Recently, Middlebury Safe Routes and the Better Middlebury Partnership (BMP) collaborated on the creation of a map showing bike parking locations in the downtown area. With more folks choosing bikes instead of cars for their trips around town, and with construction taking away some vehicle parking areas behind the town offices and the Ilsley, Middlebury Safe Routes and BMP felt it would be helpful to create a map showing the bike racks around town. It also serves to highlight work the town has done in recent years to place bike racks near transportation hubs, important services, and many of our local businesses and eateries. Check out their work below.

The Middlebury Bike Swap returns in early May. Mark your calendars: May 4th, 2024 in Cannon Park in downtown Middlebury. Bikes of all types will be available. Come early for the best selection!

Walk Bike Council of Addison County

Monday, September 19 · 5:00 – 6:30pm @ ACRPC, 14 Seminary Street Middlebury, VT 05753

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/nng-mfta-dki

Or dial: (US) +1 402-685-0223 PIN: 679 173 044#

1. Triangle Bike Route status
2. Midd Bike Ped Planning status
3. Safe Routes to School status (Midd, Bristol, Vergennes)
4. Proposed change to the Court St./Charles Ave./ Monroe St. intersection in Middlebury

• The Middlebury Infrastructure Committee is interested in feedback from the Walk/Bike Council on a proposed change to the intersection. 
  • Here’s a link to the proposal
  • Presentation by VHB  to the Middlebury selectboard January 12, 2016 concerning this intersection 
  • Minutes from the 1/12/16 Selectboard meeting

1. Surveying towns on bike/ped. needs

• Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission (TRORC) is conducting a survey to determine regional needs for updates, extensions, and connections within its sidewalk, public multi-use pathways, and on-road bike lane networks. Is this something we should emulate?

Recently, the Mary Hogan Preschool Program, Frog Hollow Bikes, and Safe Routes Middlebury partnered to bring six new balance bicycles to the preschool. Balance bikes do not have pedals and are great tools for beginning cyclists. These bikes will promote outdoor activity, improve safety skills, and further community engagement through biking.

Agenda:

• Fix-it station location (Erik)
• EBike Lending Library
• Traffic Calming efforts (Laura)
• Complete Streets coalition (David)
• Triangle Loop
  • Branding/Marketing (Laura)
  • Route Signs
  • Munger St. New Haven Scoping Project (Mike W.)
  • Route Through Middlebury / Middlebury Planning Commission (Erik)
  • New Haven Railroad Station Move
• Planning next meetings.

Agenda:

• South Street (Middlebury) traffic calming (Erik, David)
• May Bike month events (Laura)
• Outreach efforts: Website, Facebook, Triangle Bike loop display at the Bike Swap.
• other topics TBD

May Is Bike Month!  Use this time of reduced traffic to practice navigating downtown following rules of road. Take a practice ride to school Wed May 5 in honor of National Bike to School Day or to your work site on Fri May 21 in honor of National Bike to Work Day. Photograph and report shoulder and path conditions and recommendations to Town Public Works and road maintenance officials. Post your miles cycled with American League of Cyclists at nationalbikechallenge.org.