From the Spring 2009 colloquium on land use planning and SB 375 at sponsored by the Institute for Urban and Regional Development at UC Berkeley, the Center for a Sustainable California produced a video highlighting the speakers and challenges from these lectures.
This video was produced by:
Gary Binger
Ashley Tindall
Troy Reinhalter
Christian Eggleton
Contact: ceggleton@berkeley.edu
http://sustainablecalifornia.berkeley.edu
Duration : 0:6:16
After hearing three hours of public input from 30 presenters and reaction from an over-flow crowd of 150 residents of Salmon Arm on August 27th, the city councillors and Mayor unanimously defeated a motion to amend the city’s Official Community Plan to include guidelines for developing a ten acre former high school site in the downtown core that would have allowed a ‘big box’ retail outlet, fast food outlets and gas bars with little green space or residential housing. Concern for lack of input of Smart Growth ideas, affordable housing and long range planning were voiced.
Duration : 0:8:22
From the Spring 2009 colloquium on land use planning and SB 375 at sponsored by the Institute for Urban and Regional Development at UC Berkeley, the Center for a Sustainable California produced a video highlighting the speakers and challenges from these lectures.
This video was produced by:
Gary Binger
Ashley Tindall
Troy Reinhalter
Christian Eggleton
Contact: ceggleton@berkeley.edu
http://sustainablecalifornia.berkeley.edu
Duration : 0:2:47
From the Spring 2009 colloquium on land use planning and SB 375 at sponsored by the Institute for Urban and Regional Development at UC Berkeley, the Center for a Sustainable California produced a video highlighting the speakers and challenges from these lectures.
This video was produced by:
Gary Binger
Ashley Tindall
Troy Reinhalter
Christian Eggleton
Contact: ceggleton@berkeley.edu
Duration : 0:5:4
The Austin Fire Chief’s decision to promote three men is causing unrest within the department. Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr is trying to increase diversity within her management team.
She wants to promote Lt. Matt Orta who is hispanic, Lt. Richard Davis who is African American and Battalion Chief Harry Evans who is white to Assistant Chief and increase their salaries to $120,000 a year.
“It’s change and change does create some conflict, we all know change is difficult,” Chief Kerr said.
Palmer Buck with the firefighter’s nnion says this kind of change is also expensive and sends the wrong message to firefighters during a tough economic time.
“Firefighters can’t have their physical fitness equipment repaired, there’s no budget for it, but we want to approve two new un-needed executive level positions,” Buck asked council members Thursday.
Representatives with the firefighter’s union are also upset that two lieutenants are being promoted to assistant chief, ahead of dozens of higher ranking AFD employees. But city officials say there is a more important goal at stake.
“There’s another struggle taking place here as well and that’s us working toward making the fire department more progressive,” said Assistant City Manager Michael McDonald.
City officials say two AFD assistant chiefs recently retired so the promotions will cost the department only $10,000 more per year.
The Austin City Council still has to approve the promotions but Thursday they voted to postpone the decision until June 11.
Duration : 0:2:54
Green City Journal hosted a forum on November 8th, for the closing night of Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association’s (PIFVA) expo “Politics As Usual?”, which highlighted political documentaries made by local filmmakers. Here’s an excerpt from the discussion that followed the screenings where panelists discuss what they expect in the first 100 days of an Obama presidency. Participants include Jerry Silberman, from PASNAP and local sustainability movements, David Sternberg, Chairperson for Philly for Change, Jethro Heiko, Director for Organizing Iraq Veterans Against the War and co-founder of Casino-Free Philadelphia, Rob Stuart, filmmaker and founder of Evolve Strategies and Evolve Foundation, Gail Lloyd, editor of Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan and group moderator Caryn Hunt of www.GreenCityJournal.com. Video shot by Debbie Rudman.
Duration : 0:9:57
From the Spring 2009 colloquium on land use planning and SB 375 at sponsored by the Institute for Urban and Regional Development at UC Berkeley, the Center for a Sustainable California produced a video highlighting the speakers and challenges from these lectures.
This video was produced by:
Gary Binger
Ashley Tindall
Troy Reinhalter
Christian Eggleton
Contact: ceggleton@berkeley.edu
http://sustainablecalifornia.berkeley.edu
Duration : 0:4:48
Car-dependency leads to a number of health problems, and active transportation is the answer. Enjoy a musical ride with an Edmonton winter bicycle commuter.
About Chapter 15: New Urbanism
Albertas cities are booming, thanks to our strong economy, but wasteful, sprawling growth is not good human habitat. Some Albertans are planning or redesigning sustainable communities. How are they doing this, and what are the results so far?
About Made-in-Alberta (MIA) Series
Energy, water and climate, these are hot topics for the 21st Century. With conventional fuel reserves running out, water tables running low, and global temperatures running high, 96 percent of Albertans now want new energy solutions. Since 2004, Barb Allard and her Made-in-Alberta team have been finding these solutions and bringing them to community television and the world-wide-web.
