Livable Cities
Films of Vision and Hope - Free Film Series
We’ll look at what went wrong with our cities, how sprawl replaced neighborhoods, and what can be done to bring back community and sustainability to our cities and towns.

January 21, 2011 – End of Suburbia We’ll set the stage with this influential film, which shows how the American dream of suburbia has become unsustainable and gives an inkling of what might replace it.
January 28, 2011 - Save our Land, Save our Towns Small town newsman Tom Hylton explores why America's towns have declined and what we can do to revive them.
“Development and zoning issues normally make the eyes glaze...Tom Hylton makes them downright fascinating." Philadelphia Daily News
February 4, 2011 - Community by Design Learn about the key role that design plays in community from some leading progressive thinkers on the subject. Ellie Casson from Green Belt Alliance will give a presentation after the film. If we’re going to tackle the coming challenges of peak oil we must change the way we are designing our cities. What have we been doing for the past 70 years? How can this change happen, especially in cities that are already built out like those here in Silicon Valley? What can you be doing to advocate for the local land use planning and policies that will move us toward energy independence.
February 11, 2011 - Portland: Quest for the Livable City Portlanders enjoy a thriving downtown, plus national recognition for alternative transportation, emissions reductions, and overall sustainability, thanks to a regional land use process established thirty years ago. Learn about the challenges of maintaining this land use vision and its implications for equity and fairness.
February 25, 2011 - A Convenient Truth In this inspirational film, you’ll learn why cities around the world look to Curitiba, Brazil as the model for creative and enlightened urban planning. The city of Curitiba has demonstrated for the past 40 years how to transform problems into cost effective solutions that can be applied in most cities around the world.
March 4, 2011 - Join us for our third 100 mile potluck. Connect with others and learn about opportunities to get involved.