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St. Albans City recently won just over $2 million for a streetscape project on North Main Street. The project will include new sidewalks and bike infrastructure, linking downtown to a 19-mile pedestrian network and a 26-mile bicycle trail.  The grant comes from the federal TIGER grant program, which stands for “Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery.” [...]

Tags: Bicycling, Business, complete streets, Sidewalk, urban planning, Vermont

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When the Burlington Police Department announced in October that it was starting to issue tickets and warnings to bicyclists and pedestrians who violate traffic laws, Local Motion’s phone started ringing within days. Irate bicyclists who had been issued tickets or warnings wanted to know what was going on — and why they were being [...]

Tags: Burlington, Share the Road, Transportation

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Ever ridden your bike somewhere and realized that you needed to make an adjustment…but didn’t have the tools?  Well, Healthy Living is coming to the rescue.  How you ask?

They are helping to install the cool new Dero ‘Fix-It’ stations around Chittenden County’s bike routes.  These stations have a place to hang your bike while you [...]

Tags: Bicycling, complete streets, Dero Fixit, South Burlington, Vermont

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South Burlington really boomed during the car-centric middle of the last century.  This meant that most of the development was friendly to cars, but not to walkers and bikers.
To South Burlington’s credit, they’ve succeeded in developing Vermont’s most comprehensive network of paths over the last 20 years — 12+ miles connecting many neighborhoods.  [...]

Tags: infill development, planning, South Burlington, Vermont, walkable communities

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As we look to restore our Vermont’s town centers to their past vibrant glory, this picture sums up the potential for more public space if we can minimize the need for through traffic and parking in Vermont’s downtowns.

Tags: smart growth, transporation, urban planning, Vermont

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Former Talking Heads front man David Byrne is a huge bike advocate. Local Motion’s dream would be to get David to come up to Vermont and share his ideas. Well until then, here’s his “Poem to Cyclists” that he presented at a green energy conference this summer.  Thanks to LM fan Steve [...]

Tags: Bicycling, Burlington, David Byrne, Inspirational, Talking Heads, Vermont, video

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Thank you to CCTA for resolving this issue!

News Alert – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rose Getch, Public Affairs & Marketing Manager
(802) 864-CCTA or rose@cctaride.org
CHITTENDEN COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
LINK BUSES WELCOME BACK BIKES

March 30, 2011 – The Chittenden County Transportation Authority (CCTA) is pleased that the headlights on all of the LINK buses [...]

Tags: bikes, buses, CCTA, Chittenden County, Vermont

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Thanks to AARP for leading this important charge.  The update below was in AARP’s recent e-newsletter.  Local Motion is an active supporter of this effort.  Contact us to get involved!

With the active support of some 45 partner organizations around the state, AARP Vermont is leading a campaign to pass Complete Streets legislation that [...]

Tags: AARP, complete streets, Transportation, Vermont

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Jennifer Dill, an accomplished professor and planner from Portland, OR encouraged attendees at a November 17 UVM presentation to look at ways Vermont can expand utilitarian bicycling.
She talked persuasively about barriers to get more people cycling, the health benefits and innovative on-road treatments such as ‘bike boxes’.
If you missed her presentation, check out [...]

Tags: Bicycling, Burlington, Health, Portland, urban planning

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Among its many qualities, Portland, Oregon is well-known for its bicycle friendly culture. Whenever my travels take me through the city I set aside some time to seek out and observe key elements that contribute to that success. Yesterday, with several hours before our Amtrak train was scheduled to depart Portland’s Union Station, Marion and [...]

Tags: Bike Commuting, Parking, Policy, Share the Road

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