Summer Meeting and Technical Tour of the Barre-Montpelier Road Road Diet Pilot

Institute of Transportation Engineers - Joint Summer Meeting Announcement

VT ITE and VT apbp will be holding a joint Summer Meeting and Technical Tour of the

Barre-Montpelier Road Road Diet Pilot starting at the VTrans Training Facility in

Berlin and including a walking or bicycling tour of the corridor. Anyone involved with

transportation engineering, planning, or other pedestrian and bicycle professions are

encouraged to attend.

Date: Thursday, June 16, 2016

Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM with a networking session to follow

Location: VTrans Training Center, 1716 US Route 302, Berlin, VT

Cost: Free

Please RSVP by June 9th

to Jennifer Conley at conleyj@pbworld.com

Schedule:

3:00 – 3:20 Welcome and Introductions

3:20 – 4:00 Jon Kaplan, David Saladino, and Lucy Gibson

Technical Presentation on Road Diets in Vermont, the Barre-Montpelier Road

project road diet history, design details, and evaluation process.

4:00 – 4:40 Site Visit to the Project which is within walking distance

Attendees are also encouraged to bring bicycles if possible to experience the

corridor’s buffered bike lanes first hand.

4:40 - 5:00 Reconvene at VTrans Training Center to de-brief/discuss

5:00 - ? Adjourn to Barre City downtown for Social Hour – Cornerstone Pub

Bike & Walk to the Mountaineers Game Day

From Local Motion / MBAC

Kick off Father’s Day weekend and the first Friday home game with this event: Bike and Walk to the Mountaineers Game on Friday, June 17^th.  The Montpelier Bicycle Advisory Committee is encouraging people of all ages to join in this fun group ride and walk that will depart from Onion River Sports at 6pm.  It is simple to participate - purchase a Mountaineers game ticket for Friday June 17^th, meet at Onion River Sports in downtown Montpelier at 6pm and bike or walk to the Mountaineers field. The Bicycle Advisory Committee and the Pedestrian Advisory Committee are providing volunteers to safely lead the walk and ride groups to the game. There will be a popup bicycle rack at the Mountaineers game for safe bike parking.

Please bring lights for safety and visibility! Extra lights will be provided, but the more lights the better!

The Montpelier Bicycle Advisory Committee is a group of dedicated community members who work to improve the state of cycling in Montpelier.  We hope you can join the bike ride and walk to the Mountaineers game on June 17^th.

WHEN

June 17, 2016 at 6pm - 9pm

WHERE

From Onion River Sports to the Mountaineers Game
20 Langdon St
Montpelier, VT 05602
United States
Google map and directions

CONTACT

Laura Biren · lbiren@montpelier-vt.org · 802-262-6273