Posted by Chapin on Feb 22 2011
Tags: AARP, complete streets, Transportation, Vermont
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 will [...]
Posted by Chapin on Nov 29 2010
Tags: Bicycling, Burlington, Health, Portland, urban planning
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 [...]
Posted by Kevin on May 24 2010
Tags: Bike Commuting, Parking, Policy, Share the Road
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 [...]
Posted by Chapin on May 16 2010
Tags: Best Practices, Transit, walk
I am in Boulder with 14 diverse Burlington stakeholders looking at how to keep our downtown vibrant. Like Burlington, Boulder has a great 4-block pedestrian mall. Boulder has a good transit center a block and a half off of the pedestrian mall that features: A heated indoor waiting area Public bathrooms A little store Ticket [...]
