Mayor· 2023-12-04 - 2027-12-01
Mark Dion
Portland
About
Mark Dion's platform centers on addressing homelessness, enhancing public safety as a law-and-order candidate, and improving vital community services such as detox facilities and pedestrian safety. His campaign emphasized practical human connections and municipal leadership to tackle urban challenges in Portland.
Campaign promises (2)
- public-safetyMayor Mark Dion is stepping up efforts to address homelessness and public safety issues in Portland.Related votes
- public-safetyMayor Dion has focused his hopes on improving detox services and pedestrian safety in the city.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 53
- Total speaking time
- 9:04:53
- Avg per meeting
- 10:17
- Segments
- 9775
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Top issues during term (20)(Roads)
Forest Avenue Pedestrian Crossings
City match of $56,250 for York Street design, with the state paying $168,750.
Median Strip Ordinance Referral
Complete Streets Design Guide and Technical Manual amendments
The city's 2025 Complete Streets Annual Report shows about $10.7 million in construction already incorporating complete streets elements; the guide will steer how future paving and impact-fee dollars get spent.
State/High/Forest Streets Signal Project and Two-Way Reversion
The state pays 100% of signal replacement costs; city-requested additions enable two-way reversion and bike lanes.
Reimagining Franklin Street
Design phase already funded by a prior Reconnecting Communities grant; construction costs not yet public.
Lancaster Street parking change
Back shore / Department of Public Works
Citywide speed limits and local control
Unknown — could be tens of thousands for a single aggregated study or millions for street-by-street work.
Stroudwater trail and pedestrian bridge improvements
Possible additional land bank dollars once the city defines the scope of street improvements.
Maine Turnpike Portland-area safety program
The sound wall alone is estimated at $12 million, funded by the Turnpike Authority; the broader project runs through 2034.
Brighton Avenue Safe Streets Grant
Cost sharing with the state — the city's share wasn't detailed at first reading.
State/High/Forest Avenue traffic signal improvements
$100,000 city engineering obligation now; roughly $5 million more expected from the city later, versus ~$6 million from the state.
Fore Street parking versus active transportation
Casco Bay Trail Project
Portland's first cost is a $15,000 match already in the FY27 capital budget.
Gilbert Lane Cobblestone Preservation
Payson Park entrance and Catafalque Drive traffic changes
Funded by the 2025 Back Cove Festival donation, not general tax dollars.
Vision Zero quick-action progress
$2.12 million federal grant plus a $530,000 city match for Brighton Avenue improvements.
Chenery Street traffic hazard from Hershey sewer project
Payson Park traffic management pilot
Portland in Motion comprehensive transportation plan
Likely to influence capital spending priorities in upcoming budgets.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Dion was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Roads.
Voting record (0)(Roads)
No votes found matching Roads.