Topics

Hundreds of color images are used to illustrate each of Tom Hylton’s talks. Sponsors are asked to provide a screen and LCD projector.  Each of the five topics can be customized to fit specific needs.

Save Our Land, Save Our Towns (20 to 60 minutes)
The best way to save our farms and forests is to rediscover our traditional cities, villages, and towns.

Greening our cities and towns (30 to 60 minutes)
Trees can transform the appearance and livability of our cities and towns.

Short on parks? Hit the streets (30 to 60 minutes)
Landscaping and new traffic patterns can reclaim our streets for pedestrians, bicyclists and shoppers in addition to cars.

Saving neighborhood schools (30 to 60 minutes)
We can nurture children and sustain neighborhoods by preserving neighborhood schools.

Zoning for traditional towns (30 to 60 minutes)
A creative, reader-friendly zoning ordinance can protect historic architecture and ensure new development complements the fabric of traditional towns.