Crashes Have Increased in Bar Harbor. A New Draft Plan Outlines How the Town Could Respond To Make Things Safer. Rotaries, Fewer Parking Spaces, and New Bike Lanes: What’s in Bar Harbor’s Draft Vision Zero Plan.

Crashes Have Increased in Bar Harbor. A New Draft Plan Outlines How the Town Could Respond To Make Things Safer.

Rotaries, Fewer Parking Spaces, and New Bike Lanes: What’s in Bar Harbor’s Draft Vision Zero Plan. Carrie Jones Jan 27, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—A traffic rotary at the head of the island. Another at the intersection of Bar Harbor’s Eden and West Streets. A bicycle lane on part of Eagle Lake Road. Less parking … Continue reading Crashes Have Increased in Bar Harbor. A New Draft Plan Outlines How the Town Could Respond To Make Things Safer.

No Fatalities, No Severe Injuries: Bar Harbor Adopts Vision Zero Goal Council also hears cyber breach update, reviews budgets, and discusses town projects

No Fatalities, No Severe Injuries: Bar Harbor Adopts Vision Zero Goal

Council also hears cyber breach update, reviews budgets, and discusses town projects Carrie Jones Aug 23, 2025 BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor Town Council Chair Valerie Peacock told those attending the councilor’s August 19 meeting, “It’s a pretty straight up meeting in front of us this evening.” It was and it wasn’t. The council did its necessary tasks: financial reports reviews, comments, public hearings about land use … Continue reading No Fatalities, No Severe Injuries: Bar Harbor Adopts Vision Zero Goal

Vision Zero: Bar Harbor's Safe Streets' Project Hopes to Have No Roadway Fatalities or Severe Injuries by 2035

Vision Zero: Bar Harbor’s Safe Streets’ Project Hopes to Have No Roadway Fatalities or Severe Injuries by 2035

Carrie Jones Aug 09, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The 1932 Criterion Theatre. BAR HARBOR—Just this week in Bar Harbor, a motorcycle was involved in an accident on Cottage Street. Yesterday, Friday, two vehicles hit each other at the corner of Cottage and Holland, gas from one vehicle leaking into the stormwater drain. The police logs for all of the Mount Desert Island … Continue reading Vision Zero: Bar Harbor’s Safe Streets’ Project Hopes to Have No Roadway Fatalities or Severe Injuries by 2035

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Bar Harbor Vehicle Fatal Accidents Remain Low As Work Continues to Assess How To Decrease Local Accidents

POLICE LOGS FOR BAR HARBOR, MOUNT DESERT, SOUTHWEST HARBOR, TREMONT AND HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFFS’ DEPARTMENTS Shaun Farrar Mar 25, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Approximately 16% of the lane miles in Bar Harbor capture 86% of the fatal and severe injury crashes in Bar Harbor, the members of the Safe Streets for All Stakeholders Group said at its meeting, Monday, March 24. Currently, the data shows that Bar Harbor … Continue reading Bar Harbor Vehicle Fatal Accidents Remain Low As Work Continues to Assess How To Decrease Local Accidents