Let's Connect

Lynn Tillotson, President & CEO of Visit Portland, speaks with host Kristina Ean about the challenges and opportunities that come with being a top travel destination, particularly in a post-pandemic world. 

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. 

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.  

Along her journey,  Daphne is documenting the driver's charging experience and highlighting the critical work happening across the country to expand and improve EV infrastructure.

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.

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.

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. 

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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.

Montpelier City Manager Bill Fraser talks with host Andrew Zarro about the devastating flood that swamped Vermont’s capital city last July and the need for every community to prepare for disasters caused by climate change.

Two Portland officials, Nell Donaldson, the director of special projects, and Kevin Kraft, interim director of planning, discuss the city’s “ReCode,”  a major effort to modernize the city’s zoning rules. The proposal would allow multi-family homes in every neighborhood and increase the maximum height of buildings downtown and in some major corridors, such as Forest Avenue and Congress Street. The proposal encourages growth near transit and jobs in major intersections, corridors and downtown.

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.

Portland City Councilor April Fournier and Cullen Ryan, Executive Director of Community Housing of Maine join host, Kristina Egan in a conversation about the ongoing challenge of homelessness in our community, discussing the return to warmer weather, encampments, and ongoing efforts to provide support and solutions. 

Let's Connect Greater Portland is a weekly public affairs radio show & podcast focused hosted by Greater Portland Council of Governments' Executive Director Kristina Egan