Upcoming events
- 11/24/2008 - 18:30
Humboldt County General Plan
The Humboldt County General Plan guides development in the county for the next twenty years. We need a plan which will emphasize walkable, bikeable, transit-oriented development. See the county website for more information on the General Plan Update.
Local Climate Initiative Workshop Tomorrow Night!
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 21:38 — Chris Rall
Matt Vander Sluis, will be visiting Humboldt County next week to facilitate a free Local Climate Initiative
Workshop Tuesday, Sept 30, 6:30 to 9pm at the D Street Neighborhood Center, 14th and D, Arcata. This is a great opportunity to learn what we can do as a community to reduce our emissions to help slow and hopefully stop Global Climate Disruption.
Climate Action and Land Use Planning Workshop
On September 30th, the Healthy Humboldt Coalition will host a Local Climate Action Initiative workshop in partnership with the Planning and Conservation League (PCL), a statewide environmental protection organization.
PCL’s Global Warming Program Manager, Matt Vander Sluis, will describe how Humboldt residents can help our elected officials adopt and enforce policies to strengthen our communities without damaging the climate. Hear the nuts and bolts of policies that would cut the carbon footprint of new developments proposed in Humboldt County, including:
Date:
09/30/2008 - 18:30 - 09/30/2008 - 21:00
Supes Receive Health Impact Assessment
Fri, 09/05/2008 - 00:15 — Chris RallLast Tuesday's Humboldt County Supervisors Meeting was an intimate affair, but it helped to bring to light the contrasts in views over the General Plan Update (GPU).
New roads for sprawl in South Eureka
Mon, 08/04/2008 - 05:19 — Chris Rall
Proposed road connecting Humboldt Hill with Tomkins Hill Road
Jeff Smith: Transportation decision-maker profile
Sun, 07/27/2008 - 01:22 — Jennifer BermanCould Alternative A save your life?
Sun, 07/27/2008 - 01:18 — Jennifer BermanCarbon Court - The People vs. San Bernardino County
Sat, 07/26/2008 - 23:51 — Jennifer BermanIt was Arnold Schwarzenegger who originally convinced then-manufacturer AM General to make a version of the Humvee for the civilian market named the Hummer. He is credited with popularizing the iconic vehicles, and collected a total of eight. But, to groom his image as the climate-conscious Greenerator, Gov. Schwarzenegger has sacrificed by selling over half his Hummer fleet.
Where Horses Have the Right of Way - Loving McKinleyville
Sat, 07/26/2008 - 23:43 — Jennifer Bermanby Jen Kalt and Joyce King
McKinleyville is commonly thought of as a land of hastily built strip malls and tract homes, but we residents know that it is a great place to live. Inside our urban boundaries we have gems of open space - Hammond Trail, Hiller Park, Azalea State Reserve, seven creeks and the Mad River, a waterfall, beach access, and the McKinleyville Land Trust’s spruce/shore pine forest.
Location, location, location: The link between transportation and affordable housing
Mon, 07/21/2008 - 04:41 — Shannon TraceyAnyone who’s visited the gas station recently knows that it’s getting more and more expensive to drive. With fuel prices close to $5 per gallon, people are feeling the pain. Over the past month, this author has had an average of 1.5 conversations per day with friends about personal strategies for coping with rising transportation costs. From downsizing to a smaller truck to buying a motorcycle to simply riding a bicycle more, it’s clear that our automobile-dependent transportation system is starting to be a real pain in the pocketbook.
CarFree Conference: Sabin Green
Sun, 06/29/2008 - 17:47 — Chris RallOn the first day of the Towards Carfree Cities Conference in Portland, I was immediately impressed by a presentation on high-density co-housing projects that are the collaboration of Orange Splot LLC (a cohousing developer) and Communitecture, an architecture firm using innovative green building techniques and superb design to create beautiful and inviting high-density living arrangements in Portland neighborhoods.
