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Bike West Hartford recognizes the right of all community members to move through our town safely and comfortably – whether on foot, bike, car, wheelchair, or any other modality. The roadways of West Hartford are not safe, and we continue to see too many deaths and serious injuries. These tragedies are preventable. Dangerous roadways also […]

Bike West Hartford calls on the public to join us for a brief vigil on Wednesday June 4th 2025 at 5pm at the corner of South Main Street and New Britain Avenue, West Hartford.  We will gather to memorialize the life of Stephen Mendelsohn, age 63, a pedestrian who was killed by a driver on […]

Congratulations to our neighbors in Wethersfield, Connecticut for launching hands-on bike education for all 4th graders during physical education classes in all five elementary schools! Their success is built on a partnership between the Wethersfield Police Athletic League, the Bike Walk Wethersfield non-profit organization, and the Wethersfield Public Schools. Bike West Hartford volunteers visited to […]

Sign up online to volunteer with Bike West Hartford at Celebrate WH at Town Hall on Saturday-Sunday, June 7-8th, 2025. Sign up for a 1-hour shift at this link. Must be high school age or older. Thank you and tell us your size to receive a free Bike West Hartford t-shirt!

Register online for Tracey’s Pride Ride, on Thursday June 12th 2025, co-sponsored by West Hartford Pride and Bike West Hartford! Our Grand Marshal for this year’s ride is Anne Stanback, a proud LGBTQ rights activist who led the Love Makes a Family coalition that won marriage equality and adoption rights in Connecticut. We have renamed […]

The Town of West Hartford’s Engineering Division recently presented a draft plan for Sedgwick Road reconstruction, outlining a timeline to finalize the design this fall, implement quick-build trials this year, and begin construction in 2026. This draft design offers much to applaud! While the plan has positive elements, Bike West Hartford has additional recommendations to […]

Thank you all everyone who joined us at our first Trout Brook Trail Day on Saturday May 17th 2025! We had great fun, met dozens of new friends, and distributed lots free bike helmets! Check out our pics below and also see this short YouTube video created by Robert Gursky. Look for Bike West Hartford […]

Bike to Work Day is Thursday May 15, 2025! Arrive by 8am at Old State House in downtown Hartford.Join a group ride to meet new friends at easy pace of 10-12 mph, with no one left behind.– Bike West Hartford group – register online – departs 7:15am from Stop & Shop on Boulevard – contact […]

Special invitation for all school principals, PE instructors, PTO members, and youth group leaders! Learn how to organize an easy-to-run bike safety workshop for your school or youth group. Come see it in action at Charter Oak International Academy public elementary school on NEW DATE: Friday May 23rd 2025. Bike West Hartford volunteers will set […]

In this short video, Katie Goodman, mother of a pre-schooler at Quaker Lane Cooperative Nursery School, calls on West Hartford leaders to install more raised crosswalks to meet Vision Zero goals and calm traffic around schools. “A lot of the parents and I have been concerned for a long time about the cars flying by […]

Check out these amazing opportunities to ride together! These rides are hosted and sponsored by CT Appalachian Mountain Club and led by Bike West Hartford Ambassador Leo Pon. See AMC Trip Policy Registration is required. Please register online through ct-amc.org under ‘Bicycling’, then ‘Current Bike Listing’. To participate, please bring a bike in good condition, a properly fitting […]

The Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) is developing a Priority Pathways Plan, a bicycle and pedestrian network and implementation plan for the 38 municipalities in the region. Their first virtual public meeting will be held on Tuesday April 29th 2025 at 6:30-7:30pm online. Register at https://bit.ly/PriorityPathwayMeeting1 We encourage supporters to attend this public meeting […]