“Houston have your say”
Worth watching tomorrow night:
HOUSTON- A partnership of community and media groups is back in action to get the public talking about where the rapidly growing Houston region is headed in the future.
At 7 p.m. Thursday, January 29, HoustonPBS, in partnership with The Center for Houston’s Future, Houston Community Newspapers, and Houston Public Radio will air their second Houston Have Your Say live on Channel 8 moderated by Patricia Gras. This community forum, following one on immigration last April, will solicit solutions on issues such as traffic, sprawl, quality of life and housing.
“The goal of Houston Have Your Say is to draw attention to fundamental issues that impact our region and to create and sustain a dialogue space for our community to discuss important issues,” said John Hesse, general manager of HoustonPBS.
As the fourth largest city in the country, the Houston region is growing by one million people each decade. The live audience, including Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, City Council member Peter Brown, and Metro CEO Frank Wilson will educate viewers about their current plans to address growth, including Metro 2012. The Citizen’s Transportation Coalition will also participate.
“This is a unique opportunity for the community to participate in policy discussions with a diversity of experts, either from the studio or from home through our website,” said Catherine Mosbacher, President and CEO of the Center for Houston’s Future.
During the show, viewers may call HoustonPBS at 713-741-8357 to ask questions of the audience. The public may also join the conversation by posting comments along with experts on a blog on www.houstonpbs.org. An online policy research center is available at www.centerforhoustonsfuture.org.
The Center for Houston’s Future is a 501c(3) organization and advances the Houston region as one of the top ten global communities in which to live and work. For more information visit www.centerforhoustonsfuture.org
I’ll be part of the conversation; I’m interested to see what we hear. More here.