Watch "METRO Matters" TV Show on Livable Cities

What makes a livable city?

And is it possible to create one in a city like Houston that has no zoning regulations?

A consortium of government agencies, nonprofits, and corporations was formed to compete for a government grant that would allow for long-range planning. METRO is a part of this consortium, and the group was recently awarded a federal grant to study sustainability issues.

Here's Kimberly Slaughter, senior vice president of service design and development, to explain more on this latest edition of METRO Matters.

Click here to watch it.

You can also catch it at home. It airs on HCCTV on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. You can find HCCTV on Comcast Channel 19, TV Max Channel 97, Phonoscope Channel 77 and Cebridge Channel 20. The shows are also available 24/7 via Internet streaming on HCC's website.

Or view it on Houston Media Source (HMS TV). HMS TV is found on Comcast's Channel 17, TV Max 95, Sudden Link 99, Phonoscope 75 and AT&T U-verse 99.  Here are show times for Comcast/Channel 17:

Sat.        2/19/11              5:45 p.m.

Mon.     2/21/11                12:30 p.m.

Thurs.   2/24/11                7:15 p.m.

Sat.        2/26/11                11:45 a.m.

Wed.     3/2/11                   9:30 p.m.

Fri.          3/4/11                   7:30 p.m.

Sun.       3/6/11                   8:00 p.m.

Tues.     3/8/11                   7:30 p.m.

Thurs.   3/10/11                10:00 p.m.

Sat.        3/12/11                11:45 a.m.