State relaxes truck driver hour restrictions through mid-January as Northeast faces propane and heating oil supply crisis
Vermont declares emergency to speed heating fuel deliveries during regional shortage
Welch pushes to make airlines pay Vermont passengers for long delays
The legislation seeks to establish a standardized system where airlines must pay passengers for delays and cancellations that are deemed within the airline’s control.
Truck driver from India serving sentence in Vermont fatal crash
Homeland Security reports other fatal/serious accident TT crashes with Indian drivers
First snow of the season keeps Vermont State troopers busy with 50 crashes
From midnight to 2 p.m., Vermont State Police responded to 50 weather-related crashes: 27 in the northern half of the state and 23 in the south. Seventeen of those wrecks happened on interstate highways, with one injury reported, while 33 occurred on secondary roads, resulting in three injuries.
Vermont considering tolls? Maybe not….
Vermonters are driving more fuel efficient cars. More of us are working from home or just plain driving less. That’s a good thing for air quality and other ways but it’s bad news for the bean counters in the Legislature who depend on these receipts to pay for the state’s share of the transportation fund.
Burlington’s airport at a crossroads: expansion dreams vs. community clashes
An in-depth look at Patrick Leahy International Airport’s $45 million terminal project, airline changes, and federal partnerships shaping Vermont’s aviation hub
New car sales tax and other revenue down, VTRANS plans $7.5 million in cuts
Transportation fund receipts are down overall, with the largest deficits in diesel fuel sales tax and motor vehicle purchase and use taxes and fees. Gasoline sales are not below target.
The real reason Vermont’s highway cameras are on hold
A major obstacle to implementing the program is the Legislature’s requirement that a law enforcement officer review the camera images and issue the civil violations.
‘EVs are here to stay,’ despite Federal tax incentives going away
One result of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” passed by Republicans in July is that it ends a federal tax incentive for the purchase or lease of electric vehicles as of Sept. 30, 2025. So if you’ve been thinking about an EV, now’s the time to act.
Passenger trains to Montreal are in the works — what does it mean for Vermonters?
The biggest hurdle? Clearing passengers who board the train before they cross the border.
Roper: More on those polluting EVs…
How particulate pollution from tires is worse than from tailpipes, and why this matters.
When floods hit Vermont’s iconic dirt roads, runoff hits waterways
But there are ways to improve those roads that reduce pollution and strengthen against floods.
Soulia: $2 million later, Vermont scraps wildlife crossing
Was there a smarter path?
Tractor trailer crash blocks I-89
Officials have not determined what caused Belaroussi to lose control, and it is unclear whether any charges will be filed. Authorities said he did not require hospitalization.
Update: Smugglers Notch stuckage driver ticketed, company fined $2347
Boima claimed he saw a sign telling him he could drive through.
Rodgers: The cost of VT’s electric truck mandate
Vermont’s ambitious climate goals are about to become very real, and could hit many of us in the wallet.
Despathy: Advanced Clean Car and Truck Regulations mean devastation for businesses
Part II of an open letter to Vermont legislators
Roper: Clean cars & trucks heading for a crash
Policy will cost Vermonters money, jobs, tax revenue, and likely increase emissions.
Vermont falls six spots to 44th worst highways and bridges
Crumbling highways, decaying bridges, and gridlocked traffic plague the Northeast as Vermont is among the nation’s worst for infrastructure maintenance.
Westman: Transportation fund in even worse shape than expected
Vermonters are driving more, but EVs and fuel efficient cars mean a depleted Transportation Fund.
ANR: “No significant change” in fuel consumption despite “hundreds of millions” invested in green tech
Sales of gasoline and diesel fuel for transportation may have actually increased, a state report says.
Roper: GWSA transportation mandates will cost more than $177M per year
Tax on gas & diesel could start at 26 cents per gallon.
Town cries foul on road salt exemption for VTrans
A Senate bill to control road salt pollution notably exempts VTrans from the bill’s requirements while asking municipalities and private businesses to comply.
Bill limits road salt to curb chloride pollution
The goal is to reduce the environmental impact of road salt while also aiming to save money for municipalities and contractors by optimizing salt usage.
Automotive mandates within the Global Warming Solutions Act will hurt local auto dealers
The mandate controls what cars are available, but not which cars consumers actually will buy. By 2035 the only cars available in VT would be EVs.
