Marine Division Station, located at 54 Commercial St.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://portlandmaine.gov/190/Fire |title=Fire Department - Portland, ME |website=portlandmaine.gov |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910220722/http://portlandmaine.gov/190/Fire |archive-date=September 10, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://portlandmaine.gov/Facilities?clear=False |title=Portland, ME |website=portlandmaine.gov |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910221245/http://portlandmaine.gov/Facilities?clear=False |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Police===
The Portland Police Department is the largest municipal police department in the State of Maine.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.portlandmaine.gov/1500/Police |title=Police |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=City of Portland |access-date=July 27, 2024}}</ref>

===Hospitals===
[[File:Maine Medical Center 5.JPG|thumb|right|[[Maine Medical Center]]]]

[[Maine Medical Center]] is the state's only Level I [[trauma center]] and is the largest hospital in Maine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emergency Department {{!}} MaineHealth |url=https://www.mainehealth.org/maine-medical-center/care-services/emergency-department |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.mainehealth.org |language=en}}</ref>

[[Mercy Hospital (Portland, Maine)|Mercy Hospital]], a faith-based institution, is the fourth largest in the state. It completed the first phase of its new campus along the [[Fore River (Maine)|Fore River]] in 2008.<ref>[http://www.mercyhospital.com/mercyfore/overview.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223181323/http://www.mercyhospital.com/mercyfore/overview.html|date=December 23, 2008}}</ref>

The formerly-independent Brighton Medical Center (once known as the Osteopathic Hospital) is now owned by Maine Medical Center and is operated as a minor care center under the names Brighton First Care and New England Rehab. In 2010, Maine Medical Center's Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation, and Simulation opened at the Brighton campus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://simulation.mmc.org |title=Hannaford Center Safety Innovation & Simulation |website=simulation.mmc.org |access-date=February 19, 2022 |archive-date=July 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717100712/http://simulation.mmc.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The former Portland General Hospital is now home to the Barron Center nursing facility.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

===Wastewater management===
[[File:East End Treatment Plant.png|thumb|[[East End Treatment Plant]]]]
One wastewater management project is named the Bedford Street Sewer Separation, with its goal to "improve the water quality and health of Back Cove by reducing the amount of [[combined sewer overflow]]s (CSO) that overflow during heavy rain events through the use of sewer separation and [[water treatment]] devices."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.portlandmaine.gov/2320/Bedford-Street-Sewer-Separation-Project |title=Bedford Street Sewer Separation Project {{!}} Portland, ME|website=www.portlandmaine.gov |access-date=2019-11-20 |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607065835/http://www.portlandmaine.gov/2320/Bedford-Street-Sewer-Separation-Project |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[East End Treatment Plant]], established in 1979, is located near [[Tukey's Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Troy R. |date=2022-06-19 |title=Removing poop from Portland Harbor 50 years ago was 1st step to the city’s waterfront boom |url=http://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/06/19/news/portland/portland-sewage-management-history-joam40zk0w/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Bangor Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Transportation===
====Roads====
{{See also|Portland Transportation Center|Ocean Gateway International Marine Passenger Terminal}}
[[File:PortlandMEskyview.jpg|thumb|right|Portland from above, looking north along [[Interstate 295 (Maine)|I-295]]]]
Portland is accessible from [[Interstate 95 in Maine|I-95]] (the [[Maine Turnpike]]), [[Interstate 295 (Maine)|I-295]], and [[U.S. Route 1 in Maine|US&nbsp;1]]. [[U.S. Route 302]], a major travel route and scenic highway between Maine and [[Vermont]], has its eastern terminus in Portland. State Routes include [[Maine State Route 9|SR&nbsp;9]], [[Maine State Route 22|SR&nbsp;22]], [[Maine State Route 25|SR&nbsp;25]], [[Maine State Route 26|SR&nbsp;26]], [[Maine State Route 77|SR&nbsp;77]], and [[Maine State Route 100|SR&nbsp;100]]. [[Maine State Route 25 Business|SR&nbsp;25 Business]] goes through southwestern Portland.

====Intercity buses and trains====
[[File:Portland Transportation Center.jpg|thumb|[[Portland Transportation Center]]]]
[[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Downeaster (train)|Downeaster]]'' service offers five daily trains connecting the city's [[Portland Transportation Center|station]] with eight towns and cities to the south, ending at Boston's [[North Station]]. Trains also go north to [[Freeport, Maine|Freeport]] and [[Brunswick, Maine|Brunswick]].

[[Concord Coach Lines]] bus service connects Portland to 14 other communities in Maine as well as to Boston's [[South Station]] and [[Logan International Airport|Logan Airport]]. Both the ''Downeaster'' and the Concord Coach Lines can be found at the [[Portland Transportation Center]] on Thompsons Point Road, in the Libbytown neighborhood.<ref name=libbytown />

====Local bus service====
Local bus transit is provided by [[Greater Portland Metro Bus|Greater Portland Metro]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portlandmaine.gov/460/METRO-Bus |title=METRO Bus - Portland, ME |website=www.portlandmaine.gov |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910220103/http://www.portlandmaine.gov/460/METRO-Bus |url-status=live}}</ref> with connections to [[Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit]].

