Transportation

Anthony J. Marro, Stephen C. Terry - 'Phil Hoff: How Red Turned Blue in the Green Mountain State' 05/06/2012

The Chitttenden County Historical Society and the Winooski Historical Society co-sponsor authors, Anthony J. Marro and Stephen C. Terry, (Samuel B. Hand was unavailable) speaking about their recent book 'Philip Hoff: How Red Turned Blue in the Green Mountain State'. The former Governor offers reflections as well. Anthony and Stephen were both Rutland Herald reporters covering Montpelier during the Hoff Administration. Anthony later went on to become editor of Newsday, and retired in 2003. Stephen went on to work for Senator Aiken in D.C., and then was with Green Mountain Power.

Chittenden County Historical Society. The Society was founded in 1965 by area residents who shared a deep interest in the history of Chittenden County and the Champlain Valley Region. CCHS is a non-profit membership organization. The Society's mission is to encourage discovery and publication of historical material, to promote original research about the area, to highlight specific topics in our history through informative presentations, and to recognize efforts to preserve our past by making annual awards. Chittenden County includes the Vermont towns and cities of: Bolton, Buel's Gore, Burlington, Colchester, Charlotte, Essex, Essex Junction, Hinesburg, Huntington, Jericho, Milton, Richmond, Shelburne, South Burlington, St. George, Underhill, Westford, Williston and Winooski.

Media Maven: Developing Rich & Lasting Corporate Relationships 04/19/2012

Julia Andrews of J Andrews Marketing discusses how to create rich and multi-faceted corporate partnerships at April's Media Maven Lunch and Webcast. Some corporate partnerships are pretty simple- the company writes a check in exchange for logo placement at an event or in an e-newsletter.

For some partnerships, this may be fine. But this type of arrangement doesn’t really engage the power of the sponsoring company, and engender their commitment to your organization. Julia discusses:

How to get the company inspired about your mission
Engaging the company’s employees and customers
Looking for unique opportunities to deepen a relationship.

Special thanks to Merchants Bank for their support of this program.

Exit 14 Transit & Parking Facility Public Meeting 04/19/2012

The Campus Area Transportation Management Association (CATMA) and Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC), in association with the Cities of South Burlington and Burlington, are currently studying the feasibility of an intermodal transit and parking facility and a new I-89 off-ramp at Exit 14 in South Burlington, Vermont.

CATMA, the CCRPC, and project consultant, David Saladino of Resource Systems Group, present an overview of the scoping study including the project goals and objectives, background information on the existing site and study area, and a discussion of the project schedule and process. The project team describes the characteristics of an intermodal intercept facility and presents examples from around the county.

2012 Celebrate Burlington 04/19/2012

A culmination of the annual Neighborhood Night of Success and the Legacy Town Meeting, this event honors the dozens of residents who volunteer their time to serve on a city board or commission. In addition, the Burlington Legacy Plan will seek community input on our shared vision.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 04/17/2012

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Route 116 Commuter Show 04/13/2012

Don MacDonald, Bus Transportation Advocate, and Rob Reiber, Addison County Resident, talk about the new commuter bus route from Middlebury to Burlington, following Route 116 through Bristol, Starksboro, Hinesburg, through a collaboration of Chittenden County Transportation Authority (CCTA) and Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR).

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 04/12/2012

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

2012 Walk/Bike Summit 03/31/2012

An event sponsored by Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission and Local Motion. Keynote speaker for the days events. More information: http://www.ccrpcvt.org/summit/

Innovative Infrastructure: Real Solutions for Walking & Biking 03/30/2012

An event sponsored by Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission and Local Motion. Welcome – Bryan Davis, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission; Chapin Spencer, Local Motion Intro – Jennifer Wallace-Brodeur, AARP VT Presentation – Jeff Olson, Alta Planning & Design Closing – Chapin Spencer, Local Motion. More information: http://www.ccrpcvt.org/summit/

Transportation in Chittenden County - What do we Need and How do we Pay for it? 03/29/2012

Produced by League of Women Voters Champlain Valley with panelists: Chris Cole, Director of Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development at Vermont Agency of Transportation; Christine Forde, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission; Charlene Wallace, Local Motion; and Meredith Birkett, Chittenden County Transporation Authority.

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!