The coming week will bring plenty of sustainable transportation news and events. While there are connections between the groups and individuals behind these developments,  a pleasing element of serendipity can be found in the fact that they are all happening within the next seven days.
First, the Savannah Bicycle Campaign will mark its official launch with […]

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[ April 14, 2008; 11:00 am; ] All Savannah cyclists are invited to attend a press conference on Monday, April 14 at 11 a.m. in Johnson Square in Downtown Savannah. The event marks the official launch of the Savannah Bicycle Campaign. The group was organized to work through the political, public policy, and citizen advocacy processes to develop more and better bicycle […]

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[ April 18, 2008; 11:00 am; ] The Chatham Urban Transportation Study/Metropolitan Planning Organization
(CUTS)/MPO, in cooperation with Memorial Health and St. Joseph’s/Candler, is holding a press conference for the launch of the Coastal Commuters promotional program. The event will take place on Friday, April 18 at 11 a.m. on the frontage road at the corner of DeRenne Avenue and Abercorn Street. Speaking […]

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A story by Mary Landers in today’s paper reports on Savannah’s membership in Cities for Climate Protection, its efforts to determine its carbon footprint and Alderman Larry Stuber’s attendance at the Climate Communities summit in Washington this week.
In some quarters, it’s standard operating procedure to paint those who are serious about addressing climate change as […]

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Two Savannah College of Art and Design student organizations that have environmental focuses now have new Web sites.
Project Green grew out of SCAD’s School of Building Arts to include students from all academic majors. Last year I wrote a profile of the group’s leader, Paul Schwartzkopf for SCAD’s now defunct faculty/staff newspaper. You can read […]

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