Posted by Jason on Dec 21 2011
Tags: Advocacy, Bicycling
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 so interesting for us at DOT for the past few years is, we travel around the country and find that so much of the political energy and enthusiasm is coming out of bike [...]
Posted by Jason on Dec 21 2011
Tags: Bicycling, Business, complete streets, Sidewalk, urban planning, Vermont
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.” [...]
Posted by Jason on Dec 12 2011
Tags: Bicycling, Bike Commuting, CCTA, complete streets, Policy
Earlier this year, Governor Shumlin announced that the Circ Highway would not be built as planned. Instead, the governor called on towns, advocates, and state government to work together to come up with alternatives to the Circ that would address some of the same issues — mainly congestion and traffic safety — without building a [...]
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 at [...]
Posted by Chapin on Nov 10 2011
Tags: Bicycling, complete streets, Dero Fixit, South Burlington, Vermont
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 [...]
Posted by Chapin on Nov 07 2011
Tags: Advocacy, Bicycling, Crown Point Bridge, New York, shoulders, sidewalks, Vermont
Thanks to the efforts of advocates and the commitment of state officials, the Crown Point bridge opened today with shoulders for cyclists and a sidewalk for pedestrians!
The picture on the right is the previous bridge where the shoulders disappeared once you got on the bridge. There were no sidewalks.
Contrast that with today, with over 100 [...]
Posted by Chapin on Nov 01 2011
Tags: Bicycling, Burlington, Halloween Ride, Vermont
Thanks to everyone who helped make the second annual Halloween Ride a success!
Co-hosts: BTV Bike Cluster and Local Motion
Premier Sponsor: Old Spokes Home
Other Sponsors: Northfield Savings Bank, Maglianero and Ben & Jerry’s Foundation
Additional thanks: Church Street Marketplace , Burlington Police Department and Noah Pollock for making this video
Lastly, a big thanks to the Burlington Bicycle [...]
Posted by Chapin on Sep 07 2011
Tags: Bicycling, Burlington, David Byrne, Inspirational, Talking Heads, Vermont, video
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 [...]
Posted by Chapin on Aug 08 2011
Tags: Art, Bicycling, bike tour, farms, fundraiser, South Hero, Vermont
Contact: Melissa Meece, Vermont Farm Tours, 802.373.7779, melissa@vermontfarmtours.com
http://www.vermontfarmtours.com/biketour.html
The Second Annual Heart of the Islands Bike Tour, which took place on July 9th in the Champlain Islands, raised over $800 for Local Motion, a nonprofit promoting human-powered transportation and recreation in the greater-Burlington area. The ride was organized by Vermont Farm Tours, a local culinary tour [...]
Posted by Chapin on Aug 04 2011
Tags: Bicycling, Burlington, Economy, Vermont, Women
According to today’s press release, “Liz Robert, CEO of Terry Bicycles and former CEO of Vermont Teddy Bear, is trading in her business suit for bike shorts as she gets ready to become a cycling saleswoman in the Greater Boston area next week. Robert recently rode her bike around San Diego and [...]