For more information about Made-in-Alberta, visit http://madeinalberta.ca
Locations: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Links:
http://www.sierraclub.ca/prairie
http://www.edmontonbikes.ca/
http://shaw.ca
http://fava.ca
http://rbcc.ca
Length: (4 min)
Date Produced: February 2009
Production Company: RBCC
Is Edmonton Growing Smart produced in partnership with:
Sierra Club of Canada, Prairie Chapter
Winter Cycling Basics produced in partnership with:
Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society
Production services donated by:
Kelly Reinhardt
Clinton Carew
Shaw TV, Capital Region
Broadcaster: Shaw TV, Capital Region
Aired/Screened/Webcast:
Broadcast Shaw TV, Capital Region, February 2009
Uploaded to RBCC WebTV, February 2009
Uploaded to YouTube, February 2009
Available on DVD? pending
Credits:
Executive Producer for RBCC: Barb Allard
Host & Narration: Barb Allard, Clinton Carew
Written & Directed: Barb Allard
Writing assistance: Clinton Carew, KO Dagmarko
Researchers: Sonja Martens, Angela Miskuski, Karly Coleman, Doug Barrett
Additional research assistance: Charlie Richmond
Cinematography & DOP: Jimmy Bustos, Ric Gustavsen, Kelly Reinhardt, Shaw TV production personnel
Editors: Jeremy Rittwage, Clinton Carew, Dave Cunningham
Intro Sequences: Kyle Schneider, Wes Borg
Original Music: Hookahman, Clinton Carew, Kyle Schneider with licensed music from Final Cut Soundtrack Pro
Winter Cyclists (in order of appearance):
Karly Coleman
Doug Barrett
Additional Thanks to:
Film & Video Arts, Alberta
Chuck Chamberlin, Environmental educator & Smart growth campaigner (deceased)
Philip Jager, Production still photography
Baba Prem Singh, Production still photography
Duration : 0:4:2
Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions, such as the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and The Bahamas) that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, specifically property that is fixed in location. Real estate law is the body of regulations and legal codes which pertain to such matters under a particular jurisdiction and include things such as commercial and residential real property transactions. Real estate is often considered synonymous with real property (sometimes called realty), in contrast with personal property (sometimes called chattel or personalty under chattel law or personal property law).
However, in some situations the term “real estate” refers to the land and fixtures together, as distinguished from “real property,” referring to ownership of land and appurtenances, including anything of a permanent nature such as structures, trees, minerals, and the interest, benefits, and inherent rights thereof. Real property is typically considered to be Immovable property. The terms real estate and real property are used primarily in common law, while civil law jurisdictions refer instead to immovable property.
A chamber of commerce (also referred to in some circles as a board of trade) is a form of business network, e.g., a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community. Local businesses are members, and they elect a board of directors or executive council to set policy for the chamber. The board or council then hires a President, CEO or Executive Director, plus staffing appropriate to size, to run the organization.
The first chambers of commerce were founded in 1599 in continental Europe (Marseille, France and Brugge, Belgium). The world’s oldest English-speaking chamber of commerce is that of New York City, which was established in 1769. The largest chamber of commerce in the UK is the North East Chamber of Commerce with over 4,000 members. The oldest Chamber in the English speaking world with continuous records is the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce founded in 1783.
The Urban Land Institute, or ULI, is a non-profit organization with offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and London. Its stated mission is “to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide.” ULI advocates progressive development, covering topics such as sustainability, smart growth, compact development, place making, and workforce housing.
The ULI was founded in 1936 and currently has over 39,000 members. More than 20% of the members work in government, academia, or public-private partnerships. Most of the rest are involved in the real estate and urban development industries.
The organization makes several awards annually, including the ULI Awards for Excellence, the ULI Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition, the J. C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development, and the ULI-Kenneth M. Good Graduate Student Fellowship.
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The Politics of Music in the Live Music Capitol of the World
produced by Glaze Studio http://www.glaze.net and http://www.musictexas.com 2 hour feature Documentary Film.
A southern groove culture soap opera with a
political backbeat.
Austin is known world wide for hippies, music and politics— which definitely makes for a diverse “weird” local culture. As George Bush went from the Governor’s mansion in Austin to the White house in Washington D.C. there was a redirection plan set into action in Austin and in towns across America. The incorporation of style, the value of American liberty and fear is reflected in the choices those in power make for us all—smart Growth?
This film follows the path of the Austin Music Community over the past 11 years and how artists, musicians and filmmakers succeeded in creating an audience for original homespun television media but was shackled when given the dubious task of turning a politically charged Public Access Channel into a “for profit” entity featuring music on a 24/7 basis. Held together by shoe strings, Shiner beer, cigarettes, and passionate community of radio, television and film industry devotees, the Austin Music Network survived on practically no budget for years.
The Politics of Music in the Live Music Capital of the of the World.
Live Performances by Bob Schneider, Pushmonkey, Patrice Pike, John Pointer, M.C. Overlord, Vallejo, Lisa Tingle, Ultrasonic, Guy Forsyth, Podunk, Patricia Vonne, Natalie Zoe, Malford Milligan, Asylum Street Spankers, The Illustrated Band and many more.
Duration : 0:6:11