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  • Advocate for biking, walking, and mass transit infrastructure and mobility justice across all neighborhoods in West Hartford,
  • Build stronger engagement with biking, walking, and mass transit across our local and regional communities;
  • Connect with activists and organizations pursuing complementary goals in the Hartford region and Connecticut.

Recent Posts

Biking & Birding in Wethersfield, Sat June 22nd AM

Please register online for our free Biking and Birding in Wethersfield ride, co-sponsored by Bike West Hartford. Meet up Saturday June 22nd 2024 at 8:30am at Heirloom Market, 263 Main Street, Wethersfield CT. After brief introductions and a safety check, we roll out by 8:40am, and return to the same location about an hour later. […]

Making Progress: Traffic Calming Coming to Boulevard

We applaud the Town of West Hartford for installing different types of traffic calming measures along Boulevard to improve safety for all users – pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists – coming soon in 2024. These safety improvements are designed to fulfill the Town’s Vision Zero Action Plan and Complete Streets Policy. Learn more about these and […]

Elmwood Ride with CT Urbanists, Thu June 13

Please register online for our free Elmwood Bench Check Bike Ride, co-sponsored by CT Urbanists and Bike West Hartford. Meet up Thursday June 13th 2024 at 6:30pm at Elmwood Community Center, near the front entrance, located at 1106 New Britain Ave, West hartford. (Ride the Trout Brook Trail for bike-friendly access from the back side […]

Mary Donegan: Questions about Town’s draft Bike Facilities Plan

Update: Read Michael Walsh’s June 6th 2024 CTInsider article (gift link) about criticism of the Town’s draft Bike Facilities Plan Mary Donegan — a Bike West Hartford board member, parent of three children, and former member of the Town of West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force — raises the questions we’re asking about the Town’s […]

$100k Tri-Point Greenway Planning Grant Awarded to West Hartford

We’re thrilled to share that Governor Ned Lamont and CT DEEP announced the award of a $100,000 planning grant to the Town of West Hartford for the Tri-Point Greenway concept. If realized, this greenway will expand the Trout Brook Trail and create safer connections for walkers and bikers between Hartford, West Hartford, and Newington. This […]

Making Progress on Safer Streets for New Park Avenue

Congratulations to the Town of West Hartford for creating a plan that prioritizes safe streets for all – including walkers, bicyclists, and motorists – on the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Improvement Project. Beginning in 2017, the Town launched a planning process that leveraged two state grants to improve walk-bike-transit and calm traffic on a […]

Volunteer with BWH at Celebrate, June 8-9th

Sign up to volunteer with Bike West Hartford at the Celebrate West Hartford festival at Town Hall on Sat-Sun June 8-9th, 2024. Thank you and tell us your size in the sign-up form above to receive a free Bike West Hartford t-shirt (while supplies last)! Bike West Hartford Info Booth, 2023 Bike West Hartford free […]

WH Public Library Teen Bike Ride, Sat June 22nd

Get outdoors and celebrate the 2024 Summer Reading Theme “Adventure Begins at Your Library” with a fun 6-mile bike ride starting at ending at the Noah Webster Library! Open to teens ages 13+ and adults! Participants must register online, with an adult signing a waiver, to join our free and fun West Hartford Public Library […]

Ride with Pride, Sun June 2nd

Thank you to the 55 cyclists who joined us on the 2024 Ride with Pride, and also to our wonderful intersection wranglers (Ellen, Phoebe, Alex, Jason, Jim, Jack) and our mechanic-sweepers (Chris and Dwight)! Watch our YouTube Short: Please register online ahead of time (to help us estimate group size) for the free and fun […]

Jason Wang: Why We Need Safe Bike Lanes on Boulevard

Jason Wang, our newest Bike West Hartford board member, explains why we need safe bike lanes on the newly-paved section of Boulevard, and calls on Town of West Hartford leaders to keep their promise to add them to fulfill our Vision Zero and Complete Streets policy.

#HartfordBikeParty Putnam Bridge Loop, Sun May 26

Thank you to over 50 cyclists who joined our free and fun #HartfordBikeParty Putnam Bridge 20-Mile Loop group bike ride on Sunday May 26th 2024 (Memorial Day weekend), co-sponsored by Bike West Hartford and Hartford Bicycle Club. Check out Leo Pon’s FB photos and Robert Gursky’s short YouTube video! Meet up at 1pm at Elizabeth […]

Meetup at Beachland Park, Sun May 26th

Bike West Hartford’s next meetup to build friendship and strengthen community will be on Sunday May 26th 2024. Drop by anytime 9:30-11:30am at Beachland Park, 847 Quaker Lane South, West Hartford. Meet at the tables near the playground area for light snacks, hot coffee, and friendly conversation. We’d love to chat about your upcoming biking […]

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