On Wednesday August 25, 2010 a group of 24 TEDxers enjoyed an evening of discussion and debate around the ideas of good Urban Design. Following the TED Talks we broke into six groups that discussed urban design that they liked and disliked. Here is the summary of the points discussed. Good Existing Urban Design Walk Streets – Strong communities emerge from the close proximity and the car free streets. Strand – A great place to walk or run and watch the world. Wood Chip Walkway – Another great place to walk, meet people and exercise dogs. Sepulveda Median – Replanting has...

This month there is a great article in Fast Company magazine about TED. It is a great read and you can watch a fun video produced by Fast Comapny about how to become a speaker at one of their...

TEDxManhattanBeach is pleased to announce our fifth monthly social. Date Wednesday August 25, 2010. Agenda 6:00 p.m. Registration and networking – we will be providing beer, wine and a light dinner. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Recorded TED Talks on the theme of Community Design. 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Discussion, networking and more beer and wine (if any is left). Community Design Community Design will explore the ideas that link architecture, zoning and street lay out decisions with community interactions and happy people. Why do we choose to go some places just to enjoy the location and why do we avoid other...

On Wednesday August 4, 2010 a group of 39 TEDxers enjoyed an evening of Creativity. Prior to the presentation we had an amazing hour of music from Patrick’s Band. Following the TED Talks we broke into seven groups and brainstormed ideas for future TEDxManhattanBeach events. I have named the groups after colors for reasons that are unknown. I have listed the ideas (based on the notes that were given to me) and linked to TED Talks, YouTube and Wikipedia on the subjects when I found a video or article that appealed to me (in other words no real science). If you have suggestions for links or...

Following up from our conversation about oil and the forecast increase in transportation fuels. The is article about Bike Superhighways caught my attention. Wish we had some bike superhighways in...

Susan and Pam (who many of you may have met at a TEDxManhattanBeach event) are working like crazy on TEDxFullerton and they are now accepting applications for their one day event. The application deadline is Sunday August 1st, 2010 and the application only takes a couple of minutes to complete. The official press release is below and the easy to complete application is here. I am sure it will be a great day and the speakers they have recruited are very impressive. If you have any questions I believe that both Susan and Pam will be at the TEDxManhattanBeach event on Wednesday August 4, 2010 or you can...