This Saturday, September 22, at 11 A.M., Transportation Alternatives will launch the East Village and Lower East Side Bike Friendly Business District with a bike tour starting at Veselka (144 2nd Avenue) and featuring stops at local hot spots like Pushcart Coffee and the Nuyorican Poets Café. Revolution Rickshaws is proud to have underwritten production… Continue Reading

In early October I posted about RR’s adventures helping the eco-transport enthusiasts at Sigmund Pretzelshop to set up their booth at the Arsenal press conference for new Central Park food vendors. Now – finally! – we have pictures! Doesn’t the trike look eco-adorable? And don’t those pretzels look delicious?

A few weeks ago, when Gregg was shopping at the Union Square Greenmarket, he ran into Shelley Rogers, director of the delightful, dirt-defending documentary What’s Organic About Organic? Turned out she needed a load of organic Florida watermelons delivered to six Manhattan restaurants below 59th Street, as part of a promotion for the film’s week-long… Continue Reading

…and we think it would be great if you came too! He’s speaking this Wednesday (March 31st) at 7:30pm at The Commons (388 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn). The title of his presentation is “No wars, no cars: Ecocities according to Richard Register.” Buy tickets ($15) here. And if you haven’t done so already, sign up… Continue Reading