In This Newsletter:

• Bike Smart Summer Scheduling
• Reminder: Free Helmets if you fill out Travel Tallies & Parent Surveys!
• Crossing Guard Survey Results + Winning Schools
• Show and Tell: Share your Photos and Tell us of your Activities
• 2024 Vermont Walk-Bike Summit
• Resources You Can Use
• What’s Next

There are a lot of things to get excited about in May: flowers opening, trees leafing, sun shining… oh yeah, and bike riding! May is National Bike Month, a time to celebrate our bikes and all they do for us. Whether you are a seasoned commuter, a racer, a casual path spinner, or are picking up a bike for the first time, this is a time to spread the joy of cycling.

This month, we ask you to challenge yourself by riding more. That could mean using your bike to get to work or run an errand, changing up your normal ride type (dust off that old MTB or road bike!), or inviting a group of friends to go on a ride together.

Find inspiration below, as well as a calendar chock full of exciting events.

In This Newsletter:

• Bike Smart Summer Scheduling
• Inspiration from a Shelburne Student
• Spring Walk and Roll to School Months and the Muddy Boot Award
• Reminder: Free Helmets if you fill out Travel Tallies & Family Surveys!
• Show and Tell: Share your Photos and Tell us of your Activities
• Free National Webinar: Engaging and Including Students with Disabilities in Safe Routes Programs
• What’s Next

In This Newsletter:

• Spring Walk and Roll to School Months

• Final reminder: Crossing Guard Survey

• Reminder: Free Helmets if you fill out Travel Tallies & Parent Surveys!

• Bike Smart update

• Winter Walk School Spotlights!

• A Strategy to Reduce Drop-off Congestion

The second half of the 2023/2024 legislative biennium is upon us, and we're excited to return to the Statehouse and advocate for better walking, biking, and rolling in Vermont. Here's what we're focused on this year.

Local Motion is excited to announce the addition of over 170 business locations and two new Burlington bike routes to our Interactive Biking and Walking Map. The “ONE Love Loop” and the Pine Street “Arts & Craft Loop” are now waiting to be discovered via the Interactive Map. The map can help you know where to go and find local parks, beaches, restaurants and bars, hotels, shops, and public restrooms.

It’s the start of a new school year, and we’re finally seeing things returning to normal. Schools are getting excited about getting kids active and are using Safe Routes to School (SRTS) to solve the School Drop-Off Dilemma.

We have 65 SRTS school and educational partners engaging in the work!  Every year, these schools run fun events encouraging active transportation, like this fun walk to school day event at Twinfield Elementary pictured below. 

Local Motion staff worked with our partner organizations at Transportation for Vermonters to make progress on several key legislative issues.

Spring is here! 🌷 

Looking back on a great year!