Posted by Nic on Mar 05 2013
Tags: Bicycling, Bike Touring, Cycle the City, Fun, Get Involved, History, launch, Trails
The Cycle the City Refresh project is nearing completion and it is super exciting to see the results in the form of a suite of revised and cool new tools for the way-finding system. The project is made up of five way-finding components with new signs that incorporate a map and scannable QR [...]
Posted by Chapin on Nov 24 2012
Tags: Bike Path, Burlington, Policy, Segways, Vermont
In 2009, 802 Segways proposed guided Segway Tours on the Burlington Bike Path. A record 90 people commented on that blog post — and the responses were split 50/50 for and against having Segways on the path. The business proposal was pulled and the issue remained largely dormant. Now, Rick Sharp — one of the [...]
Posted by Nic on Sep 27 2012
Tags: Bike, Cycle, Cycle the City, Refresh
Where is that? What is it? Can I ride it now? Is it easy to follow? The Cycle the City route has been around for 15 years and is an awesome 10 mile clockwise loop that sees almost every sweet part of Burlington. Waterfront, Suburbs, Parks, Intervale, Old North End, UVM, Hill Section, Champlain College…you [...]
Posted by Nic on Aug 10 2012
Tags: Bike, Burlington, City, Cycle, Design, Fun, Get Involved, History, Intervale, JDK, Refresh, Trails
News update… We have embarked upon a process for refreshing the entire Cycle the City route with the support of JDK, Local Motion, BWBC, DPW and Parks and Rec. This refresh involves having JDK update the identity (logo, font, colors etc), the online presence through the Cycle the City page on Local Motions Website (http://www.localmotion.org/ctc/), [...]
Posted by Chapin on May 19 2012
Tags: Bicycling, Burlington, Cycle the City, History, Old Spokes Home, Vermont
On a gorgeous Saturday morning, 15 cyclists joined Local Motion Executive Director Chapin Spencer and Local Motion Board Member Luis Vivanco on a 10-mile historic tour of Burlington. The route followed the 10-mile Cycle the City loop developed by Local Motion, the City of Burlington and Lake Champlain Bikeways in 1998. The route was recently [...]
Posted by Chapin on Apr 24 2012
Tags: Advocacy, Bicycling, Lamoille Valley Rail Trail, Rail Trail, Tourism, Vermont
It’s time. Over six years ago, the State of VT decided to create a 92-mile E/W trail across Vermont from Swanton to St. Johnsbury — but we’re still waiting. Senator Sanders secured over $5M of funding for the project years ago. Finally, the first phase of the project should receive its Act 250 permit in [...]
Posted by Chapin on Mar 12 2012
Tags: Activism, Burlington, Burlington Walk-Bike Council, Jon Greisser, Trails, Vermont, Volunteer
It is hard to imagine, but Burlington is losing one of our most passionate and skilled bike advocates to the sunny skies of California. Jon Griesser was an active Local Motion member and participant in the Burlington Walk-Bike Council, but the project that truly demonstrated Jon’s tireless commitment was the renovation of the Route 127 [...]
Posted by Chapin on Jan 26 2012
Tags: recreation, Trails, Vermont
I joined 22 VT trail leaders at the Vermont Trails & Greenways Council’s winter meeting on January 26th. We took three notable steps: 1) Declared support for the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail This stunning 93-mile trail in the making will stretch from Swanton to St. Johnsbury – but it has been stuck in Act 250 [...]
Posted by Chapin on Dec 16 2011
Tags: Milton, planning, Trails, Vermont
Local Motion gives a big ‘shout out’ to our volunteer friends in Milton. The members of the Ad Hoc Recreation Pathways Committee have worked for three years to identify and prioritize potential trails in their community. They will be presenting their first priority to the Milton Planning Commission in January 2012. Milton has embarked on [...]
Posted by Chapin on Dec 04 2011
Tags: app, Bicycling, hiking, iPhone, Trail Finder, Trails, Vermont, XC Skiing
It’s here — the Trail Finder app for the iPhone! It’s free and so easy to use. Download it from iTunes here. Your smart phone is now your trail map. Over 200 trails in Vermont are now searchable from your phone. You can pull up maps, read the details, submit comments or even a photo [...]
