Let's Connect

How can our public transportation agencies work together to improve the experience of currentriders, attract new riders and make the system more effective and efficient? The region’s seven agencies have just finished a plan called Transit Together to improve public transportation. Kristina talks with Chad Heid, the Executive Director of BSOOB Transit and Andrew Clark, the Transit Program Manager a...

Maine's housing shortage has made finding an affordable place to live a big challenge for many people. The median rent for a one-bedroom in Portland: $1,777 per month. But what about in Japan, where there's actually a surplus of housing? Rent for a one-bedroom in Tokyo, Japan's most expensive city: $1,200 per month. Kristina talks with Kat Violette about how Japan has created a surplus of affordab...

Maine has grown quickly over the last two years. What does this mean for traffic? How will we get around in the decades to come? Our region has a plan. It’s called Connect 2045, and it’s a bold and groundbreaking vision for the future of transportation. Kristina talks with Transportation Director at the Greater Portland Council of Governments Chris Chop to learn what this vision is and how we make...

Paul Johnson, Senior Economic Development Manager at the Greater Portland Council of Governments, speaks with Gray Town Manager Nate Rudy and Joshua Brister, owner of theLewiston-Auburn Maples, a women’s semi-professional basketball team, and talk about how to expand opportunities for prosperity in Greater Portland.

What can we learn from Copenhagen, where nearly 50% of its residents commute to work or school by bike? Denmark’s largest city is now known as the bicycle capital of the world, but that wasn’t always the case. Kristina sits down with Teagan Betori to discuss how Copenhagen transformed its transportation system and what solutions we can bring to Southern Maine. Want to learn more? Check out these l...

Tony Plante chats with Clara McCool about efforts to expand broadband in the Lakes Region

Episode 4. Former Portland Press Herald Opinion Editor Greg Kesich discusses Nov. 8 election results and the ramifications statewide and in the Greater Portland region.

Episode two: Westbrook’s resurgence, a conversation with Mayor Michael Foley Kristina chats with Westbrook Mayor Michael Foley about the exciting changes happening in Westbrook and the city’s efforts to add more vitality to its downtown by increasing density and allowing more people to live and work there.

In the inaugural episode of "Let's Connect," Kristina chats with Belinda Ray, Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Greater Portland Council of Governments, about the goal of Vision Zero and why we need it. Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries by changing the way we design our roads and systems to ensure safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. T...