National legal brawl may decide what types of cars Vermonters can buy
All sides expect President-elect Donald Trump to try to revoke states’ authority to adopt California’s strict rules on carbon emitted by vehicles.
Dread your commute? These folks suggest trying a trail instead
“Our whole mission is trails that go somewhere,” one org director said. “The whole point is that you could use it to commute.”
Roper: Ideologically driven electrification mandates make VT unaffordable too
Don’t force businesses to install EV charging stations their customers don’t want/need.
Video captures crash in Newport
Interesting footage of a Newport crash and aftermath.
Truck shatters in crash in front of Vermont AOT building
Both the cab and trailer were crushed on the right side and the trailer broke open, disgorging a load of furniture into a nearby brook.
Drivers, leave four feet to pass non-drivers – it’s the law now
A new state law requires drivers to give most non-drivers a wide, four-foot berth. Critics suggest rules for bicyclists.
Billions proposed for Clean Heat Standard, but less than $6 million for struggling public transportation
Vermont’s public transportation system is looking at drastic service route cuts due to lack of funding.
Wennberg: How Vermont won the biggest environmental lawsuit in decades
Vermont has been a “California Car” state for many years, along with several of our neighbors.
Roper: EV fees should go to road maintenance and repair
Not to “non-public” charging stations.
Governor’s office to push electric car deals as flood relief
This means the government is going to use its funds to help purchase Vermonter’s gas vehicles and offer them discounts on electric vehicles, despite some red flags.
Another gas tanker explosion in Ferrisburgh
For the second time in just over a year, a gas tanker truck yesterday caught fire on Rte. 7 in Ferrisburgh.
MacDonald: Fossil-fuel companies won’t pay for “climate change” – Vermonters will
Fuel companies should stop doing business in Vermont. The State is, after all, in a huge hurry to get to its all-electric, no-fossil-fuel paradise.
Klar: Industry fraud brings down Boeing planes
Senate subcommittee grants whistleblowers a platform.
Depleted oil reserves keeping Vermont’s gas prices steady
VT gas prices are noted in the media as being stable, but some sources are not discussing the causes, like that President Biden may be depleting oil reserves.
Gov. Phil Scott announces $1.7 million in Downtown Transportation Fund Grants
Since its inception in 1999, the program has invested more than $16 million in Vermont’s downtowns and villages.
No Tesla financing at first VT dealership
The much-touted first Tesla dealership in VT opened in March in South Burlington, but some would-be buyers of its popular EVs still can’t get cars there.
Page: Selective outrage against guns
Selective outrage towards guns while largely ignoring the risks posed by automobiles highlights a glaring double standard in our society.
Data shows hard choices facing Green Mountain Transit
Five years of data shows the state’s largest transit system is approaching an inflection point on the back of haywire trends.
VT’s first Federally funded EV fast chargers now operational
Vermont is the sixth state in the country to install fast chargers under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program.
Winooski City worried about property tax hike from new Winooski bridge
The city is responsible for paying 5%, or $3.09 million (whichever is less) for project expenses.
Dame: G.E.T. R.E.A.L! T: Transportation Infrastructure (Fix the Roads!)
Government is supposed to provide some basic, universal services and maintaining the state’s roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure is one of them.
Satcowitz: Updating Act 250 to meet the changing times
This cherished landscape is going away. We are blotting it out bit by bit, and once those bits are gone, we can’t get them back
Want a gas-powered car when ‘banned’ in Vermont? Go to NH
Berlin City, here we come…..
Money problems, attempts to leave preceded JetBlue’s departure from Burlington
‘It was a constant battle’ to keep JetBlue in the Green Mountain State — a conflict that started long before the airline pulled out in 2023.
AG demands cut in pickup truck settlement – after it’s made
Cut us in, California.
Bill states Vermonters should make every effort to abandon “personal vehicle ownership”
On Wednesday lawmakers in the House Transportation Committee discussed a bill that is meant to further nudge Vermonters into electric vehicles…or give up on driving altogether.
Dawson: Meeting VT EV mandates in a high-end market
Sales tips for selling luxury EVs to Vermonters.
Green Mountain Transit to begin collecting some fares starting March 6
Green Mountain Transit (GMT) has announced that fare collection will resume on March 6, 2024, for its Chittenden County, Commuter, and LINK Express routes.
