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Come and join us at Bike West Hartford’s Meet Up at Fernridge Park, Saturday July 15th, 2023Drop in anytime 9:30-11:30am near the playground at 567 Fern Street, West Hartford CTChat with other Bike West Hartford members about improving bike-walk-transit for allBike or Walk or Ride the Bus (note that the #72 does not run on […]

The Connecticut Department of Transportation will host a virtual public info meeting on Thur July 13th 7pm on pedestrian intersection improvements for Bishop’s Corner (Albany Ave/Route 44 and North Main Street, West Hartford). See details at https://portal.ct.gov/WestHartford155-176, with this summary: “The purpose of the project is to improve pedestrian mobility and overall operations at the […]

Bike West Hartford held our first New Britain Avenue Walk Audit on Friday June 30th 2023, co-sponsored with State. Rep. Kate Farrar (be sure to check out her awesome short video on Facebook or Instagram). Twenty people joined our event and shared observations and ideas for improving safety and services for walkers, bike riders, and […]

Register online for the #HartfordBikeParty Keney Park Picnic Ride, Sunday July 2nd 2023, meet up 10am at West Side Square (510 Farmington Ave, Hartford), roll out by 10:15am. Join us for a picnic in Keney Park! Bring your own lunch or a simple meal to cook over your own camp stove! Frozen desserts will be […]

Photo: Today’s June 26th car crash at Lemay and Boulevard, while the Town of West Hartford delays its decision about bike lanes, narrower auto lanes, and other #VisionZero safety measures. We sincerely hope all are okay. See news stories about Boulevard by Michael Walsh in CT Insider (gift link) and Ronni Newton in We-Ha.com.

West Hartford town leaders disappointed us again by failing to take action to improve safe bicycle infrastructure via painted bike lanes on Boulevard. The town received positive feedback from their own appointed Pedestrian and Bicycle Commission (the PBC) and the Town Engineer, and promised to make a decision based on that feedback at the June […]

We had a fun ride to New Britain and New Haven! Check out more images on our Instagram post and Facebook post Register online to participate in this event! Check this page on the day before the ride for any weather-related alerts. Bike from West Hartford to New Haven, then ride the Hartford Line train […]

Register online to join our New Britain Avenue Walk Audit on Friday, June 30th 2023 from 9-10am. Walk audits provide a first-hand experience of local streets and opportunity to discuss ways to improve bike-walk-transit for all.Meet at Faxon Branch Library parking lot, 1073 New Britain Ave, West Hartford CT.Bonus points if you walk, bike, or […]

On June 19th 2023, Bike West Hartford sent our letter in support of bike lanes on Boulevard, with over 142 contributors to our petition, to the Town of West Hartford, Community Planning and Economic Development Committee (CPED) for its virtual meeting on June 21st 2023 at 8am. See the text of our letter below and […]

All people deserve safety, even if we’re in the minority. I have lived in West Hartford since 2005 – I don’t have generational wealth or family name recognizable to anyone on the street. I spend a lot of time on the streets here, going to school drop-offs & pick-ups, parks and shops, and I need […]

Register for free at Eventbrite Pride Ride with HGLHC , West Hartford PRIDE & Trek Bicycle Newington. 6 Mile slow roll bike ride & bike decorating contest! When: RESCHEDULED due to air quality to Thursday June 15th 2023, at 6PM start. Where: Start location is Arapahoe Rd & LaSalle Rd. West Hartford. The ride will be a […]

Thank you to everyone who volunteered with Bike West Hartford or rode their bikes to attend Celebrate West Hartford this past weekend! At the free bike valet parking on Burr Street, during Sunday afternoon we had a steady flow of nearly 50 bikes parked in a space that would typically hold only 2 cars! Also, […]