May
12
Urbanist Happy Hour
A Winooski happy hour @ specs! Let's chat all things bikes, buses, building codes, and more-or just grab a drink and make new friends who also spend a lot of time thinking about people-oriented places.
Cities Are For People.
We are a grassroots advocacy group working to make Vermont's cities and towns more walkable, bikeable, and livable for everyone.
Who is Vermonters for People-Oriented Places?
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.
Upcoming Events
May
19
Urbanist Movie Night
Movie night at Partizanfilm! Grab a ticket for whatever screening that night you want (members only pay $5), or just join for the social hour. We'll be hanging out in the cafe chatting about planBTV, bike lanes, and all things urbanist. Come grab a drink! (Film schedule TBD)
May
26
VPOP Monthly Meeting
The General Meeting is VPOP's monthly advocacy planning meeting where we review local projects, plan our work, and cover important topics. If you want to get involved in local urbanism, this is the best first step to understand what's going on, and where to plug in.
Get Involved
If you're ready to start working with your neighbors to build the better places of tomorrow, join us!
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Recent Blog Posts
Meet the Candidates Who've Endorsed Our 2026 Platform
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
Pennies 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 MoreNeighborhood Code 2024 Update
For 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 More📰 Our Zine
Download, print, and fold the zine we made to share the movement towards people-oriented places with others. No copyright, share freely!
