Do you own an all-electric vehicle (EV)? If not, you should go out and buy one right now to access amazing deals. Green Mountain Power along with Freedom Nissan, are offering its customers (not Burlington) $10,000 off MSRP for the all electric Nissan Leaf. Coupled with $7,500 federal rebate, you can save almost 60% ($17,500) off the $30,000 Leaf MSRP. A brand new […]
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The Transportation Committee has approved a plan where employees can park on campus again this summer, free of charge, starting May 8th. Yes you read that right…but there will likely be even more restricted days based on events compared to last summer. In order to make this freedom possible, there are a few exceptions and things […]
Continue readingStarting this Sunday April 30th the City will be doing their annual street sweeping. There is a parking ban just like when there is snow bans. All cars must be off the streets. The challenging component of that is that Champlain is impacted three different nights for three different areas so your attention is warranted. […]
Continue readingAs you may have heard (or are about to), Champlain College has teamed up with CATMA, CCRPC, and UVM to launch a regional bikeshare system to pilot this summer/fall. This is intended to replace our existing ChampRides bikeshare with a more technologically advanced system that connects throughout Chittenden County. Planning is going great thus far and […]
Continue readingFrom VPIRG… I wanted to pass along this job opportunity, which may be of interest to Bicycle program members and the Champlain biking community. I work for a local environmental advocacy group that runs a statewide summer canvass, and we are hiring a part-time bike technician for the summer to help us maintain our fleet. […]
Continue readingLocal Motion has some seasonal positions for people interested in summer work, as well as a professional year-round position. Please share this around to anyone you think might be interested! For full job descriptions, go here https://www.localmotion.org/lm_is_hiring About: Local Motion was founded in 1999 with a singular (and improbable) goal: to get people on bikes […]
Continue readingLocal Motion has some seasonal positions for people interested in summer work, as well as a professional year-round position. Please share this around to anyone you think might be interested! For full job descriptions, go here https://www.localmotion.org/lm_is_hiring Services Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the operations of Local Motion’s Trailside Center and Bike Ferry services. This year […]
Continue readingSustainable Transportation Vermont Vermonters Speak Out About Rail Vermonters have strong feelings about passenger rail. A working rail system can reduce truck traffic in historic downtowns, Vermonters told officials at a series of public forums last fall. Rail use can reduce fuel use, contribute to the statewide mission to reduce green-house gas production […]
Continue readingJoin the Burlington Walk-Bike Council this Thursday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 for a report from DPW engineer Nicole Losch on the ambitious workplan for walk-bike improvements in 2017. There are a large number of projects being planned for this year, so come hear about what’s coming and how you can get involved. With the passage […]
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