LITERATURE + LECTURES

Houston Tomorrow, Air Alliance Houston, and Citizens' Transportation Coalition present My Houston 2040, a Happy Hour meeting of the minds. One Thursday per month at Rudyard's Upstairs, 2010 Waugh Drive.  Free and open to the public. Food and drinks available at bar.

Houston Tomorrow, Air Alliance Houston, & Citizens' Transportation Coalition agree that Houstonians can build a better Houston today by thinking about the Houston we may inherit in 2040 and the Houston we want in 2040. Each happy hour will include time for networking and socializing, a topical speaker who will give an informational presentation on Houston urbanism, transportation planning, culture, environment, and more, and a visionary speaker who will give their “My Houston 2040” talk: what they think Houston will be like in 2040, what they want it to be like in 2040, and / or what they want us to do to make it like they want it to be in 2040.

August 2011 Event: Reflections on 6 years of working for the people of Houston

Speakers:

Council Member Sue Lovell (pictured above)
City of Houston
Sue Lovell moved to Houston in 1970 from Fresno, California, with three suitcases, $35 and two good friends. She was 19 years old. In the 39 years since, Council Member Lovell has raised a family, owned a small business, started and led nonprofit organizations, worked in the corporate world, and served as a leader in politics. Today, Council Member Lovell is the Houston City Council Member At-Large, Position 2. In December 2009, she was reelected to her third term. In her second term, she also served as Vice Mayor Pro Tem—a position to which she was elected unanimously by her colleagues on the City Council.

In December 2009, she was reelected to her third term. In her second term, she also served as Vice Mayor Pro Tem—a position to which she was elected unanimously by her colleagues on the City Council. Council Member Lovell chairs City Council’s powerful Transportation, Infrastructure, and Aviation Committee, handling transportation and mobility issues, management of public utilities and rights-of-way infrastructure, and matters relating to the Houston Airport system. Council Member Lovell also serves as chair of the newly created Development and Regulatory Affairs Committee.

Angela Blanchard
President & CEO, Neighborhood Centers, Inc.
Angela Blanchard is recognized for her pioneering work in asset-based community development that focuses on the human, social and cultural strengths of vulnerable populations. . Blanchard is the president and CEO of Houston-based Neighborhood Centers Inc., one of the top 1% of U.S.-based charitable groups that serves 250,000 clients annually through 60 facilities in the Houston and Gulf Coast regions. Blanchard joined Neighborhood Centers in 1986 and was named president and CEO in 1998.