====Airports====
Commercial air service is available at the [[Portland International Jetport]] (PWM), located in Stroudwater, west of the city's downtown district. American, Southwest, JetBlue, Breeze Airways, Sun Country, Delta, and United Airlines service the airport. Direct flights are available to Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Minneapolis, Orlando, Philadelphia, New York, Newark, Raleigh-Durham, Sarasota, and Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=PWM&Airport_Name=Portland,%20ME:%20Portland%20International%20%20Jetport&carrier=FACTS |title=RITA &#124; BTS &#124; Transtats |publisher=Transtats.bts.gov |date= |access-date=2022-02-19 |archive-date=December 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208052109/http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=PWM&Airport_Name=Portland,%20ME:%20Portland%20International%20%20Jetport&carrier=FACTS |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Water transportation====
The [[Port of Portland (Maine)|Port of Portland]] is the second-largest cruise and passenger destination in the state (next to [[Bar Harbor, Maine|Bar Harbor]]) and is served by the [[Ocean Gateway International Marine Passenger Terminal]]. Ferry service is available year-round to many destinations in [[Casco Bay]]. From 2006 to 2009, [[Bay Ferries]] operated a high speed ferry called ''[[HSC The Cat|The Cat]]'' featuring a five-hour trip to [[Yarmouth, Nova Scotia|Yarmouth]], Nova Scotia, for summer passengers and cars. In years past the [[Scotia Prince Cruises]] trip took eleven hours. A proposal to replace the defunct Nova Scotia ferry service was rejected in 2013 by the province. From May 15, 2014, until October 2015, the cruise ship ferry [[MV Nova Star|Nova Star]] made daily trips to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.<ref>{{cite news |last=Richardson |first=Whit |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/05/news/portland/nova-scotia-rejects-both-proposals-to-restart-ferry-service-to-maine/ |title=Nova Scotia rejects both proposals to restart ferry service to Maine |work=[[Bangor Daily News]] |date=March 5, 2013 |access-date=September 16, 2016 |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113005804/http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/05/news/portland/nova-scotia-rejects-both-proposals-to-restart-ferry-service-to-maine/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Due to poor passenger numbers and financial problems, Nova Scotia selected Bay Ferries, the prior operator of ''The Cat'', to operate the service starting in 2016, citing the company's experience and industry relationships. Nova Star officials pledged a smooth transition to the new operator.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fischell |first=Darren |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2015/10/29/news/state/nova-scotia-to-ditch-maine-based-ferry-operator-after-second-season/ |title=Province prefers past Cat ferry operator over Nova Star for 2016 |publisher=Bangordailynews.com |date=October 29, 2015 |access-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-date=June 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618045831/http://bangordailynews.com/2015/10/29/news/state/nova-scotia-to-ditch-maine-based-ferry-operator-after-second-season/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Nova Star was later ordered seized by federal marshals for nonpayment of bills.<ref>{{cite web |last=Betts |first=Stephen |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2015/10/31/news/portland/court-orders-seizure-of-nova-star-ferry/ |title=Court orders seizure of Nova Star ferry |publisher=Bangordailynews.com |date=October 31, 2015 |access-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-date=September 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915055249/http://bangordailynews.com/2015/10/31/news/portland/court-orders-seizure-of-nova-star-ferry/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Bay Ferries announced on March 24, 2016, the charter of the former [[Hawaii Superferry]] boat ''[[HST-2]]'' from the [[US Navy]] for the Portland-Yarmouth service for two years. Bay Ferries signed a ten-year deal with Nova Scotia to run the ferry route, which will take about five and a half hours each way. They stated that the boat would be renamed ''The Cat''<ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Edward |url=http://www.pressherald.com/2016/03/24/nova-scotia-confirms-high-speed-ferry-for-service-to-portland/ |title=New ferry expected to make Portland-Yarmouth trip in 5 1/2 hours |newspaper=[[Portland Press Herald]] |date=March 24, 2016 |access-date=March 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329020521/http://www.pressherald.com/2016/03/24/nova-scotia-confirms-high-speed-ferry-for-service-to-portland/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and that service would begin around June 15, after refitting in South Carolina. There is still a dispute as to whether the ferry will be permitted to carry trucks, desired by Nova Scotia businesses but opposed by the City of Portland.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fischell |first=Darren |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2016/03/24/business/former-navy-ship-to-become-portland-nova-scotia-ferry/ |title=Ferry operator lands ship, signs 10-year Portland-Nova Scotia deal |publisher=Bangordailynews.com |date=March 24, 2016 |access-date=March 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328223739/http://bangordailynews.com/2016/03/24/business/former-navy-ship-to-become-portland-nova-scotia-ferry/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Casco Bay Lines]] operate several passenger ferries with dozens of trips every day year-round to the major populated islands of Casco Bay. The service to [[Peaks Island]] also provides an auto ferry for most of its schedule.