Local Motion Blog

On a rainy February night,  10 visionary  South Burlington residents gathered at Rick Hubbard’s house to consider a big idea.  They want to turn a four lane section of Williston Road into a three lane ‘complete street’.

Williston Road will be repaved this summer and residents want to have the City try a Complete Street demonstration.  [...]

Tags: Bicycling, complete streets, redesign, South Burlington, Vermont, walking

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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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A guest blog post by Local Motion volunteer and certified bike safety instructor, David Jacobowitz:
I teach bike safety education mostly to adults. Recently, it was a pleasure to address students in Luis Vivanco’s Bicycles, Globalization, and Sustainability course recently. I use the curriculum set out by the League of American Bicylists, which is based on [...]

Tags: Bicycling, Construction, Share the Road

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Want to help? If you participate regularly in a group bike ride, email jason@localmotion.org to learn how you can promote responsible riding too!
As part of the Safe Streets project, Local Motion is teaming up with some of Vermont’s top cyclists to promote riding by the rules of the road.  We’re working with the “Tuesday Night [...]

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Over 30 bike commuters came to the first annual Bike To Work Fuel-Up at August First on National Bike to Work Day. Local Motion handed out reflective legbands and traffic safety guidelines while Skirack provided free bike checks.

Thanks to August First, the Skirack, and the Governor’s Highway Safety Program for helping Local Motion host [...]

Tags: August First, Bicycle, Burlington, commuting, Skirack, Vermont

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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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