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Would an e-bike make your life easier? Our Satellite E-Bike Library is now open to Springfield area residents to borrow a bike for free multi-day loans from @TheEdgarMay! Reserve a bike here: webreserv.com/springfielde-b….

LocalMotionVT's tweet image. Would an e-bike make your life easier? Our Satellite E-Bike Library is now open to Springfield area residents to borrow a bike for free multi-day loans from @TheEdgarMay! Reserve a bike here: webreserv.com/springfielde-b….

Thank you to Ben & Jerry's on Cherry Street for supporting our work to make biking, walking, and rolling safe, accessible, and fun for everyone in Vermont! Support from local businesses is vital to help us keep rolling forward.

LocalMotionVT's tweet image. Thank you to Ben & Jerry's on Cherry Street for supporting our work to make biking, walking, and rolling safe, accessible, and fun for everyone in Vermont! Support from local businesses is vital to help us keep rolling forward.

Desire paths are “paths & tracks made over time by the wishes & feet of walkers, especially those paths that run contrary to design or planning”. Where do you notice desire paths in your town? ow.ly/PQvr50NNakj


Spring is here, and so is Local Motion's Spring Newsletter! Find out what we've been up to and what we're excited about this summer: ow.ly/AU7850NWXc8

LocalMotionVT's tweet image. Spring is here, and so is Local Motion's Spring Newsletter! Find out what we've been up to and what we're excited about this summer: ow.ly/AU7850NWXc8

Its that time of year again! The Local Motion bike ferry docks got floated into position and setup for the 2023 Bike Ferry season. Thanks to our friends at Red Cap Marine! Bike Ferry season begins on Friday May 26th. See you at the Cut!

LocalMotionVT's tweet image. Its that time of year again! The Local Motion bike ferry docks got floated into position and setup for the 2023 Bike Ferry season. Thanks to our friends at Red Cap Marine! Bike Ferry season begins on Friday May 26th. See you at the Cut!

Take over the streets with Vermonters for People-Oriented Places! This critical mass ride will begin at Battery Park, wind through the city, and end at Waterfront Park. All wheeled micromobility devices are welcome!

LocalMotionVT's tweet image. Take over the streets with Vermonters for People-Oriented Places! This critical mass ride will begin at Battery Park, wind through the city, and end at Waterfront Park. All wheeled micromobility devices are welcome!

Join Vermonters for People-Oriented Places (VPOP) for a watch party of some urbanism youtube videos followed by a discussion! This event will be at Winooski Wheels at 6:30 pm; RSVP here: ow.ly/qyEV50NRQIL

LocalMotionVT's tweet image. Join  Vermonters for People-Oriented Places (VPOP) for a watch party of some urbanism youtube videos followed by a discussion! This event will be at Winooski Wheels at 6:30 pm; RSVP here: ow.ly/qyEV50NRQIL

“The Green Mountains are carved into my heart ... They're a place that I call home, but not a place where I can live.” Thanks to @vtdigger for highlighting the inaccessibility of public transportation for blind and visually impaired Vermonters. ow.ly/eCPP50NN9EF

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Blind Vermonters share their challenges with public transit and the struggle for independence -...

Young, visually impaired Vermonters face a lack of transportation options in their home state.


Spend your summer on the beautiful Burlington Waterfront! Local Motion is looking for friendly Trailside Center Team Leads to supervise daily activity at our bike rental shop. Apply at localmotion.org/join_our_team

LocalMotionVT's tweet image. Spend your summer on the beautiful Burlington Waterfront! Local Motion is looking for friendly Trailside Center Team Leads to supervise daily activity at our bike rental shop.  Apply at localmotion.org/join_our_team

Own an e-bike? Researchers want to learn why you decided to purchase an e-bike & how you use it. Please take a survey ow.ly/vpwO50NNQjx and enter a drawing for $20 gift cards & 3 Topo Designs backpacks. @LEVresearch #ebike #ebikes #electricbike

LocalMotionVT's tweet image. Own an e-bike? Researchers want to learn why you decided to purchase an e-bike & how you use it. Please take a survey ow.ly/vpwO50NNQjx and enter a drawing for $20 gift cards & 3 Topo Designs backpacks. @LEVresearch #ebike #ebikes #electricbike

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🐢🐢🐢 Save the turtles! Learn more tonight -- Wednesday, April 19, from 6-8:30 p.m. at Main St Landing, with speaker Destini Acosta. The Spiny Softshell Turtles of Lake Champlain are native nesters to the area and scientists estimate only around 300 left in their population.

btvparks's tweet image. 🐢🐢🐢 Save the turtles! 
Learn more tonight -- Wednesday, April 19, from 6-8:30 p.m. at Main St Landing, with speaker Destini Acosta. The Spiny Softshell Turtles of Lake Champlain are native nesters to the area and scientists estimate only around 300 left in their population.

Join Local Motion and other great community organizations on Saturday, April 15th, for the LEAP Energy Fair in Waterbury! Try out an E-bike and learn about saving energy, new technologies, and more! Check out this link for more info waterburyleap.org/events/2023-le…


Nearly 80,000 students make their way to school during the school year in Vermont. Help your school and community become a great place to walk, bike and roll. Visit Vermont’s Safe Routes to School webpage at saferoutes.vermont.gov


There’s only one week left to donate to the 2023 Friend of the Ferry campaign! We're looking for 80 more Friend of the Ferry donors in the next 10 days. Your contribution is critical. Become a Friend of the Ferry today localmotion.org/4220_bike_ferr…

LocalMotionVT's tweet image. There’s only one week left to donate to the 2023 Friend of the Ferry campaign! We're looking for 80 more Friend of the Ferry donors in the next 10 days. Your contribution is critical. Become a Friend of the Ferry today localmotion.org/4220_bike_ferr…

This past week Local Motion's very own Susan Grasso represented our organization and the state of Vermont at @BikeLeague's 2023 National Bike Summit! Read all about it on our blog localmotion.org/shgrasso/2023_…


We are hiring seasonal positions for summer of 2023! Join our team at the Trailside Center, Valet Bike Parking, or the Bike Ferry. Check out this link to learn more: localmotion.org/join_our_team


Introducing our Vermont Walk Bike Advocates Forum! We created a space for transportation advocates from across the state to connect around their work to make walking and biking in Vermont safe, accessible, and fun for everyone. Join here: bit.ly/3lt1ruj

LocalMotionVT's tweet image. Introducing our Vermont Walk Bike Advocates Forum! We created a space for transportation advocates from across the state to connect around their work to make walking and biking in Vermont safe, accessible, and fun for everyone. Join here: bit.ly/3lt1ruj

We are excited to announce that today marks the kick off of the third annual Friends of the Ferry Campaign! Donate $50 or more between now and April 14th to receive a 2023 neon green Friend of the Ferry bike band; become a Friend of the Ferry here: localmotion.org/4220_bike_ferr…

LocalMotionVT's tweet image. We are excited to announce that today marks the kick off of the third annual Friends of the Ferry Campaign! Donate $50 or more between now and April 14th to receive a 2023 neon green Friend of the Ferry bike band; become a Friend of the Ferry here: localmotion.org/4220_bike_ferr…

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