Lenny Phelan
@lenny.rightofwayvt.com
Author of Right of Way Newsletter on transportation issues in Vermont rightofwayvt.com
My latest piece is will be a 2-parter on “A Brief History of Getting Around in Vermont”, please check out part 1! rightofwayvt.com/a-brief-hist...
A Brief History of Getting Around in Vermont, Part 1
How the map got drawn: railroad tycoons, a turnpike era, and figuring out what highways are supposed to be for anyway.
In 1843 the Vermont Central got its charter to build the state's first real main...
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August 21, 2026 at 3:37 AM
My latest piece is will be a 2-parter on “A Brief History of Getting Around in Vermont”, please check out part 1! rightofwayvt.com/a-brief-hist...
Hi, I’m Lenny and I have some ideas about transportation in Vermont. As our second largest household expense it’s an underreported topic.
Not only can transportation policy reform take a measurable swing at our cost of living, but it brings visible downstream effects chiefly workforce activation.
Not only can transportation policy reform take a measurable swing at our cost of living, but it brings visible downstream effects chiefly workforce activation.
August 14, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Hi, I’m Lenny and I have some ideas about transportation in Vermont. As our second largest household expense it’s an underreported topic.
Not only can transportation policy reform take a measurable swing at our cost of living, but it brings visible downstream effects chiefly workforce activation.
Not only can transportation policy reform take a measurable swing at our cost of living, but it brings visible downstream effects chiefly workforce activation.