Let's Connect

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.

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Watch video: city of cyclists

Pedestrian only streets: Strøget, Copenhagen

How the 1970s oil crisis helped Copenhagen become a cycling paradise

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. This strategy has been adopted across the globe and now, Belinda and her team are working to bring it to Greater Portland. You can learn more at visionzerogreaterportldand.org.