The Big Green Bus Stops in Bronxville; Matt Knight, BHS Class of 2007, a Director
July 13, 2011: On Sunday, June 27, a big green bus known as "The Big Green Bus" stopped in Bronxville a week into its 12,000-mile journey across the country. Its objective: to promote sustainability and environmentalism. In just 11 weeks, the bus will have traveled through 31 states and along both coasts before returning to its home at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
One of the directors of The Big Green Bus project is Matt Knight, BHS Class of 2007 and recent Dartmouth graduate in June 2011.
During its trip, The Big Green Bus serves as a classroom on wheels. The bus is outfitted with an unprecedented number of sensors and tools designed to help understand and cultivate information on the inner workings of the bus. The crew (13 in all) is prepared to educate, learn, and spread its message.
Donated by Greyhound, the bus was converted to run on waste vegetable oil instead of gas and to serve as an educational vehicle. While in Bronxville, the crew did some maintenance work on the bus and prepared for events in Brooklyn, New Jersey, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
The Big Green Bus has been featured by Good Morning America, MTV, CNN, Newsweek, NPR, USA Today, and numerous local newspapers. These media outlets allow The Big Green Bus to reach a wider audience and increase the visibility of its message.
This year's tour is made possible by donations from the following organizations: Waste Management, Greyhound, SunPower Corporation, Caesars Entertainment, Anchor QEA, EcoDirect, GreenSmart, Honest Tea, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Annie's Homegrown, Boloco, Clif Bar, Red Bull, Playback Clothing, L.L.Bean, Six South St Hotel, IceStone, Home Depot, Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering, Galvin Foundation, ClassWatch, and other generous contributors.
For more information about the 2011 tour, visit its website at www.thebiggreenbus.org.
Pictured here: Seven members of The Big Green Bus crew. Bronxville graduate Matt Knight is on the far right.
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Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.
While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.
Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.
The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.
Village of Bronxville Administrative Offices
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