Active Transportation Corridor Final Public Meeting
Wed, october 1st, 5:30 pm
Laureau pavilion
The scoping study for the Active Transportation Corridor connecting Warren, Waitsfield, Moretown and Middlesex is now complete! The advisory committee is excited to share the final report and a path to implementation, and celebrate together at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, October 1 at the Lareau Pavilion. This is going to be a fun and engaging event with food and activities for children.
Public support is essential for carrying on the momentum for this major infrastructure project. We are one step closer to connecting our villages with an off-road bike and pedestrian path, creating sustainable economic growth while improving well-being and safety.
Attitude of Gratitude for the Mad River Valley
Attitude of Gratitude is a project of MRV Conservation and Recreation Visioning. Working together with the Mad River Riders and Friends of the Mad River, we are making a film that explores the relationship of humans and nature, inviting the viewers to consider all living beings and other humans, while engaging in reflective and thoughtful recreation. We partnered with Three Peaks Media from Jeffersonville, and over several months of collaboration created a script, narrated by a child from the future, who speaks to us about the choices we make today.
Last week was our first week of filming. Eighteen valley residents volunteered their time, biking, running, swimming, fly fishing, canoeing, bird watching, trail building, and dog walking.
Sam Davies and Ivar Bastress from Three Peaks Media, experts in outdoor adventure filming, did an impressive job utilizing drone, line camera and other specialized equipment to capture the beauty of the valley and the action of the adventure sports. The volunteer actors patiently repeated their tasks, sometimes climbing up the trail over twenty times. For some of the episodes it took close to eight hours of set up and filming to create ten seconds of footage!
The filming will continue in the fall and winter, with the final film to be released in the spring of 2026. Along with the film, we are developing an MRV Recreational Code of Ethics and a website that will host the Attitude of Gratitude Pledge. When done, the valley’s recreation, conservation, and hospitality businesses and organizations will link to the site, spreading the recreation ethics of gratitude to all who recreate here.