Bridge Replacements & Tourism Promotion: The Latest From Cape Cod
Bridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast
Release Date: 06/15/2023
Beyond the Summer Season – How the Bridges Shape Cape Cod’s Service Economy
Bridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast
Episode 3: Beyond the Summer Season – How the Bridges Shape Cape Cod’s Service Economy Welcome to episode three of Bridge the Gap, your go-to source for factual, locally driven discussion on one of the largest infrastructure projects facing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In this episode, co-hosts Matt Pitta (Director of Communications at The Davenport Companies) and Paul Niedzwiecki (CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce) explore how the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges shape the hospitality and food service economy on Cape Cod. This episode features special guests Parth Patel, owner...
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Critical Access: The Bridges, Public Safety, and Emergency Management
Bridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast
Episode 2: Critical Access: The Bridges, Public Safety, and Emergency Management In episode two of Bridge the Gap, co-hosts Matt Pitta (Director of Communications at The Davenport Companies), and Paul Niedzwiecki (CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce), talk about how the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges impact public safety on Cape Cod. This episode features special guests Peter Burke, Chief of the Hyannis Fire Department and Heath Eldredge, Chief of the Brewster Police Department. Both Chiefs serve on the Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee - a coalition of law...
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Welcome to Episode 1 of the podcast “Bridge the Gap”
Bridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast
In the inaugural episode of Bridge the Gap, co-hosts Matt Pitta, Director of Communications at The Davenport Companies, and Paul Niedzwiecki, CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, sit down with Luisa Paiewonsky, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Megaprojects Delivery Office. Luisa oversees some of the Commonwealth’s largest infrastructure projects—including the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges replacement program, each with price tags of $500 million or more. Together, they discuss why replacing these critical bridges is essential for the Cape and Islands’ economy, the risks of...
info_outlineReplacing the aging bridges that span the Cape Cod Canal is a major priority facing the region. At the same time, Cape Cod needs to continue finding innovative and effective ways to promote the area as a tourist destination amid growing competition. Both, in separate ways, need assistance and leverage from the government at the state and federal level. To assist in that, the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce has recently named Lauren Barker to the new position of Director of Government Relations. Barker, who joins the Policy Pod in this episode with co-host Matt Pitta, talks about her background in those related areas and how the Cape Cod Chamber is moving ahead on both fronts. Both canal bridges are the lifelines to Cape Cod and need immediate replacement.