Promoting sustainable living in our Brooklyn neighborhood and beyond.
The good folks at Neighborhood Energy Network are co-sponsoring a screening of “Contested Streets” this Thursday night, with a post-film discussion moderated by Dani Simons of Transportation Alternatives. Through interviews with leading historians, urban planners, and government officials, this 57-minute film explores the history and […]
The U.S. Climate Action Partnership, a coalition of environmental non-profits and corporations, has doubled its numbers and now includes General Motors (!). “The addition of these new companies adds horsepower to the push for Congress to act quickly on a real solution to climate change,” […]
I went on this tour (sponsored by Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment) in 2004, and the experience was somewhat life-changing. It was the first time I learned about rainwater harvesting (at the Hollenback Community Garden on Washington Avenue in Clinton Hill), and the first time I saw a green roof (at Bushwick Gardens, a senior citizens housing development built on a former brownfield site).
This year’s tour has two segments, with the morning ride starting at the Stillwell Ave/Coney Island subway station, and the afternoon one at Added Value Farm in Red Hook. The festivities end (begin?) at Brooklyn Brewery. Can’t wait!
Sponsored by the lovely folks at Green Apple Maps Happy Bike Month! Green Apple Bike Tour starts at 11 am at the Temperance Monument in Tompkins Square Park, near Avenue A and East 9th Street. Co-sponsored by Time’s Up! Bring your bike and explore sustainability […]
Permaculture-based systems offer a broad range of solutions to making NYC more sustainable, and the alliance of folks presenting this event reflects that range. Whether you are interested in growing your own food, making efficient use of land and energy, or just keeping it together […]
This year’s schedule is filled with great rides and events for the whole family.
Tour de Brooklyn 2007 should be the best yet!
Check out the fun from last year’s ride, courtesy of Streetfilms.
from the PlaNYC Transportation Technical report, via Streetsblog: If New Yorkers owned cars at the same rate as the rest of the nation, it would take 11,000 acres, or all of Manhattan below 136th Street, just to park them end to end.
In keeping with the theme of last weeks’ Sustainable Flatbush Event #2 | Livable Cities, today’s Earth Policy News landed in my email box with urban transportation issues squarely in the forefront. Check out the complete article here: http://www.earth-policy.org/Books/Seg/PB2ch11_ss7.htm Favorite quotes: “One of the most […]
