When: Thurs, Feb 20th @ 7pm Where: St. Mark’s Church Community Room
Join your friends and neighbors for a hands-on workshop as we begin to develop the improvements that will remake North Avenue into a more walkable, bikeable, and safe corridor for all users.
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| Wintervale All Day! |
When: Sun, Feb 16th @ 10am
Where: Burlington Intervale, 282 Intervale Rd.
Free ski and snowshoe rentals, kids activities, lessons and demos! Food and drink will be available to purchase.
Go to the Intervale’s page here for info.
| A Man on Emission |
When: Thurs, Feb 13 @ 7pm
Where: Champlain College,
Perry Hall Presentation Room
Idle Threat documents one man’s mission of reducing idling car pollution and combating climate change. The movie will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.
Click here to see the trailer!
| Thank You, Falcon! |
If you were at the 50+ Expo at the Sheraton on January 25, you would have seen Local Motion there! We were distributing reflective gear and information about nighttime visibility.
Thanks to Falcon Plumbing for donating this booth, we were able to get reflective gear out to over 200 people!
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Thank you for working with us to promote people-powered recreation and transportation!
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When: Wednesday, February 12, 7:00pm
Where: ArtsRiot
400 Pine St, Burlington
Without a chosen route, a few poorly detailed maps, and minimal camping gear, Ryan Crehan set out in 2002 on a 3-month adventure of 4,000 miles across 15 countries. The route stretched from the snows of the Pyrenees to the heat of the Adriatic Coast and the return trip from Budapest to Belgium. Join us for a night of photos and stories about riding solo in foreign countries.
We will be raffling off an Earl’s gift card, free day passes to the Bike Ferry, bike lights, bike bells, and more! A full menu of food beverages will be available for purchase or you are welcome to bring dinner to enjoy during the presentation. Click here to print out one FREE raffle ticket you can bring to enter!
| Fun and Competition on the (Great) Ice! |
When: Saturday & Sunday, February 8th & 9th
Where: Hero’s Welcome Center, North Hero
Come to the 6th annual Great Ice at Grand Isle this weekend for two jam-packed days of winter festivities! Enjoy skating, skate races, a trek to Knight Island, bike races, pick-up hockey, Nordic skating, a Flapjack Breakfast and sled dog rides!
On Sunday at noon there will be a bonfire on the ice and a chili contest. There will be free parking, too! And top it all off on February 14, Valentine’s Day,
with a dance at the North Hero Community Hall.
Call 802-372-4161 for up-to-date ice conditions…Click here for the full schedule of events!
| We’ve Upped Our Game for VerMontreal 2014 |
For the first time, the VerMontreal tour pairs Local Motion’s mission with Sojourn’s expertise to offer you an unforgettable four-day adventure.
This year’s trip will begin in Burlington, ride the repaired causeway Bike Ferry, enjoy lodging in the Champlain Islands and experience the 30th anniversary celebration of Montreal’s Tour de l’Ile!
Not only is the VerMontreal an amazing experience, but all proceeds are donated to making Vermont safe and fun for everyone to walk and bike.
Head over to Sojourn’s website to learn more or register today!
| Shelburne: Connect-the-Sacs |
If you live in Shelburne you may be familiar with the over 40 Cul-de-sacs and dead end roads. Shelburne advocacy blog Changing Gears discusses the contradictory nature of having a disconnected landscape in a community where people love to walk and bike. Appreciation for the outdoors should be reflected in the routes we take every day, and birds-eye views of the town show that there is lots of potential for connectivity.
“Public footpaths can provide a dense network of short paths, linking disconnected segments like those shown above and offering a choice of routes to many different destinations. When done well, they can’t help but draw us out of doors.”
Read the full article at Changing Gears here.
| Spring 2014 Internship Opportunities |
Would you like to gain professional experience while helping our staff promote our programs?
You’re in luck! This spring we have openings for a Youth Engagement Intern and an Outreach & Events Intern.
Interested? Click on the position to learn complete details and how to apply.
| Bike Commuter Workshop Leaders Needed |
Do you commute by bike? Do you want to spread bike commuting love and lore?
Local Motion is looking for someone to lead bike commuter workshops in the Burlington area, and throughout the state. This is a paid opportunity.
The ideal candidate would be an experienced bicycle commuter, highly skilled at presentations, and have a very flexible schedule. Workshops are a couple of hours, and frequency is highly variable, ranging from one a month, to several workshops a week.
If you are interested, please contact
marycatherine@localmotion.org for more information or to set up an interview.
| Cycle the City Poster Contest |
We’re riding the Cycle the City route on April 27, and we need a poster to promote the ride.
We’re announcing a poster contest with this absolutely terrible poster designed to get your creative juices flowing!
E-mail cyclethecityphotos@gmail.com for details and to submit your ideas.
Entries due by February 28th.
Good luck!
| Brrr-ICYcles |
Has the “cycle” of snow, thaws, and deep freezes this winter affected your biking regimen? We’ve noticed a few bicycles around Burlington that were caught in this vicious pattern. Thanks to Jeff Cohn for the pics.
Local Motion office Cherry St. North side Cherry St. South side
| 2013 in Review… |
If you haven’t seen our recap of 2013 on Local Motion’s website, click below to check it out. Thanks to everyone who made it such a great year!
| Happy Trails! |
From the LM Crew: Brian, Charlene, Dan, Don, Jason, Katelin, Kevin, Leslye, Marion, Martel, Mary Catherine, Phil, Stu and Thomas.
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