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Let's Connect is a weekly podcast focused on how cities and towns in Greater Portland are overcoming challenges in their communities. Hosted by Kristina Egan, Executive Director of the Greater...
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Let's Connect is a weekly podcast focused on how cities and towns in Greater Portland are overcoming challenges in their communities. Hosted by Kristina Egan, Executive Director of the Greater Portland Council of Governments, the show focuses on a range of issues, including housing, transportation, climate change, and economic development.
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Let's Connect
Let's Connect
24 SEP 2024 · Portland Press Herald reporter Eric Russell talks with host Kristina Egan about the driving forces behind Maine’s housing crisis. He said zoning restrictions and local opposition to development have limited supply.
17 SEP 2024 · Kevin Kraft, the Director of Planning and Urban Development for the City of Portland, speaks with https://www.gpcog.org/ Transit Program Manager Andrew Clark about major upcoming transportation investment in Portland's East Deering neighborhood.
30 AUG 2024 · Gray Town Council Vice-chair Krista Chappell and Gray Town Manager Michael Foley talk with host Kristina Egan about challenges and opportunities in Gray, including an ambitious project to redesign the village area.
30 AUG 2024 · Host Kristina Egan talks with Windham Town Councilor Jarrod Maxfield and Town Manager Barry Tibbetts about challenges and opportunities in the Town of Windham, Maine.
19 AUG 2024 · Lynn Tillotson, President & CEO of https://www.visitportland.com/, speaks with host Kristina Ean about the challenges and opportunities that come with being a top travel destination, particularly in a post-pandemic world.Â
Lynn talks about how the challenge of adapting to changing traveler behaviors and expectations while balancing the influx of visitors with preserving our natural beauty and local culture.Â
2 AUG 2024 · Host Andrew Zarro talks with Jonathan Gagne, Sustainability Coordinator at the Greater Portland Council of Governments, and Daphne Dixon, who is driving an electric vehicle across America, a 5,100-mile road trip from Bangor, Maine to Tacoma, Washington. Â
Along her journey, Â Daphne is documenting the driver's charging experience and highlighting the critical work happening across the country to expand and improve EV infrastructure.
23 JUL 2024 · Host Kristina Egan interviews Glenn Fenton, the newly appointed Executive Director of Greater Portland Metro. Glenn, who has been with Metro since 2014, was previously Chief Transportation Officer. Glenn talks about successful strategies for passenger growth and his top priorities for Metro for the next few years.
18 JUL 2024 · Kirsten Brewer, Volunteer Maine’s Climate Corps coordinator, and two Resilience Corps Fellows, Kayley Weeks and Emma Morgan, join host Kristina Egan to discuss the work they’re doing to help Maine achieve its climate goals while strengthening community resiliency.
3 JUL 2024 · Mike Tremblay, Metro’s Director of Transit Development, and Andrew Clark, Transit Program Manager at the Greater Portland Council of Governments, talk about some big changes at Greater Portland Metro that are bringing faster, more frequent, and more direct service to the Maine Mall area, DHHS and the Portland Jetport.  They also provide a sneak peek at some exciting improvements that Metro has in the works, including the introduction of new technology.Â
Andrew Zarro hosts
8 JUN 2024 · Sen. Teresa Pierce (D-Cumberland) and Rep. Anne Graham (D-North Yarmouth) discuss the achievements of the most recent Legislative session, including efforts to address chronic homelessness and create more housing.Â
Let's Connect is a weekly podcast focused on how cities and towns in Greater Portland are overcoming challenges in their communities. Hosted by Kristina Egan, Executive Director of the Greater...
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Let's Connect is a weekly podcast focused on how cities and towns in Greater Portland are overcoming challenges in their communities. Hosted by Kristina Egan, Executive Director of the Greater Portland Council of Governments, the show focuses on a range of issues, including housing, transportation, climate change, and economic development.
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| Author | WMPG |
| Organization | WMPG |
| Categories | Politics |
| Website | - |
| tbetori@gpcog.org |
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