Brattleboro E-Bike Lending Library
Q: What could e-bikes and the Brooks Memorial Library possibly have in common?
A: It’s the Brattleboro E-Bike Lending Library and at the Library!!
The Brattleboro E-Bike Lending Library is an innovative collaboration with Brattleboro's Brooks Memorial Library to provide area residents an opportunity to take home an e-bike for five full days and get a real-world sense of how an electric bicycle can fit into their lives. This project is made possible by Local Motion and VTrans, and is locally coordinated by VBike along with the Brattleboro Energy Committee, Brattleboro's Sustainability Office, and Brattleboro Time Trade.
As many of you know, e-bikes reflect a powerful transition away from automobiles in Vermont. The realities of climate change and the pandemic have inspired more Vermonters to switch to electric bikes. In 2020, Green Mountain Power processed 600 e-bike rebates, almost tripling the number from 2019. And in a recent survey performed by the Brattleboro Coalition for Active Transportation, 46% of the 140 of the respondents reported they currently have an e-bike or e-cargo bike.
As many of you know, e-bikes reflect a powerful transition away from automobiles in Vermont. The realities of climate change and the pandemic have inspired more Vermonters to switch to electric bikes. In 2020, Green Mountain Power processed 600 e-bike rebates, almost tripling the number from 2019. And in a recent survey performed by the Brattleboro Coalition for Active Transportation, 46% of the 140 of the respondents reported they currently have an e-bike or e-cargo bike.
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To speed the adoption of e-bikes even further, The Brattleboro E-Bike Lending Library is offering two bikes: a cutting edge belt-drive e-bike from Gazelle, and a more economical e-bike from Raleigh. Each comes outfitted with panniers, (removable bags for shopping or carrying items) mirrors, lights, locks and helmet if necessary.
And the Brattleboro E-Bike Lending Library is a welcome addition to VBike's Brattleboro-based demo fleet of electric cargo bikes for families and households along with our consultation program. Registration for 2021 is pretty booked up, but times may open up. Check in for availability by clicking here. |
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