Team Bridges, on which I served as the Arts person, was an interdisciplinary collaboration of
eleven professionals from throughout Vermont as well as Boston,
Brooklyn, and Pittsburgh.
On September 27, Jay Ancel and I (and we hope Mike Rushman as well) will present our vision for a Capital
Corridor linking five towns - Montpelier, Waterbury, Middlesex,
Berlin and Barre City. Our design envisions greater public
transportation and green infrastructure, more people, and improved
quality of life.
The Capital Corridor, a larger natural, economic,
political and social system, would be connected via a 20-mile rail line,
potentially linking 1.5 million square feet of State Facilities, people
and jobs within walking distance of the rail
line. The design would reduce reliance on private cars and parking
spaces, while expanding access to rivers, new parks, and a
bike/pedestrian path along the river with public art strung along its
entire length.
The discussion, hosted by the Gund Institute for
Environment at UVM and Net Zero Vermont, will explore sustainable urban
planning, design, energy and public engagement to advance Montpelier's
efforts to go "Net Zero" by 2030, and to forge
closer ties between regional stakeholders.
The event is free and open to the public.
