Houston Tomorrow

On Wednesday April 29 Jim Charlier spoke in Houston Texas as part of Houston Tomorrow’s “Distinguished Speakers” series (funded by the Anchorage Foundation of Texas). Jim spoke on “Pedestrians and the City: Planning and Design for Humans.”

Houston Tomorrow, formerly the Gulf Coast Institute, is a charitable nonprofit organization founded in 1998 to explore urban issues and to inform the discussion of growth in the Houston Gulf Coast Region. Houston Tomorrow’s mission is “to improve the quality of life in the Houston Gulf Coast region and to assure a high quality of life and a strong and healthy economy, community, and environment, with policies for growth that don’t compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs and pursue their dreams.”

The next speaker in the series will be Dr. Richard Jackson on “Health and Urban Form.” Event details:

Thurs, June 18, 2009
7:00 - 8:30 pm lecture
6:30 pm reception

United Way Center
50 Waugh Drive
Houston, TX

A copy of Jim’s presentation in PDF format is available for download here: