Oct 31: Benefit concert for Food Pantry

Rodef Shalom Brotherhood joins forces with the East Winds Symphonic Band to benefit the Squirrel Hill Food Pantry. Last year, the Pantry distributed almost 166,000 pounds of food to individuals and families in need. The concert is open to the entire community, and is free -- but guests are encouraged to bring a bag of kosher groceries or a monetary donation.

Reservations are not required, but seating is limited so come early! For more information, please call Norman Kanel at 412.241.6542.

Oct 30-31: Frack University -- Marcellus education

You can find more information including a detailed schedule and register online at http://frackuniversity.blogspot.com/ .

Oct 29: Arbor Aid

Join the soon-to-be-former Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest and celebrate the beauty of urban trees at

Arbor Aid -- Art Created from Salvaged Wood!

Showcasing artwork both decorative and functional by 50 local artists, with music provided by the Mon River Ramblers and Kirkwood, eats & treats from all your local favorites, and a beautiful setting in the newly-refurbished 6th floor of Guardian Storage Solutions in the Strip District.

FotPUF is unveiling a new name at Arbor Aid with a toast! Celebrate with us as we enter a new chapter in our organization's history! Join us... during our last moments as Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest!

7pm-11pm on the 6th Floor of Guardian Storage Solutions, 2839 Liberty Ave.

Parking available at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's Auxillary Lot right next door! Buy tickets online today!

Oct 27: GASLAND showing at Lili Coffee Shop

GASLAND Wednesdays -- Come out for a screening of this important documentary each Wednesday in October at the Lili Coffee Shop, followed by a Q&A session.

7 pm at Lili Coffee Shop, at Dobson & Downing Streets, 15219. For more information, email danadolney@hotmail.com .

Oct 26: Sustainable Urbanism talk at CMU

Sustainable Urbanism, a talk by Professor Julio Cesar Perez Hernandez, architect and urban planner.

Sustainability encompasses the whole human activity so when it comes to place making a holistic approach must guide the analysis and provide the necessary frame that takes into account both tradition and innovation to create healthy places with economic balance and social integration. It must reconcile human needs with ecological imperatives. Three projects by the author –one in Spain and the rest in Cuba- are displayed as case studies to show some urban planning and urban design tools and strategies. A Master Plan for 21st Century Havana aimed at preserving the city’s historic, urban and architectural legacy and also at encouraging its future urban and economic development expresses the author’s vision for the future of the only Caribbean Metropolis with a European influence.

Professor Julio Cesar Perez Hernandez became the one and only Cuban Loeb Fellow at Harvard University Graduate School of Design during 2001-2002 in Advanced Urban and Environmental Studies and he received his degree from the School of Architecture of Havana, Cuba in 1982, where he was an Adjunct Professor from 1998 to 2006. He has lectured widely in the US, Canada and Europe about Cuban architecture and he’s also taught courses in the US and in Europe. He’s the author of a major book about Cuban architecture ‘Inside Cuba’ published by Taschen Editions, 2006, and also of ‘A Master Plan for 21st Century Havana’, a comprehensive urban plan registered at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. He is the founding Chairman of the Cuban chapters of C.E.U and INTBAU and a member of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba and the recipient of several international and national awards. His writings have been published in Progressive Planning, the New York Times, Alinea Editrice, Caleidoscopio Ediçao The Journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects in Ireland, Arquitectura Cuba and Arquitectura y Urbanismo. He is currently writing the book ´The Magic Landscapes and Urban Design of Havana´, a comprehensive essay about the history and evolution of the capital city of Cuba to be published in 2011.
He organizes and leads the Havana International Charrette every Spring, an urban planning and design workshop aimed at the regeneration of the city of Havana, its harbor and its waterfront.

6:30pm in Porter Hall 100 (Gregg Hall) at CMU. Co-sponsored by the Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture and the Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education & Research (SEER).

Oct 23: Regional Apple Festival and pie contest

Pittsburgh Regional Apple Festival and Pro-Am Apple Pie Baking Competition

Music, fun, and apples in surprisingly many forms. Fire up your oven and bring a pie to be judged (and then eaten)! Fabulous apples, cider, ice cream, and cheese, to taste and to buy; pie a la mode (with Oh Yeah ice cream); and plenty of family entertainment: music, jugglers, a Double Dutch demo, and lots to learn about Western Pennsylvania's rich apple heritage.

11-2 at the Union Project at Negley and Stanton; free! For more information, contact Susan at stbarclay13@verizon.net .

Oct 23: Prepare Faire in Friendship Park

As summer fades and the leaves change, so do the types of things that can be considered useful. Instead of fans and sunglasses, rakes and warm hats become more common.

It is with this in mind that East End Mutual Aid would like to announce the Prepare Faire: A Really, Really Free Market to Share the Harvest and Get Ready For the Cold.

This event will be held Saturday, October 23rd from 2pm-6pm in Friendship Park. Unlike the previous two Share Faires, in which we put out an open call for people to bring any potentially useful items to be shared with their neighbors, at this event we are asking you to bring items specific to the fall and winter months. There will be warm apple cider, hot chocolate, and various pies.

Items to bring:
Scarves
Warm blankets
Coats
Sweaters
Hats
Gloves/mittens
Rakes
Shovels/Ice scrapers
Halloween costumes
Mugs
Other winter items!

And feel free to bring some seasonal food items to share!

We’ll see you in Friendship Park on October 23!
Bring your fall and winter items to share, and we can all look forward to the coming months with a greater sense of comfort and togetherness.

2-6 p.m. in Friendship Park (Friendship Ave and S. Mathilda St., Pittsburgh).
East End Mutual Aid 412-385-3362

Oct 23: SustEnable: The Metamentary funding deadline

Sust Enable: The Metamentary is an experimental feature-length nonfiction film that addresses the controversy and uncertainty forming our modern understanding of sustainability. We will attempt to answer the question, “what does sustainability mean?” holistically, through all aspects of our film: in the narrative, in the stylistic treatment, and even in the production methodology. Themes of process, complexity, feedback, reflexivity and dialogism will emerge on all levels. It’s not about converting all information to fit one closed-off worldview anymore... now, Sust Enable: The Metamentary is about opening up to debate, embracing complexity, embracing relativity and rejecting clean, easy answers--all in service to a broader statement about how human society, and living ecosystems, are actively defining sustainability.

For more information on the project, please take a look at our film’s fundraising campaign on Kickstarter.com: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1686680197/sust-enable-the-metamentary

The deadline for KickStarter funding of this project is October 23, at midnight -- please click, view, and contribute!

Oct 22-23: Three Rivers Bioneers

The Pittsburgh satellite conference associated with the 21st national Bioneers Conference will be held a week after the main conference so that we may better focus our time here on issues and solutions relevant to our bioregion. Share models for innovative solutions, and help build a just, progressive, eco-focused, positive, action-oriented community!

Attendees will be able to participate in local workshops and field trips, as well as view talks from the national conference -- which will feature luminaries such as Jane Goodall, women's rights leader Gloria Feldt, Tree People's Andy Lipkis, Stonyfield Farm founder Gary Hirshberg, NASA climate expert James Hansen, Planetwalker John Francis, and the Kirwan Institute's john a. powell (among others).

The local conference will take place at the Pittsburgh Project, 2801 North Charles Street, Pittsburgh, 15214.

More information, RFPs for workshops and art displays, and conference registration will be available online at the 3RB web site.

Oct 21: Public Action Meeting on transit and other problems

PIIN Public Action Meeting will seek action on transit funding and other regional problems

The Port Authority’s current funding crisis (with a 35% service cutback planned for next March) will be among issues addressed at a Public Action Meeting of the Pittsburgh Interfaith Impact Network (PIIN). The public is urged to attend—no admission charge.

1000 PIIN members and supporters—committed to working together for greater justice and equity in this region, state, and nation—are expected to attend. They will challenge local, state, and national public officials, as well as candidates for public office, to agree to specific remedies to the transit funding shortage; poor school performance; racial profiling; need for immigration law reform; and gun violence.

PIIN is an interracial alliance of more than 40 congregations representing many faiths working to realize their shared values through civic engagement on issues identified by their members.

7 - 8:30 pm, at Rodef Shalom, 4905 Fifth Avenue, (Oakland). Doors will open at 6:15. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact: PIIN at (412) 621-9230 or office@piin.org; www.piin.org

Oct 21: ALCOSAN public meeting

Is untreated wastewater entering your source of drinking water? Sewer overflows impact everyone, and everyone can contribute to the resolution of this critical problem. By participating in an upcoming meeting, you can learn what is being considered in your community to address the public health, environmental and economic impacts of untreated wastewater discharges into this region's rivers and streams. Meetings will be held from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm with a presentation given at 6:30 pm. These meetings will focus on the community-based potential solutions for each area as well as provide ALCOSAN's Annual Customer Information update.

Additional meetings are scheduled through November. A complete list is available here.

Monday, October 18
Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department, 456 1st Street, Carnegie, 15106

Tuesday, October 19
East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15206 (East Liberty)

Wednesday, October 20
Bellevue Christian Church, 680 Lincoln Avenue, Bellevue, 15202

Thursday, October 21
Carnegie Library, 510 E. 10th Avenue, Munhall, 15120

Oct 21: GASLAND film screening

Come out for a free showing of GASLAND, an award-winning documentary on the impacts of drilling for natural gas. Come see for yourself what the gas industry would like to do in our backyard!

8:30 p.m. at The Double Wide Grill, 2339 E Carson St., Pittsburgh. For more information call 412-758-2597; you can learn more about the film at http://www.gaslandthemovie.com .

Oct 20: ALCOSAN public meeting

Is untreated wastewater entering your source of drinking water? Sewer overflows impact everyone, and everyone can contribute to the resolution of this critical problem. By participating in an upcoming meeting, you can learn what is being considered in your community to address the public health, environmental and economic impacts of untreated wastewater discharges into this region's rivers and streams. Meetings will be held from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm with a presentation given at 6:30 pm. These meetings will focus on the community-based potential solutions for each area as well as provide ALCOSAN's Annual Customer Information update.

Additional meetings are scheduled through November. A complete list is available here.

Oct 20: GASLAND showing at Lili Coffee Shop

GASLAND Wednesdays -- Come out for a screening of this important documentary each Wednesday in October at the Lili Coffee Shop, followed by a Q&A session.

7 pm at Lili Coffee Shop, at Dobson & Downing Streets, 15219. For more information, email danadolney@hotmail.com .

Oct 20: EPA rep comes to Clairton

In response to an urgent citizen request, Brian Rehn, Associate Director of the Environmental Protection Agency's Air Program, will be speaking -- and hearing residents' concerns -- at the REACH Mon Valley monthly meeting. The Liberty-Clairton area is home to the nation's largest coke works and faces some of the country's toughest air pollution problems. REACH Mon Valley is a project of Clean Water Action, and provides a monthly forum to discuss pollution issues in the Mon Valley.

REACH stands for REaching A Clean & Healthy Mon Valley, a.k.a. the Mon Valley Bucket Brigade; it formed around bucket sampling for air toxics a few years ago.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Elrama Fire Hall (17 Elrama Avenue, Elrama, PA 15038). For more information, call (412)765-3053x210 or visit http://www.pabucketbrigade.org .

Oct 20: Meet-the-Candidates forum in New Kensington

The Northern Westmoreland Foundation presents a Meet-the-Candidates Forum featuring two state races:

State House 54th District

John Pallone - D

Eli Evankovich - R

State Senate (Sean Logan's seat)

Phil Olijar, - R

Jim Brewster - D

Len Young - Libertarian

You can submit questions by email to admin@nkchamber.org

or by postal mail to New Kensington Chamber, 858 4th Ave. New Kensington, PA 15068

or on-site, in writing, a half-hour before the event begins.

7-9 p.m. at the Penn State New Kensington auditorium.

Oct 19: ALCOSAN public meeting

Is untreated wastewater entering your source of drinking water? Sewer overflows impact everyone, and everyone can contribute to the resolution of this critical problem. By participating in an upcoming meeting, you can learn what is being considered in your community to address the public health, environmental and economic impacts of untreated wastewater discharges into this region's rivers and streams. Meetings will be held from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm with a presentation given at 6:30 pm. These meetings will focus on the community-based potential solutions for each area as well as provide ALCOSAN's Annual Customer Information update.

Additional meetings are scheduled through November. A complete list is available here.

Oct 18: No Student Left Inside talk

Author Jane Kirkland will speak at The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park. 829 Milton Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 about the importance of getting children outside and ideas to make it happen. This free event sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators (PAEE) is open to the public, everyone interested in children and the environment. Join us for this important opportunity! Jane will have books for sale and an opportunity to have them autographed. Visit www.paee.net for further information.

Jane Kirkland is a bestselling author, the recipient of the National Arbor Day Foundation’s Education Award, two Teacher’s Choice Awards, a Writer’s Magazine Book Award, and her books have been finalists in Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year, and USA BookNews Best Books. Jane has been featured on Animal Planet, PBS, and Comcast’s CN8 TV and is a regular guest on WXPN’s Kids Corner radio program in Philadelphia. She is a popular keynote speaker at national conferences on children and nature and visits schools, colleges and universities throughout North America.

7 p.m. at the Environmental Charter School at Frick Park, 829 Milton Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. Books will be for sale and there will be time for autographs. Free and open to the public; please come early to make sure you have a seat.

Oct 18: ALCOSAN public meeting

Is untreated wastewater entering your source of drinking water? Sewer overflows impact everyone, and everyone can contribute to the resolution of this critical problem. By participating in an upcoming meeting, you can learn what is being considered in your community to address the public health, environmental and economic impacts of untreated wastewater discharges into this region's rivers and streams. Meetings will be held from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm with a presentation given at 6:30 pm. These meetings will focus on the community-based potential solutions for each area as well as provide ALCOSAN's Annual Customer Information update.

Additional meetings are scheduled through November. A complete list is available here.

Oct 18: City Council Post-Agenda on Marcellus

Pittsburgh City Council will hold a Post-Agenda session to educate members of Council and the public about issues related to Marcellus Shale drilling. Council member Doug Shields recently introduced legislation to ban drilling in the City of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Anthony Ingraffea (Cornell University's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering), Dr. John Stolz (Duquesne University, Department of Biological Sciences and Director of the Center for Environmental Research and Education), and Mrs. Peggy Utesch (community activist, Movin' Forward Consulting) will highlight the public health concerns. The legal perspective will be presented by Ms. Emily Collins (University of Pittsburgh Environmental Law Clinic), Mr. Jules Lobel (University of Pittsburgh, constitutional lawyer), Mr. Thomas Linzey (co-founder and Chief Legal Counsel of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund), and Mr. Ben Price (Projects Director, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund). Dr. Kent Moors (Duquesne University, Department of Political Sciences and Director of the Energy Policy Research Group) will discuss the business aspects.

The session will take place at 1 p.m. at City Council Chambers, 5th floor of the City-County Building, 414 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219. It will also be televised on Pittsburgh Cable Channel 13, and can also be viewed on the Legislative Information Center website: http://www.pittsburghpa.gov/lic/

Oct 16: Film on farmer suicides in India

On World Food Day, come watch an interesting film and hear about how a local group is using sustainable agriculture to solve social and economic problems. Pittsburgh's Association for India's Development (AID) invites you to a screening of Nero's Guests: The Age of Inequality, a film by Deepa Bhatia.

The program will start with a 15-minute overview of two current agriculture-related AID projects in India: Kisan Swaraj Yatra, co-organized by AID, in which activists are traveling all over India and spreading awareness about sustainable practices in agriculture; and Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture, a project on sustainable non-chemical farming, supported by AID Pittsburgh. The 1-hour documentary will be screened following these presentations.

About the documentary
Nearly 200,000 farmers have committed suicide in India over the last 10 years, but the mainstream media hardly reflects this. Nero´s Guests (www.nerosguests.com) is a story about India’s agrarian crisis and the growing inequality seen through the work of a renowned journalist P. Sainath. Through his writings and lectures, Sainath makes us confront the India we don’t want to see, and provokes us to think about who the ‘Nero’s Guests’ are in today’s world.

5 p.m. in 100 Porter Hall on the Carnegie Mellon University campus, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213 (Map: http://tinyurl.com/378pgh5 ). Free and open to the public. For more information, email aidpittsburgh@gmail.com

About P. Sainath
P. Sainath, Rural Affairs Editor of The Hindu, is the 2007 winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s most prestigious prize (and often referred to as the ‘Asian Nobel’), for Journalism Literature and Creative Communications Arts. Winner of over 35 global and national awards, his work on the problems faced by the rural farming communities is the largest
work on the current agrarian crisis in India. His writings go far beyond the realm of journalism and reports, capturing the complex and fundamental issues of the Indian agriculture system and society which have been overlooked by the academicians and policy makers. Through sustained level coverage, Sainath and his colleagues have created a national agenda through this film, compelling the government to take notice and act.

About Deepa Bhatia
Deepa Bhatia is a filmmaker based in Mumbai. She has worked with acclaimed directors like Govind Nihalani & Jahnu Barua. She has been the editor of many popular works like 'My name is Khan', 'Rock On' and 'Taare Zameen Par'. Deepa has also been involved in research on several documentaries & films. Nero's guests is her first independent documentary.

