Other dates available:
June 15th, 22nd, 29th
July 6th, 13th, 20th - with E-bikes
*E-bike sessions will include some e-bike specific content, especially in the classroom session, but are open to riders on any type of bike. Could be helpful for those who are e-bike curious!

Interested in offering Smart Cycling in your workspace or community? Contact us for ways to collaborate: [email protected]

Overview
First session: Classroom (at Local Motion)
Why bike? 
Rules of the road
Road etiquette/tips (gear, visibility, signaling, etc)
Route planning & maps 

Second session: On-bike
Parking lot drills, essential basic biking skills

Third session: On-bike (start Local Motion)
Group bike ride around Burlington! Put everything you’ve learned together and join us for a fun ride on one of our usual EZ Breezy routes.

This op-ed was written by UVM student Sage Lepore as part of a public communications service learning project.

At Local Motion, our mission is to make it safe, accessible, and fun for everyone to walk, bike, and roll in Vermont. Our Complete Streets team works alongside communities to create streets that are safer for everyone. Recently, we’ve found ourselves asking: What if the most powerful step toward people-centered streets is connection?

I read most of this book on a bus ride to Boston. I was on my way to my daughter’s wedding. In the speech I prepared for the wedding lunch, I described my daughter running up and down a little hill as we sang "The Grand Old Duke of York." Right at the beginning of The Wind at my Back I came across this passage "That snowy Christmas we endured the long hours of faltering motorway traffic, staring mindlessly at blank fields and filthy cars, singing "The Grand Old Duke of York" over and over again to send our daughter to sleep, munching on turkey sandwiches."

In partnership with Vermont Agency of Transportation, and along with participating organizations and sponsors, the Bennington County Regional Commission will host the statewide Vermont Walk/Bike Summit in Bennington on Friday, May 8, 2026.

The event will take place at the Bennington Theater, with classroom and mobile workshops throughout the day in downtown Bennington.

The Vermont Walk/Bike Summit is an opportunity to connect with Vermont's active transportation community. We welcome anyone interested in promoting bikeable and walkable communities including bicycle and pedestrian advocates, planners, professionals, consultants, and enthusiasts. Registration opens in March.

📣 Call for Session Proposals & Award Nominations

Share your expertise and creative endeavors. Celebrate a person, community, or project related to walking and/or biking that deserves to be celebrated.

The 2026 Walk Bike Summit is hosted by the Vermont Agency of Transportation and Bennington County Regional Commission.

See more details, and share your session proposals & award nominations at https://vtwalkbikesummit.com/

(How Burlington's Accessible Outdoor Spaces Have Made it Easier for Me to Get Outdoors)

This op-ed was written by UVM student Abby Spires as part of a public communications service learning project.

Local Motion, Vermont’s statewide bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organization, has six new board members: Carlton Bonilla of Winooski, Scott Cone of Pomfret, Marlon Fisher of Winooski, Mohsen Ghasemizade of Burlington, Mary Still of Winooski, and Adrian Tanguay of Essex Junction. Suzanne Kelley of Colchester is now serving as Board Chair. Suzanne says, “We are pleased to welcome our newest board members, who will help support and advance Local Motion’s mission to make walking, biking, and rolling safe, accessible and fun for all”.

The Vermont Agency of Transportation and Bennington County Regional Commission, along with participating organizations and sponsors, will host the statewide 2026 Vermont Walk/Bike Summit in Bennington on Friday, May 8, 2026. Below are two opportunities to be involved in the summit as a presenter or an award nominator.