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UPDATED: Thanks to Emily Oshinskie and Rob Peters for organizing this event! They have planned a 3.5-mile slow roll around the West End as shown in the map. Also, Bike West Hartford is co-sponsoring this event and bringing music and frozen treats to share! See link to their Facebook Event Page Where: Elizabeth Park GazeboWhen: […]

While Tony Cherolis has been biking to the Midwest, he wrote this July 22nd CT News Junkie op-ed about bike lane gaps in the Hartford region, in contrast to more continuous cross-city routes he noticed in places such as Syracuse NY, Cleveland, Akron, and Columbus OH, and Bloomington and Indianapolis IN. Tony writes: As I […]

In case your email spam filter is cranked up too high — or if you haven’t yet clicked the Join button to become a supporting member — check out the Bike West Hartford *Reactivated* July 2022 newsletter.

UPDATED: DominGO! Park Street has been postponed due to the heat to Sunday September 25th! Join our family-friendly group bike ride to the car-free DominGO! Hartford event on Park Street on Sunday July 24th, 2022. Meet at the West Hartford Town Hall parking lot near the flag pole at 11am, and we’ll ride together: south […]

Bike West Hartford encourages public feedback on the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Project, based on the Town of West Hartford’s Engineering Division 35% complete plans, and also the alternative proposal raised during the July 7th walk audit. Here’s one response written by Alex Truskowski, a West Hartford resident and occasional bike commuter, which he […]

Limited-time offer! Join Bike West Hartford as a dues-paying member ($25 individual or $50 family for one year) and receive either a $5 purchase discount OR $10 membership discount at BiCiCo community bike shops. Visit our partner BiCiCo at their two locations — 97 Park Street, Hartford and 616 New Park Ave, West Hartford — […]

Check out Tom Condon and Jessica Bravo’s July 17th CT Mirror story that analyzes the CT Transit free-fare policy in comparison to other US metro regions, and also looks at the forthcoming CRCOG “Metro Hartford Rapid Routes” study “to improve the speed and reliability of bus service in the region’s major transit corridors: Albany Avenue, […]

Jack: Advocates Thomas Regan-Lefebvre and Kerri Provost announced an “action alert” for people to respond to the Thursday July 14th death of a pedestrian by a motor vehicle driver in Bristol CT. See news reports from WFSB-TV, Bristol Press, and CT Insider. This is the 36th pedestrian/cyclist fatality in Connecticut so far in 2022. Read […]

Jack Dougherty: Read Kerri Provost’s July 12th RealHartford post, which takes a closer look at 237 reported crashes of motor vehicles with pedestrians, cyclists, and other people in West Hartford over the past seven years, and asks: “Is West Hartford’s public safety outstanding?” After reviewing patterns regarding the types and locations of crashes, and questioning […]

Updated: Thanks to everyone who came to the fabulous concert by Latanya Farrell and enjoyed the inaugural ride of the tandem-trailer “ice cream truck”! Contact us if you’d like to help organize future rides. Ride your bike to the Elizabeth Park Concert by singer Latanya Farrell on Wednesday July 13th 2022. Bike West Hartford volunteers […]

Leisure Services and Bike West Hartford offer several free recreational bicycling programs in Summer 2022. “Wheels on Wednesdays” are short, family-friendly bike rides. No registration is required, and riders can join one or all rides, depending on fitness level or experience. Helmets required. Each trip will be facilitated by a member of Bike West Hartford, […]

Updated: The WHPBC voted at its July 7th meeting to send a letter to the Town Engineers to consider a version of this alternative proposal. Also, see additional feedback by Alex Truskowski on the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Plan. At the July 7th Transport Hartford walk audit along the New Park Avenue Complete Streets […]