Want to know more about advocating for better facilities in your town? Contact Chapin, Charlene or Jason at Local Motion (802-861-2700). We're here to help!
Local Motion members have been contacting us lately to report a disturbing trend of shoulders disappearing on area roadways.
To accommodate more cars, towns are restriping the road space and shoulders are vanishing. Two recent locations include:
Flynn Avenue, Burlington -- between Pine Street and Oakledge Park
Susie Wilson Road, Essex -- between Route 15 and Kellogg Road
We are following up on both situations. If you notice shoulders dissappearing in your town, please contact
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Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition -- A statewide coalition of bike/pedestrian organizations in Vermont. The group focuses on statewide policy, traffic safety and education. www.vtbikeped.org
Transportation For America -- a coalition of regional and national groups fighting for more funding for walking, biking, transit and other alternatives. Get involved today!
Rails To Trails Conservancy -- a non-profit organization promoting active transportation and the redevelopment of abandoned rail corridors into multi-use trails.
League of American Bicyclists -- a non-profit organization promoting bicycling, and bicycle-friendly accommodations, across the country.
Local Motion, the Safe Streets Collaborative and Dealer.com employees pitched in to do a pedestrian safety analysis of the Pine Street and Howard Street intersection in the spring of 2011.
The woman in this video is a Dealer.com employee who at the time was pregnant and had a broken leg. Note that after the woman is clearly in the crosswalk cars still fail to yield to her.
Want to get involved improving behavior on our streets among cyclists, motorists and pedestrians? Contact
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.
Want to know more about advocating for better facilities in your town? Contact Chapin, Charlene or Jason at Local Motion (802-861-2700). We're here to help!
Here’s a truly inspiring quote from US Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg, as interviewed by Bike Portland:
“One thing that’s been...
Local Motion members have been contacting us lately to report a disturbing trend of shoulders disappearing on area roadways.
Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition -- A statewide coalition of bike/pedestrian organizations in Vermont. The group focuses on statewide policy, traffic safety and education. 
Transportation For America
Rails To Trails Conservancy
League of American Bicyclists
