• Would you like to walk more in your neighborhood, if it weren't for how fast people drive?
• Is your daily commute getting more stressful as traffic worsens and tempers fray?
• Are you nervous about letting your child walk or bike to school, given the traffic along the way?
• Do you enjoy riding your bike, but are concerned about a lack of respect between cyclists and motorists?

We all deserve safe streets. Together, we can make them happen. Come be a part of the solution!

CHITTENDEN COUNTY SAFE STREETS SUMMIT
Saturday, April 10
10:00am to 12:00pm
Champlain Valley Expo Center, Essex Junction
Free and open to the public -- CHILDCARE PROVIDED

This course gives cyclists the confidence they need to ride safely and legally in traffic or on the trail. Our League-certified instructors cover bicycle safety checks, fixing a flat, on-bike skills, and crash avoidance techniques. The course includes a detailed student manual. Recommended for adults and teens (15 and older).

Our Spring 2010 course will take place on Apr 27, May 4, May 11, and May 15 in South Burlington. All four sessions are required. Click here for more information and instructions to register

Got Kids? We also offer youth safety trainings. Check out our End-of-August One-Day Camps!

Local Motion is collaborating with the Center for Health and Learning to offer an all-day workshop for educators on how to organize and lead bike safety fairs and on-bike skills classes for kids in grades 3 through 8.

The training will take place on April 6 in Burlington's Memorial Auditorium Annex from 8:30 to 3:00. There is a $35 registration fee, which will be paid by Local Motion for educators in our partner SRTS schools. Continuing education credits are available. For more information or to register, visit www.healthandlearning.org.

What better way to get through a Vermont Winter than to spend time with like minded people and do a little arm chair traveling! Join us for our second presentation -- Bike Touring in the Baltics.

• Wednesday, March 31: Presented by Kevin Kelley & Karen Amirault
• Lite dinner fare, cash bar and good company

No need for reservations, just come along and bring a friend if you like. Events held at The Spot, 210 Shelburne Road, Burlington. Please visit our website for further details. If you have questions, contact Adele at 861-2700 ext 100 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Town pride is on the line.

Thanks to Local Motion member Phyl Newbeck, five towns have begun to do battle.  The challenge?  Which of five towns in the Mountain Gazette region can get more residents to participate in the "Way To Go!" Commuter Challenge, May 17-21, 2010.

Help your town get ahead!  Register today for the 2010 Commuter Challenge on the Way to Go! website.

If you're willing to try carpooling, telecommuting, transit, bicycling or walking just one day during the competition, you're eligible to register, earn coupons and be in the running for great raffle prizes!