We are a grassroots advocacy group working to make Vermont's cities and towns more walkable, bikeable, and livable for everyone.
VPOP is a grassroots organization advocating for more livable, lively, and resilient cities in Vermont. We believe that first and foremost, Cities are for People, and aim to analyze the current shortcomings and future needs of our cities through that lens.
Our mission is to organize the community outreach and local policy advocacy needed to make our cities more affordable, safe, and vibrant for everyone.
In practice, this can look like pushing for diverse and robust active transportation and public transit systems, or campaigning for zoning changes that legalize dynamic, human-scale, mixed-use neighborhoods... all the while explaining how these changes positively impact our affordability crisis and our looming climate goals.
Come chat bikes, buses, building codes, the latest Not Just Bikes video, or whatever else is on your mind! Grab a drink and a snack and make new friends who also spend a lot of time thinking about people-oriented places and how we make them.
Our monthly gathering to share progress, align our work, and make decisions as a group.
If you're ready to start working with your neighbors to build the better places of tomorrow, join us!
This year, instead of surveying candidates, we launched our first-ever policy platform and invited candidates across the region to endorse it. Here's who said yes.
Feb 26, 2026 Read MorePennies for Public Transit is a citizen-led, grassroots advocacy campaign to secure stop-gap funding that will keep Vermont's public transit systems running for the next two to three years while the Legislature works toward a permanent solution.
Feb 14, 2026 Read MoreFor the past several months, members of VPOP have been hard at work following along and engaging with the Burlington Neighborhood Code process.
Feb 21, 2024 Read MoreDownload, print, and fold the zine we made to share the movement towards people-oriented places with others. No copyright, share freely!