About AID
The Association for India's Development is dedicated to promoting grass roots development efforts in India that organize communities for health care, education, small enterprise, alternate energy, environmental action and people's rights. AID is a registered 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Visit http://pittsburgh.aidindia.org for details on the activities of the Pittsburgh chapter.

Oct 16: No Student Left Inside workshop

No Student Left Inside Workshop – The Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators (PAEE) along with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is sponsoring a FREE all-day workshop with a focus on getting students outdoors. The day will start with an introduction and short presentations by the Game Commission, Fish and Boat Commission, and PAEE outlining the resources available for classrooms, non formal educators, and homeschoolers. Each will also preview the outdoor activities they will model that day. The group (about 100) will break into three sections. Everyone will rotate through the three hour-long OUTDOOR sessions. (Dress appropriately for the weather.) At these sessions they will learn exciting (but easy to use) activities they can do outside with students. Workshop includes a year’s membership in PAEE, a 5% discount to attend the PAEE annual conference, March 17-19,2011 near Ligonier, and 6 Act 48 hours if needed.

The day will culminate with keynote speaker, Jane Kirkland. Jane is a dynamic and knowledgeable author whose books are directed at taking students outdoors. Her website is www.takeawalk.com .

This workshop will be held at The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park, 829 Milton Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. Visit www.paee.net to register. Space is limited. rroperti@zoominternet.net

Oct 16: GASPtoberfest!

GASP's annual fundraiser will include an easy nature hike and a family-friendly geocaching treasure hunt offered by Venture Outdoors (2-4 p.m.), followed by an opportunity to celebrate GASP's accomplishments while enjoying delicious food and drinks from various European traditions. Featuring music by Pittsburgh's acclaimed Gypsy Strings, and local beer from Penn Brewery.

2-7 p.m. at Riverview Park's Chapel Shelter. Learn more about GASP and purchase tickets online at www.gasp-pgh.org or call 412-325-7382

Oct 16: Marcellus conference (Hbg)

Building a Stronger Movement: Statewide Conference on Natural Gas Drilling for community groups, activists, and residents concerned about the effects of drilling in the Marcellus Shale.

Participating organizations: ACLU, Campaign for Clean Water, Common Cause, Clean Water Action, Protecting our Waters, Democracy for America, Responsible Drilling Alliance, Sierra Club, Trout Unlimited, Delaware Riverkeepers Network, Penn Future, Penn Environment, and many more.

The extraction of natural gas in Pennsylvania has been going on largely with minimal state and federal oversight. This conference is an opportunity to exchange information about natural gas drilling or "fracking" and learn how to make our voices heard in the Marcellus Shale debate.Conference topics include:

* Best practices of how to wage a winning campaign
* Training on organizing and getting your message out
* How to build an organization, fundraise, and do outreach
* Success stories from different regions of the state
* Networking
* And lots more.

Who Should Come? Community and organizational leaders, activists, concerned individuals and individuals who have leased their land or have been approached about a lease. Republicans, Democrats, Independents, home and business owners, farmers, hunters and fishermen - anyone who cares about protecting our property rights, air quality, drinking water, farmland and Pennsylvania's natural beauty.
11 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg: 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill, PA 17011

Register Today! Sign up online at: http://bit.ly/9juhGz To RSVP and for any questions, contact Hannah Miller at 215-888-8036 or golden.notebook@gmail.com

Oct 15: Smart Growth Conference

10th Annual Southwestern PA Smart Growth Conference: Regional Collaboration: Investing in Sustainable Communities. For this 10th anniversary, the conference will be a milestone for the high stakes surrounding the region's capacity building for smart growth. Focus will be on alignment with the Obama Administration's Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities (comprising federal DOT, EPA, and HUD) in supporting integration of housing, transportation, water infrastructure, energy conservation, and land use planning and investment. As such, this one-day, conference will identify barriers and solutions to cross-jurisdictional coordination for regional smart growth and sustainable community development policy and implementation. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan hit home the need and opportunity of our times in recently stating, "Our challenge now is to bring that holistic view of community development into the mainstream -- to help build sustainable neighborhoods, communities and regions that are as interconnected as the challenges they face."

The conference will again serve as a public input session to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission's process of updating the region's Long Range Transportation and Development Plan. This update will be distinguished by addition of enhancements appropriate to a regional sustainable development plan per the six "Livability Principles" prioritized by the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities.

