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On this episode of "Scenic Roots," we share our full conversation with Gil Penalosa of 8 80 Cities, the next speaker at CIVIQ on Thursday here in Chattanooga - along with Eric Myers of Chattanooga Design Studio and Scott Martin of Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors.

Next week, Gil Penalosa will visit Chattanooga to discuss “8 80 Cities for Everyone” - as the next speaker at CIVIQ, presented by Chattanooga Design Studio on Thursday, February 22nd, starting at 5:30 PM, at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library. Here is Part II of our conversation with Gil, Eric Myers and Scott Martin.

In Dalton this weekend, Mississippi in May. On Saturday, the Dalton Civitan Club - the oldest civic club in the city - hosts its fourth annual music festival in Burr Performing Arts Park.

As Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors presents this year's Earth Week events, this City is also highlighting its push to join the National Park City movement - following London and Adelaide, Australia. Professor Chris Daniels was a key force behind Adelaide joining the movement.

Chattanooga is home to the longest, continuously staged Armed Forces Day Parade in this country. The grand marshal for Friday's parade - the 75th: retired U.S. Army Gen. B.B. Bell. I spoke with him - and Mickey McCamish of the Chattanooga Area Veterans Council.

Here in Southeast Tennessee, the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition applies for Federal funds for agencies in this area that are working to end homelessness. Mackenzie Kelly - who led the Coalition on an interim basis since last summer - was recently named its new executive director.

On Thursday afternoon, live here on WUTC, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly joined us for our latest monthly conversation. Among the topics: the just-approved city budget; affordable housing; CARTA; train crossing warning systems; WalletHub; 423 Chain Breakers - and more.

“Destiny in Dayton” is the play for this year’s Scopes Festival. On Friday and Saturday, the festival in Dayton will commemorate the 1925 trial of John Scopes, a high school teacher accused of violating a Tennessee law that barred the teaching of evolution in public schools.

What’s on the road of cutting edge in transportation, here in the Southeast and beyond? Think of alternative fuels, sustainability, supply chains, vehicle electrification and lithium ion batteries - all on the agenda for this year’s State of Freight Forum, presented by Thrive Regional Partnership.

An intermission is a short break - for a play, in a movie, at a concert. For the nonprofit ArtsBuild, “Intermission” is the annual event that celebrates the impact of the arts here in the Chattanooga area. It takes place Wednesday, September 25th - starting at 5:30 PM - at Chattanooga Theatre Centre.