The Vermont Transportation Board at 6 p.m. on November 18 will hold a public forum in Middlebury designed to engage the public in a conversation about navigating Vermont without a car. Topics include public transportation, the future or passenger rail, the proliferation of car sharing, bicycle and pedestrian safety, and how the legalization of marijuana could affect highway safety.
The forum is one of six the Board is holding around the state, and will be held at 6 p.m. at the Addison Regional Planning Commission, 14 Seminary Street in Middlebury.
Recent trends indicate that both nationally and here in Vermont people are driving significantly less than they did a decade ago, and that their transportation priories differ from those seen in years past. The Board wants to discuss this with Vermonters to determine how future transportation policy can be shaped to best position Vermont to meet their needs and remain both a safe and attractive place to live, work and raise a family.
For those who cannot attend, comment can also be submitted via email. For more information, please visit the Board’s website at http://tboard.vermont.gov.