Last night, creative city making champion Charles Landry spoke to a packed house. I had the pleasure of being in the audience along with most of the usual suspects (govt., real estate development, business, downtownies, a few artists & SCAD folk) . . . you were probably there too. He was worth standing […]

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This Sunday’s New York Times Magazine featured a short interview with Enrique Peñalosa, a former mayor of Bogata, Columbia and current urban planning consultant. Peñalosa is associated with Bogata’s Ciclovia, described by Streets Films’ Clarence Eckerson, Jr. as “a weekly event in which over 70 miles of city streets are closed to traffic where […]

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Savannah Morning News columnist K.W. Oxnard has recently returned from vacation and in today’s paper she shares some of the good ideas she saw in other cities. Among them, a series of connected greenspaces:
Unlike Savannah, New York has spent the last 20 years creating a greenbelt through all five boroughs, patching together individual parks with […]

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There’s something sustainable happening every day for the rest of the week. Doubt me? Submitted for your consideration:
Tuesday: The May installment of Green Drinks Savannah happens at Cha Bella, located near the corner of Broughton and East Broad streets. The events starts at 5:30 p.m. More information is available here.
Wednesday: SCAD’s chapters of the The […]

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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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