Coalition Notes 06-10-2012

1. Houston Green Film Series: Growthbusters. The next film of the Houston Green Film Series will take place on June 27th from 6:30-9pm at the Rice Media Center (2080 University Blvd). The film is Growthbusters, a documentary that asks a critical question: How do we become a sustainable civilization? The film examines the cultural barriers that prevent us from reacting rationally to the evidence current levels of population and consumption are unsustainable. Learn more at http://www.transitionhouston.org/.
2. LeadershipNEXT Seminar. LeadershipNEXT is the Center for Houston’s new one-day leadership seminar designed for the 35-and-under leaders who will determine the future competitiveness and sustainability of our region. Participants will gain key leadership insights for the 21st Century global economy, talk one-on-one with Fortune 500 CEOs from around the region, absorb critical data about Houston’s history, changing demographics and economy, and help navigate future success with the guidance of Scenarios 2040. The first of these seminars is scheduled for June 20, 2012. For more details, visit http://houstongreenscene.org/ or email Russell at rrichard@futurehouston.org.
3. EP Launch of Houston BikeShare program! Come learn about the fresh-out-the-oven Bike Share Program in Houston at Treebeards at Market Square (315 Travis St) on June 20th from 6-8pm. William Rub, Director of the program, will be the speaker. USGBC-Emerging Professionals will sponsor your test ride at the Market Square B-station. Houston B-cycle is a “bike sharing” program that has been introduced to Houston in a three station pilot format. The intent is to show Houstonians how easy, efficient, functional and practical bike-sharing can be. At its core, a public bike sharing system is intended to be used for short trips in and around downtown Houston and surrounding urban areas. Houston B-cycle members can pick up a bike at any B-station and return it to that same station or any other B-station when they´re done. This event is free and open to the public. More at https://www.facebook.com/.
4. ParkScore. The Trust for Public Land has launched ParkScore, a powerful tool to help city park systems better serve the public. The parks and open space in the 40 largest U.S. cities were examined and the results are available at http://parkscore.tpl.org/. Visit the site to learn which cities top our ranking for easy-access parks—and which have the most work to do, where new parks are needed most, and how leaders in your city can help make parks even better. Houston was ranked as number 30. The site also has tips for improving a city’s ParkScore.