2010 Campaign for Active Transportation

The 2010 Campaign for Active Transportation is a national effort that aims to build on the success of the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program in SAFETEA-LU. The goal: empowering dozens of communities to each advocate for $50 million in federal funds to make focused investments in infrastructure and programs to shift automobile trips to walking and biking. The campaign, spearheaded by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, aims to double the federal investment in active transportation in the next transportation reauthorization.

CCMPO is leading the local effort and in collaboration with our partners has submitted our contribution to the national case statement: A Report that highlights potential projects should federal funding be approved and Chittenden County selected as a participating community. Projects were identified using the recently completed 2008 Regional Bicycle-Pedestrian Plan Update, which itself was guided by the outcomes of the 2007 Bicycle-Pedestrian Summit. The Regional Bicycle-Pedestrian Plan provides the vision for creating an interconnected walking and bicycling network throughout Chittenden County and identifies programs to encourage and educate users about their rights and responsibilities.

Current Status

CCMPO's 18 member municipalities and 10 other local partners (Listed below) all expressed unanimous support for this program by signing this Resolution. CCMPO and partners are planning a press conference for October 2008 to roll out our local effort and draw attention for the need for increased funding to help close the gaps in our existing walking and biking network and to improve and expand efforts to educate and encourage more people to walk and bike. More information about the press conference will be coming soon!

Help Promote Our 2010 Campaign

Below you will find links to useful resources that can help you make the case for improved walking and bicycling in our communities. For more information visit the website for the national "2010 Campaign for Active Transportation".

Use these "elevator speeches" to encourage decision-makers in advocating for greater federal investments in walking and biking.
Use this "letter to the editor" guide in crafting persuasive messages that call for greater walking and biking priorities, and spurring your community to greater action.
Slideshow from the meeting in Simsbury, Connecticut (Jun 2008).
Bicycle & Pedestrian Count Data for Chittenden County

Use the links below to find out what the 4 communities participating in the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program are up to:

To read the Interim Report to the U.S. Congress on the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program, SAFETEA-LU Section 1807, visit: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bikeped/ntpp/ir1807safetealu.pdf

List of resolution signatories:

City of Burlington
City of South Burlington
City of Winooski
Town of Bolton
Town of Charlotte
Town of Colchester
Town of Essex
Town of Hinesburg
Town of Huntington
Town of Jericho
Town of Richmond
Town of Milton
Town of Shelburne
Town of St. George
Town of Underhill
Town of Westford
Town of Williston
Village of Essex Junction
Vermont Department of Health
AARP Vermont
Burlington Bicycle Council
Burlington Walking Work Group
Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
Chittenden County Transportation Authority
Lake Champlain Bikeways
Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Local Motion
Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition

For further information, contact Bryan Davis at 802.660.4071 x17.