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This letter was originally sent to West Hartford town officials on January 8, 2024. Unless a vehicle was dropped out of the sky onto the pedestrian who was killed on Saturday night, I do not want to hear excuses about needing to learn the oh-so-special details of the circumstances.  Please, respect residents and those who […]

Update: News coverage of the last scheduled Vision Zero Task Force meeting on Monday Jan 8th 2024: “Frustration about inaction mounts” with Town of West Hartford, Jan 10th CT Insider news story by Michael Walsh (gift link) Tragedy struck again on Saturday night in West Hartford, as another pedestrian was killed by a driver, this […]

Updated: On Saturday January 6th 2024, a driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Albany Avenue near Mohegan Drive in West Hartford, according to this CT Insider news brief. While we do not yet know details about this crash, we offer our condolences to the victim’s family and call upon town leaders to take action. […]

Update: Join us and speak up about strengthening the draft action plan at the last scheduled Vision Zero meeting on Monday Jan 8th from 5-7pm at the West Hartford Town Hall, room 400. If you cannot attend, email your feedback to BikeWestHartfordInc@gmail.com and we’ll do our best to share your views at the meeting. Also, […]

The Town-appointed Pedestrian and Bicycle Commission (PBC) invites public input at their Monday Jan 8th 2024 7-8:30pm in Town Hall Room 400 on their process to revise the West Hartford Bicycle Facilities Plan, which was last updated in 2016. Chair Ed Pawlak writes: “The main item on the agenda will be a presentation by staff […]

Hosts John Sablon and Barbara Carpenter take a closer look at pedestrian safety and the Vision Zero draft action plan on their Dec 30th “Watch Your Step” episode of their “Around and About West Hartford” video series on West Hartford Community Interactive.

Register at CT-AMC Bicycling for events led by Bike West Hartford Ambassador Leo Pon: Sun Dec 24th 10am-1pm Bike Tour of West Hartford — Social ride, 10-12 mph. Pleasant 22 mile ride through quiet residential streets, over moderate rolling terrain and avoiding larger hills and heavy traffic. There will be a coffee/brunch stop near the end of the […]

In November 2023, when a driver struck a pedestrian near Bishops Corner intersection, the West Hartford Police Department issued a press release that they ticketed the pedestrian for “reckless use of the highway.” While we don’t yet know details about this particular crash, the Bike West Hartford board wrote how we recognized a familiar pattern: […]

Below is an edited letter to the Vision Zero Team from Tom Martin, a Bike West Hartford board member, highlighting some of his individual comments on how to improve the West Hartford Vision Zero Draft Action Plan. Hi Vision Zero Team, Thank you for the thoughtful presentation the other night, and for allowing the community […]

West Hartford resident Jennifer Boyd is an Emmy-winning filmmaker and Director/Producer of The Street Project, an inspiring documentary about the global citizen-led fight to make our streets safer from traffic violence, which you can view on this PBS YouTube channel. She wrote her comments in response to the December 2023 draft of the West Hartford […]

Philip Bolton shared copy of his feedback on one simple way to improve the West Hartford Vision Zero Draft Action Plan: Ban right turns on red lights. This policy has been recently adopted or is under consideration in several US cities, as described in the news link below. Folks, I strongly support the Vision Zero […]

Thank you to the Town of West Hartford for extending the Trout Brook Trail north in 2023 to Asylum Avenue! The earliest section of this trail to the south was opened in 2008 — over 15 years ago! Let’s close the gap from Park Road to Jackson Avenue before this walk-bike trail is old enough […]