Drive the Change - Green Travel Day & Community Bike Ride

Bring your friends, family, and neighbors to this fun family event and gear up for a summer (and a lifetime) of greener, healthier, cheaper, and more active transportation. FREE and open to all. Event is rain or shine.

EV & E-Bike Showcase

• Bike Repair and Safety Tips
• Guided Bike Ride
• Kids' Activities
• Free Snacks
• Info on electric vehicle and bike incentives and programs

EV and E-Bike Showcase & Info (10-1)
Come check out electric vehicles and e-bikes up close, ask questions, and learn about cost-saving incentives. Got an EV, hybrid or e-bike? Sign up here to bring it and show it off!

• EV demos with a range of electric and hybrid options to see and explore 
• E-bike showcase by DownValley Bikes
• Info on e-vehicle rebates, incentives, chargers, programs, and how to get started by Efficiency Vermont and Green Mountain Power

Bike Repair and Safety Demos (10-12)
Join Dave Priest to get tips and info about basic bike repairs. Bring your bike or just yourself to ask repair and maintenance questions.

Guided Bike Ride (12:30-1ish)
Ride along with a group on this 3-mile, all-levels bike loop on Powerhouse Road. Seeking a few ride-along volunteers! Sign up here to bring up the rear or spread out.

• Discover a great walk/bike loop in town and plan to get out more 
• Learn how to ride safely with a group or alone, and share the road with cars
• Arrive by 12:15; ride will start at 12:30. Bring your bike, a helmet, and a water bottle. High-visibility vest or clothing suggested!
• Bike ride may be cancelled in case of bad weather. Check here for updates.

Snacks and Kids' Activities! (10-1)

• Free drinks and treats for all 
• Bike decorating, sidewalk chalk, and fun for kids of all ages. Bring a bike to decorate and stay to ride!

Can you help?
Seeking a few good volunteers!
Sign up here if you can help with setup or takedown, take a shift and help oversee an activity, bring a snack or treat to share, bring an EV or e-bike to showcase, or ride along on the loop.

This event is part of the Chittenden Energy Challenge.

Join in and enter to win great prizes like an electric lawnmower or power tools! Just attend the event or tell us about any energy or climate action you've taken by August.