Our neighborhood. Our planet.

How the Program Works - Video

Cool Block - How the Program Works

Learn about the experience of being a Cool Block participant! Thank you to the Palo Alto Cool Block community for sharing their experience.

This video was made pre-Covid-19. When Covid is a risk, please take appropriate precautions, e.g. by wearing masks, maintaining social distance and avoiding large indoor gatherings.

James Keene

CITY MANAGER, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA

“Cities are the platform for change in our world today. The Cool Block links the challenges facing our planet to the intimate, personal, social scale of the city block. This program starts and ends with the premise and promise—that the individual, household, and neighbors are the way forward in the face of seemingly insoluble global problems.”