Amanda Carlson, Special Projects Manager, Capstone Community Action Three words/phrases have been weighing heavily on…
Welcome to People, Places, and Transportation, a blog about how to shape a cleaner, greener, more accessible, and more sustainable transportation future in Vermont. This is the next incarnation of the blog formerly housed at Sustainable Transportation Vermont. Stay awhile!
How a simple incentive program got 100 Vermont commuters to change behavior
By Jack Hanson, Executive Director of Run on Climate, and Burlington City Councilor
Jack Hanson is the Executive Director of Run on Climate and represents Burlington’s East District…
2022 Legislative Walk-Through, Part 2: Active & Shared Mobility
By Kati Gallagher, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
As readers of this blog know, active and shared modes of mobility (walking, biking, rolling,…
2022 Legislative Walk-Through, Part 1: Electrifying Transportation
By Robb Kidd, Vermont Sierra Club Conservation Program Manager
The 2022 Vermont legislative session closed with significant investments in sustainable transportation that will help…
Getting Vermont to a clean transportation system
By Johanna Miller
In late December, armed with Covid-negative tests, food for the long haul and a bundle…
Montpelier’s MyRide: Your ride to a more livable community
By Stephanie Gomory
I don’t miss much about living in New York City, my home before I moved…
Building a Better Future with Placemaking and Public Spaces
By Richard Amore
Almost overnight the COVID-19 crisis turned our dining rooms into offices, parking spaces became places…
I-89 Study Can be Starting Point for Shift to Forward-Thinking Transportation System
By AARP Vermont, the Conservation Law Foundation, Local Motion, and the Vermont Natural Resources Council
Crossing the street shouldn’t mean risking your life. But for anyone biking, walking, or rolling…
Crashes are No Accident
By Mary Catherine Graziano
People walking and biking make up nearly 20% of traffic fatalities (pedestrians ~17% and bicyclists…
Why Transportation Matters
By Kate McCarthy
We talk a lot about transportation—and rightly so, given its major contribution to greenhouse gases…
COVID-19 and Commuting: Making it Work
By Kim Furtado
In early March 2020, I packed my bag with everything I would need to work…
Winter biking can be fun! Here are some tips.
By Kelly Duggan
Burlington’s snow-covered streetscape is a stark contrast to what we saw over the summer. Where…