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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 are relevant to the sustainability discusssion… here they come!

City Room reports that yesterday’s public hearing on congestion pricing at Hunter College placed two more groups on the supporting side: the Transit Workers’ Union, and a coalition called Communities United for Transportation Equity (aka CommUTe). Representatives of the latter group presented strong arguments for charging private motor vehicles to enter Manhattan’s Central Business District [...]

For the transportation geeks among us (yes, I’m one!), this should be a very interesting panel discussion coming up on January 28th. I am familiar with the work of Aaron, Christine and Elizabeth, and those three alone are worth the “price” of admission.
Moderated by Aaron Naparstek of Streetsblog, this panel discussion featuring New York [...]

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 issues locally. To my amazement, 25 people braved a blizzard [...]

Next Sustainable Flatbush monthly meeting:
Monday January 7th, 7pm
462 Marlborough Road (between Ditmas and Dorchester)
Our regular meetings on the first Monday of every month are for newcomers and committee members alike. We will report on projects in progress and plan for future activities. Everyone is welcome!

photo by Cycleiciousness

photo by Feuillu

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 for your health (or, it is when you’re not mowed [...]

Tonight is the second of four community visioning meetings for Imagine Flatbush 2030, to be held at Brooklyn College’s new Conference Center. Everyone is invited.
Local blog Brooklyn Junction provides the perfect summary of why this process is so important:
Come out to the meeting tonight and I think you’ll see why I, and a whole bunch [...]

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 held at Brooklyn College, early February 2008
Gardening Committee
Neighborhood Gardening Event
in collaboration with the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
location TBA, late [...]