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Urban AdvenTours
Smell the roses, pedal the petals
By ALYSSA MARTINO
del.ico.us
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"Burn carbs, not carbon," is just one of the many eco-friendly mottos of Urban AdvenTours, a locally owned bicycle tour company that promises to show you Boston in a "wheely" fun way. (Sorry.)
AdvenTours guides are Boston residents and long-time bike lovers committed to reducing their carbon footprint. Their tours explore Boston in myriad ways, from scouring the Greenway to hitting art and architectural sites. Yet UA refuses to pollute the planet by driving gas-guzzling vehicles. Instead, the company has partnered with other environmentally friendly organizations, like Bikes not Bombs, Livable Streets Alliance and Mass Bike, to improve city bike lanes and paths and to urge Boston residents to pick this greener, healthier and—not to mention more fun—mode of transportation.
"We try to conserve as much as we can, and we encourage recycling and staying green. We even use both sides of our papers for our waivers. Most of us don't own cars—we love to ride our bikes," explains Erin O'Bannon, UA's social marketing manager
UA's efforts to green-ify Boston's transportation decisions are even more impressive because of the "BioBus," an old postal truck that runs on recycled vegetable oil donated from a North End restaurant. "The bus just got a lot of new features—we have some green lights underneath and a cool new horn," adds O'Bannon. UA uses the BioBus to quickly and efficiently deliver bikes to users around the city without emitting harmful pollution.
Beep, beep! Time to make way for a revolution on wheels.
[890 Comm. Ave., Boston. 800.979.3370. urbanadventours.com]
