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On the morning of November 29, 2023, a motor vehicle driver struck a pedestrian in the location of 333 North Main Street, near Bishops Corner intersection of West Hartford. Journalist Michael Walsh reported on social media that the pedestrian had non-life threatening injuries, and that the West Hartford Police Department did not plan to release …

Bishops Corner: Blame Bad Road Design, Not the Victim Read More »

The West Hartford Vision Zero Action Plan, which the Town plans to finalize in January 2024, aims for the goal of zero traffic deaths or severe injuries among all road users.  We urge our members to attend this meeting and provide feedback because the final version of this Action Plan will guide the Town’s approach …

WH Vision Zero: Draft Action Plan & Event Dec 6th Read More »

Reporter Michael Walsh has written several important news stories on road safety, and also compiled this interactive map of West Hartford driver crashes with pedestrians and cyclists for 2023 to date. Click on red markers on the map to read about each crash, based on his reporting and police data submitted to the CT Crash …

Michael Walsh: Map of 2023 WH Driver Crashes with Walkers and Cyclists Read More »

We thank the Town of West Hartford Engineering Department for adding buffered bike lanes to a 0.4-mile portion of South Quaker Lane (between Flatbush and Talcott), as part of its regular milling and repaving scheduling, in compliance with the Town’s Complete Streets policy. We also thank the West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission (PBC) for recommending improvements …

Buffered Bike Lanes on portion of South Quaker Read More »

Rachel Martin, a West Hartford parent of young children, writes in her Nov 14th letter in We-Ha.com, “We Need to Make Our Roads Safe for Kids and Families.” …If we really want to make West Hartford a great place for families we need – desperately – to rethink the ways we design our roads and …

West Hartford Parent: Rethink Road Design to Make Our Families Safe Read More »

Register online to join our Thanksgiving 6-mile Food Donation Bike Ride on Saturday Nov 18th, co-sponsored by BiCiCo, Hartford Bike Party, and Bike West Hartford! Our group bike ride is designed to be fun and open to all skill levels, rolling at a friendly pace of 10-12 mph, with no one left behind. Bring any bicycle …

Thanksgiving Food Donation Bike Ride, Sat Nov 18th Read More »

Register at CT-AMC Bicycling for these events led by Bike West Hartford Ambassador Leo Pon: Sun Nov 26th 2023 10am Bike Greater BDL – Social ride, 10-12 mph. A new 21 mile ride covering the Bradley International Airport perimeter, International Drive, and the East Granby countryside. We’ll stop by the Connecticut Fire Academy and the Rainbow Reservoir …

Post-Thanksgiving Ride with Leo, Sun Nov 26th Read More »

Updated November 2023 — The Bike West Hartford board recently called for public input — rather than more closed-door meetings — about the CT Department of Transportation’s proposed $5.5M redesign of the Bishops Corner intersection at North Main and Albany Ave. One positive step came at the November 13th meeting of the West Hartford Pedestrian …

How will CTDOT Complete Streets affect Bishops Corner? Demand Public Input on the Redesign Read More »