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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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Marc Sherman and Mike Donahue, the visionary owners of Outdoor Gear Exchange, have just opened up an expanded retail store in the old Woolworth’s / Old Navy space on Church Street in downtown.  Check out the recent Free Press story.  Give it up for Marc and Mike! One week after Skirack owners opened up a [...]

Tags: Burlington, Economy, gear, outdoor, Outdoor Gear Exchange, Vermont

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Lake Champlain’s record high water has damaged many sections of Vermont’s most popular multi-use trail. Time will tell how bad the damage will be. Local Motion is working with trail managers to secure FEMA funding so repairs can be made.  Stay tuned. More pictures/tweets: sent in photos of the Causeway. David Jacobowitz sent in the [...]

Tags: Burlington, Colchester, Damage, Flood, Island Line Trail, South Hero, Trails, Vermont

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Yes, Burlington’s pedal-powered delivery service One Revolution is starting a pilot project to provide weekly food waste pick-up (and finished compost product return) by bicycle. Tuesday February 15 marks the start of sign-up for their new compost pilot program utilizing One Revolution Cargo bikes and crew!  Service begins March 15, 2011. This is your chance [...]

Tags: Bikes at Work, Burlington, Compost, Delivery, One Revolution, 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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Yes, it’s true. With Burlington’s bike culture growing, each year there is a bigger bike scene at the Art Hop.  For the past two years, the bike scene has centered around JDK on Maple Street.  This year the scene heads south to Select Design (180 Flynn Avenue) for “Crank“.  It’s a great show featuring new [...]

Tags: Art, Art Hop, Bicycle, Burlington, Vermont

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By day Christine Hill is the new Americorps member at Bike Recycle Vermont helping youth rehabilitate donated bicycles for low-income Vermonters.  By night, she’s the fabulous roving bread lady for August First.  Three to four evenings a week Christine loads a work bike with 30 to 40 loaves of bread before pedaling around a different [...]

Tags: August First, Bicycling, Bread, Burlington

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Burlington has seen its share of bike courier businesses start up since Lightning Couriers ditched bicycles in favor of cars over 15 years ago. But this June, “One Revolution” the most-ambitious and most-capitalized pedal powered delivery venture to date will begin.  Meet Mark Bromley, a 55-year-old architect, who has a vision for a regularly scheduled [...]

Tags: Bike Courier, Burlington, Business

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Over 60 people packed into Terry Precision Bicycles‘ new Burlington headquarters on May 18 to celebrate their recent relocation from Rochester, NY.  Their move is another example of how our region’s growing outdoor recreation industry is strengthening our economy.  Read the full press release. Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss, Burlington Business Association Director Kelly Devine and [...]

Tags: Biking, Burlington, Economy

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All over Chittenden County, residents are clamoring for more sidewalks and crosswalks. Unfortunately, getting them built is proving difficult.  In Hinesburg and Colchester, tight budgets have put sidewalk projects on hold. Last week in Burlington, nearly 20 residents packed a Burlington Public Works Commission meeting to voice their support for a critical sidewalk connection between [...]

Tags: Burlington, Sidewalk

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