The conference will feature:
- Mariia Zimmerman, Deputy Director, HUD Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities
- Representatives of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will discuss the U.S. government's interagency partnership to support and promote sustainable communities.
- Keynote address by Peter Calthorpe, Principal, Calthorpe Associates - Urban Designers, Planners, Architects
- Allen Biehler, Secretary of PA Department of Transportation
- John Hanger, Secretary of PA Department of Environmental Protection
- SPC public process per the region's sustainable development plan
- Four pressing issues interwoven in deliberations: Transportation Funding Crisis, Water & Sewer Infrastructure, Marcellus Impacts, Affordable Housing
- Panel strategy session with: Steve Bland, Port Authority of Allegheny County; Caren Glotfelty, The Heinz Endowments; Doug Hill, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania; John Schombert, 3 Rivers Wet Weather
- Formal presentation of competition results – “14 Essential Tipping Points for SWPA Sustainable Community Development" (Learn how to enter the competition) - Launch of the online Sustainable Community Essentials Rapid Assessment
- Learn what federal and state agencies are looking for in capacity and qualification for sustainable community investment
- Identification of actionable steps whose implementation will position our region to accelerate sustainable development and be a priority place for investment
- Crafting of a summary of participants' input and resulting action plan for presentation to the candidates for Governor, other candidates and incumbents, and community leaders

Southwestern PA is a contemporary proving ground for hastening the new American dream found in revitalizing livable, sustainable communities through smart growth policies that discourage sprawl, congestion and pollution. Come be part of continuing the region's sustainability renaissance for economically competitive, environmentally sustainable, opportunity rich communities. More than a one-time event, the conference will be a point of acceleration and innovation for the region's positive path.

Peter Calthorpe has been named one of twenty-five "innovators on the cutting edge" by Newsweek Magazine for his work redefining the models of urban and suburban growth in America. Starting practice in 1976, he has a long and honored career in urban design, planning and architecture, combining his experience in each discipline to develop new approaches to urban revitalization, suburban growth, and regional planning. His early published work included technical papers, articles for popular magazines, and a number of seminal books, including Sustainable Communities with Sim Van der Ryn, and the Pedestrian Pocket Book with Doug Kelbaugh. The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream, published in 1993, introduced the concept of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and provided extensive guidelines and illustrations of their board application. His latest book with William Fulton, The Regional City: Planning for the End of Sprawl, explains how regional-scale planning and design can integrate urban revitalization and suburban renewal into a coherent vision of metropolitan growth.

Presented by Sustainable Pittsburgh's Sustainable Community Development Network in collaboration with: 3 Rivers Wet Weather, 10,000 Friends of PA, Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Green Building Alliance, Group Against Smog and Pollution, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, Local Government Academy, Pittsburgh Interfaith Impact Network, Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development, Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable Agriculture, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 10, District 11, and District 12, Pennsylvania Resources Council, Remaking Cities Institute, Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County, Southwest Chapter of the Pennsylvania Planners Association, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Pittsburgh, Young Preservationists Association

Sponsored by: The PNC Financial Services Group Michael Baker

Additional support provided by: Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation Richard King Mellon Foundation The Heinz Endowments.

8:30 am - 4:30 pm at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh; lunch is provided. More information and registration are online. Early registration is $25; $45 after 9/23; free for elected officials. For exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities, contact cgould@sustainablepittsburgh.org

Enter the TIPPING POINTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY Competition! More information here . Deadline to enter September 24.

Post Smart Growth Conference - Power of 32 Community Conversation
Continuing the regional dialogue, immediately following conclusion of the October 15 Smart Growth Conference, a Power of 32 Community Conversation will be held from 4:30 - 6:00 pm in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Ballroom. This regional visioning session is open and free to residents of the 32 county region. Pre-register by calling 866-431-3622 and refer to the post Oct. 15 Smart Growth Conference Community Conversation. Attendees of the Smart Growth Conference are encouraged to stay and apply insights from the day. The public at large is welcomed too. Power of 32 is a regional visioning initiative engaging residents across 32 counties in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia in creating a shared vision for the region's future. Through the Power of 32, we can think differently about our region's challenges—our role in the global world, our quality of life, and our opportunities—and act in ways that set a new direction for the future. Please join with other champions of smart growth and sustainability in this important opportunity to share your ideas about the future of the Power of 32 region. Input gained in the community conversations held around the region will by synthesized and vetted toward creation of a shared regional action agenda.