Promoting sustainable living in our Brooklyn neighborhood and beyond.
A cargo bike like this costs a month’s salary for some. CD vendor on two wheels. I previously visited Recife and Olinda in 2005, and for some reason it feels like there are more people riding bikes now… my imagination? perhaps. But bikes make a […]
P1010102, originally uploaded by Sustainable Flatbush. Cargo bikes are very big here, carrying everything from huge bottles of water to sounds for the party!
Okay, so I’ve been a rather bad blogger for a week or two, but I have a really good excuse: I’m in Recife, Brazil for Carnaval! Needless to say it’s crazy here (in a good way), but I have a few photos to post that […]
2007 was the first fully operation year for Sustainable Flatbush, and I must say we accomplished a lot. Starting with our Kickoff Meeting on March 16th at Vox Pop Cafe/Bookstore, the goal was to find people in the neighborhood who wanted to work on sustainability […]
For those of us who conduct many of our activities (shopping, errands, visiting friends, etc.) by bicycle, sharing the road safely with motor vehicles is a daily concern. Thanks to Bed Stuy Blog for putting this neighborhood interest topic on the radar: Cycling is great […]
Next Sustainable Flatbush monthly meeting: Monday December 3rd, 7pm 462 Marlborough Road (between Ditmas and Dorchester) Committees will report on their activities and plans, including: R3 Committee Post-Holiday Electronics Recycling Event January 5 and 6, 2008 Livable Streets Committee Central Brooklyn Transportation Conference to be […]
Just a reminder: Sustainable Flatbush Town Hall Meeting is TONIGHT!! Please join us: WHAT: Sustainable Flatbush Town Hall Meeting WHEN: Monday, November 12th at 7pm WHERE: 462 Marlborough Road (between Ditmas and Dorchester) Tonight’s meeting will focus primarily on the formation of committees to carry […]
I am disappointed to read that some of our Brooklyn elected officials are still claiming congestion pricing would place an “unfair burden on the poor” — Assemblyman Nick Perry (D–East Flatbush) calls congestion pricing “a wanton exploitation of tax-paying New York City drivers†and Assemblyman […]
YES, that would be the very same Jan Gehl mentioned in a post last week! At this lecture he will propose an inspiring vision for New York City’s future, based on his 30-year international career “making neighborhoods lively, diverse and safe”. He also has a […]