Vermont Business Magazine Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, South Burlington City Manager Kevin Dorn, Burlington and South Burlington City officials, and community partners will promote active transportation options and highlight progress and challenges during the sixth annual Multi-Mayor Multi-Modal Tour. Participants will also make an announcement about a new bikeshare opportunity coming to Burlington.
WHAT:Multi-Mayor Multi-Modal Tour
WHEN: Friday, May 5 from 8:00 am – Noon
WHERE: Starting on Church Street outside City Hall and concluding in South Burlington. Please see the full itinerary below.
ITINERARY:
8:00 Meet at City Hall, front steps, 149 Church St.: Welcome from City of Burlington, Local Motion. Depart on foot, walk bikes
Speakers: Mayor Miro Weinberger; Chapin Spencer, Department of Public Works; Jon Adams-Kollitz, Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront; Jason Van Driesche, Local Motion
8:30 Main St. & St. Paul St.: Great Streets/City Hall Park Project, Meagan Tuttle, Department of Planning & Zoning; Carshare VT
8:45 Main St. & Pine St.: Main St. Design, Meagan Tuttle, Department of Planning & Zoning; Neale Lunderville and Jen Green, Burlington Electric
8:55 Main St. @ Train Station: The future of multi modalism, Chapin Spencer, Department of Public Works
Getting around the city by wheelchair, Nate Besio, Vermont Center for Independent Living
9:20 Pause Place 3/Texaco Beach: A new bike path and a new park, Nina Safavi, Burlington Parks Recreation & Waterfront
9:40 Bikes picked up by Local Motion and Stu Lindsay at Skinny Pancake
9:50 Cherry St. & Pine St.: The future Burlington Town Center, Don Sinex, Burlington Town Center
Restoring the urban grid, Jason Van Driesche, Local Motion
10:00 Downtown Transit Center: Jon Moore, Green Mountain Transit
CATMA Regional Bikeshare, Nic Anderson, Champlain College
10:15 Depart on GMT #1 Williston bus
10:20 Main St. & S. Union St.: De-board bus, pick up bikes from Local Motion van
10:30 Main St. & S. Union St.: Plan BTV Walk/Bike Union St. protected bike lane, Nicole Losch, Department of Public Works
10:40 Plan BTV Walk/Bike ‘The Wiggle,’ Nicole Losch, Department of Public Works
11:00 University of Vermont: UVM Active Transportation Plan, Jim Barr, UVM Transportation & Parking Services
11:20 Exit 14 crossing by bike
11:30 Holiday Inn/Doubletree: South Burlington Welcome, Kevin Dorn, South Burlington City Manager