Utilizing a renewable material growing right in our backyards, the Bamboo Bike Project is creating a new model for social entrepreneurship and development, using craft, DIY techniques, and natural resources.

Marty Odlin, co-founder and engineer of the Bamboo Bike Studio and assistant director of the Education Center for Sustainable Engineering at Columbia University, will discuss the history of this project, as well as its implications in other fields. He will be joined by Justin Aguinaldo, a New York bike messenger who brings his knowledge of bike mechanics to the Bamboo Bike Project.