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 Nov 21 2011
Tags: bike racks, CCTA, Transit, Vermont
Listening to the needs of cyclists, CCTA’s next generation of the popular LINK commuter buses will accommodate 4 bikes per bus — much better than the current two-bike limit.
I’ve served on the CCTA Board for 10 years and I’ve been pleased with the Authority’s increasing attention to multi-modal transportation. This 4-bike capacity is another great [...]
Posted by Chapin on May 16 2010
Tags: Best Practices, Transit, walk
I am in Boulder with 14 diverse Burlington stakeholders looking at how to keep our downtown vibrant. Like Burlington, Boulder has a great 4-block pedestrian mall.
Boulder has a good transit center a block and a half off of the pedestrian mall that features:
A heated indoor waiting area
Public bathrooms
A little store
Ticket counter
Real time bus arrival information
Parking [...]
