Past events and recordings
Catch up on Petaluma Urban Chat events you may have missed — and explore curated videos that highlight our four pillars: housing, transportation, city finances, and climate action.
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Human Transit with Jarrett Walker
February 28, 2024
To meet Petaluma's ambitious carbon neutrality goals we must shift 70% of automobile trips to other modes of transportation!
Join Know Before You Grow for a discussion of Human Transit with Dr. Jarett Walker…
Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World
January 18, 2024
The Parking Reform Network, whose founder Tony Jordan spoke to KBYG in August, will host an online presentation by author Henry Grabar . Grabar wrote “Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World”, currently the hottest book on parking and one that comes highly recommended by parking guru Donald Shoup…
Tactical Urbanism for Educators and Students
January 10, 2024
Our first forum of 2024 returns to the subject of Tactical Urbanism! This was a hot topic at Petaluma’s 2023 Better Cities Film Festival held last September and continues to percolate in the hearts and minds of Petalumans working on making our city a better place for everyone…
Equity and Climate Action: What’s parking got to do with it?
August 23, 2023
Why should we reform parking policy?
Parking spaces are expensive.
Car parking takes up lots of space! In suburban communities, surface lots prevent walkable design and lead to sprawl.
Car parking encourages more car ownership and more driving.
Car parking makes our communities less equitable…