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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Gather a group of Savannah bicyclists in a room and they will invariably begin to share accounts of near misses involving inattentive or aggressive motorists. They’ll compare notes on which portions of the Lincoln Street bike lane are most often blocked by parked cars. It happens every time cyclists come together, just as […]

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