OS on urban growth

[Jeff Aitken]

Here's an invitation to a daylong OS we're having next month, offered as a
"sample invitation", as an "opening for feedback & conversation on the
list", as a "sample topic forwarded to both oslists", and as an invitation
to an open space if you're in the neighborhood... Jeff (thanks Beth
Meredith)


Growth...Highway 101...Agriculture...Rail...Open Space...
Affordable Housing...Business Parks...Sprawl...Telecom Valley...
Urban Growth Boundaries...Redevelopment...Commuting...Quality of Life...

What do you think about these issues?
What are the options?
How can YOU make a difference?

THE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
FOR ECOLOGY AND THE ECONOMY
invites you to a

COMMUNITY FORUM on
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION

SATURDAY, JULY 15TH

Petaluma Community Center
320 North McDowell (see directions below)
9 am (starts promptly) - 5:30 pm

This all day event will offer you a chance to talk with others about the land
use and transportation issues that matter to you and discuss what actions
you might take towards realizing a brighter future for Sonoma County.
Everyone will be invited to express their views, share information, learn
from others and strategize about next steps.  A summary of the proceedings
will be made available to all who attend.

The Community Forum will use a meeting method known as "Open Space." This is a
proven way for people to come together for meaningful discussion.  You will
have the freedom to move in and out of discussions based on your interests.
Open Space also provides a framework that encourages action.  No previous
experience is required. All we ask is that you come prepared to be
surprised.

*Donation of $15 requested, No one turned away for lack of funds.
*Registration will be at the door.
*Bring a lunch to eat in the park, or walk to one of the nearby
restaurants.
*For more information, contact Beth Meredith at 707 763-1532,
arclight at iscweb.com.

DIRECTIONS: The Petaluma Community Center is located just off Highway 101 in
Petaluma.  Take the Washington Street exit and head East.  Turn North at
McDowell Blvd.  The Community Center entrance is at the second traffic
light on your right.

THANK YOU to the following organizations for their support:
Greenbelt Alliance
Sierra Club
Sonoma County Transportation Land-Use Coalition
Sonoma County Conservation Action
Sonoma West Times
Sustainable Petluma Network (HC2)
Sustainable Sonoma County.

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New phone:
Jeff Aitken
PO Box 1092
Inverness CA 94937
415-669-1924
ja at svn.net

... When a man/encouraged by the dead goes/where he wishes to go,/then he
sees the long tongue/of water on which the whale/rides on his
journey...(Robert Bly)