Posted by Chapin on Oct 04 2012
Tags: Bicycling, commuting, Funding, Vermont
On the heals of Vermont’s 1st place finish in the National Bike Challenge, a study reporting the bike commuting levels by state has been released. While the study’s findings only go up to 2010, it offers some good insights: Vermont remains in the middle of the pack per capita for bike commuting. Clearly we were [...]
Posted by Chapin on Dec 22 2011
Tags: Benefits, Biking, commuting, Money, Transit, Transportation policy, Vermont
As of January 1, bus commuters will lose half of their transit benefit while drivers will keep getting theirs. It’s even worse for bike commuters who get less than 10% of what drivers get. It’s a depressing reality as Congress failed to keep the transit benefit from being slashed at the end of the year. [...]
Posted by Chapin on May 30 2011
Tags: August First, Bicycle, Burlington, commuting, Skirack, Vermont
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 [...]
