The BiCiCo community bike shop and Bike West Hartford are partnering for another bike donation day! Bring used bicycles to BiCiCo West on Saturday Nov 5th 2022 between 10am-1pm at 616 New Park Avenue, West Hartford. BiCiCo accepts bike shop-quality donations in repairable condition, which their staff and youth program participants learn how to “upcycle” […]

Feeling frustrated with poor conditions for people who bike, walk, or ride mass transit in West Hartford? Want local officials to improve infrastructure and safety in all neighborhoods? We believe that “West Hartford Can Do Better” and call on you to share your stories, photos, videos with the hashtag #WeHaCanDoBetter on social media: Instagram @bikewesthartford

Michael Walsh reports in this Oct 17th CT Insider article that the Town of West Hartford has extended the comment period to Oct 28th for public feedback on the interactive map created by the Stantec consulting group for the West Hartford Center Infrastructure Plan project, and also this separate survey form. Walsh writes: Dozens of

At GastroPark in West Hartford, business owner Tate Norden supports protected and continuous bicycle-pedestrian paths for the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Project. Tate explains more in this short YouTube video: Hi my name is Tate Norden from GastroPark and I’m here to share my support for the development of the continuous and protected bike

Watch NPR host Korva Coleman’s Sept 28th short video on Instagram to learn how Hoboken, New Jersey used simple, affordable street changes to achieve #VisionZero. Hoboken, a community with a population the size of West Hartford, has had 0 traffic fatalities in the past 4 years, during the same timeframe when these fatalities grew significantly

Check out Michael Walsh’s Oct 3rd CT Insider in-depth news story on local demands to improve safety and infrastructure for people who walk in West Hartford, particularly after a driver killed a pedestrian in West Hartford Center in June. Walsh interviewed Kerri Provost, Stefanie Marco Lantz, Mary Donegan, Jennifer Sharp, Ed Pawlak, and Mayor Shari

Hartford Bike Party and Bike West Hartford are teaming up to organize two rides with a cause this fall! Join our “Fill the Little Food Pantries” rides on Saturday Sept 24th (West End of Hartford and West Hartford) and Saturday October 1st (Hartford North End to Night Fall event at Elizabeth Park). Bring non-perishable foods

Join any of our group bike or e-scooter ride-ins to the free magical Night Fall performance, located this year on the Hartford side of Elizabeth Park. Enter from Fern Street to North Beacon Street to arrive at the BiCiCo free bicycle valet parking near the Ana Grace Love Wins playground. The event begins at 6pm

UPDATE: Park Road Parade is cancelled due to high probability of rain, and the organizers ask to please save the date for next year: Sat Oct 7th 2023! Come ride with us in the Park Road Parade on Saturday October 1st 2022! Join our family-friendly event to show our commitment to improving biking-walking-transit for all

The Town of West Hartford welcomes public input on the WH Center Infrastructure Plan during its one-day workshops on Wednesday September 21st. See also the official project web page, Michael Walsh’s Aug 25th story in CT Insider, Ronni Newton’s Sept 6th story in We-Ha.com, and Jay Stange’s Sept 12th op-ed essay. We need your input!