The San Antonio Extreme-Heat Challenge
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Tue, Jan 20, 2026; 6:00 PM
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The San Antonio Extreme-Heat Challenge
Our January general meeting featuresBill Barker, FAICP, FITE, speaking about extreme heat in San Antonio.
Eco Centro, 1802 N Main Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212, USA
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Karen Weehler
alamogroupmeetings@lonestar.sierraclub.org
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Organized By: Alamo Group of the Sierra Club
Location: Eco Centro, 1802 N Main Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212, USA
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Event Organizers:
Karen Weehler
alamogroupmeetings@lonestar.sierraclub.org
Our first meeting of 2026, to be held on January 20th, features Bill Barker, FAICP, FITE, of San Antonio. He will discuss the challenges posed by increasing extreme heat, and how they can be addressed
Meeting schedule
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Informal get-to-know-you
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6:00 pm to 6:15 pm
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Announcements
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6:15 pm to 6:30 pm
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Featured program
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6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
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Venue
This is an in-person-only meeting at:
Program topic
It is now hotter than it’s ever been, and it will continue to get hotter throughout our lifetimes. It is also now dangerously hot as can be seen by increasing heat-related illness and deaths. There are also clear economic and environmental impacts. This presentation will summarize the current and projected extreme-heat situation in San Antonio and alternative technologies which can be used to address it.
About our speaker
Bill moved to San Antonio in 1997 to be the Planning Director for VIA Metropolitan Transit. He has also served as the Executive Director of Solar San Antonio, a Project Manager in the City’s Office of Sustainability, and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the UTSA graduate urban and regional planning program. Currently, he is an advisor to the Great Springs Project and a member of the Executive Committee of the Alamo Group of the Sierra Club. After working in mission simulation at NASA in Houston to help train flight controllers and astronauts in the Apollo lunar mission, his career in transportation started at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center of the U.S. Department of Transportation. He then joined the North Central Texas Council of Governments (the Dallas–Fort Worth Metropolitan Planning Organization) and became the Director of Transportation and Energy there.As a consultant, Bill has helped public and private clients in seven states, Canada, and Mexico as well as the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Agency for International Development. He has been engaged in “think tank” projects with the University of Texas at San Antonio Center for Urban and Regional Planning Research, Houston Advanced Research Center, the Environmental Defense Fund, the Gas Research Institute, the National Academy of Science Transportation Research Board, and the Center for Urban Transportation Research.Bill is the only professional recognized as a Fellow by both the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the American Institute of Certified Planners. He has a B.S. in physics and a M.A. in urban affairs. Our general meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of most months. They're always free and open to the public.