Having attended most of the recent GreenDrinks Savannah events, I can testify that they are useful in making connections, which can lead to beneficial collaborations. More evidence of tangible results produced by GDS can be found in a new social networking site, GreenSpace Savannah. Here’s a snip from the site:
GreenSpace Savannah was inspired by […]

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Pedestrian Advocates of the Coastal Empire will conduct a crosswalk action tomorrow (March 7) at 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Bay and Jefferson streets. The group invites members of the community to participate. What’s a crosswalk action?
A crosswalk action is an organized event in which a group of pedestrians repeatedly crosses a street in […]

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As I write this, the newly organized Savannah Bicycle Campaign is holding its second meeting. I’m sorry I can’t be there. Here’s what the SBC hopes to achieve:

Our objectives are to work through the political process to develop more and better bicycle facilities for Savannah—improved bike lanes, racks, and signage—and to develop a public campaign […]

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Cog, Savannah’s bicycle cooperative, needs volunteer mechanics to staff its shop on Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. and Saturdays from noon until 5 p.m. Cog volunteers don’t actually repair bicycles, but rather have the much more important assignment of teaching the co-op’s customers how to fix their own bikes, guiding them through the process of getting […]

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This month’s installment of GreenDrinks Savannah happens tonight at the Walker Mansion on Forsyth Park starting at 6 p.m. The formula also changes a bit, with a $5 charge at the door that covers “a free cocktail buffet, free wine or beer from Moon River and live entertainment by Silver Lining.”
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