Kerri Provost of RealHartford.org and Michael Walsh of CT Insider shared some devastating truths on Dec 22nd, based on news reports and UConn Crash Repository data. Note that these figures include only crashes that resulted in a 911 call and a police report, and may not include other incidents that were not reported. West Hartford: […]

Michael Walsh reports in the Dec 22nd CT Insider: “At Wednesday morning’s Community Planning and Economic Development Committee meeting, [West Hartford] Town Engineer Greg Sommer made a formal recommendation to construct a 9-foot-wide two-way cycle track with a vertical separation buffer in the form of bollards or a raised curb on the west side of

Listen to why safe streets matter, according to several residents who participated in the December 21st protest at Boulevard and Whiting Lane, where a pedestrian was killed by a driver. We demand action from West Hartford town leaders.

Twenty residents gathered this morning at the corner of Boulevard and Whiting Lane, where a pedestrian was killed by a driver last night, to demand that West Hartford town leaders take action to design safer streets. Mayor Shari Cantor, Town Manager Rick Ledwidth, and several WH police officers also attended the action. Watch BikeWestHartford.org and

Join us to Demand Safe Streets for All — Wed Dec 21st 8-8:45 AM. at the corner of Boulevard and Whiting Lane, West Hartford, in response to pedestrian killed by driver. Design Safe Streets Now! What is West Hartford Doing? Town Council: Meet with Us! On Tuesday Dec 20th, a pedestrian was killed by a driver

At the Dec 12th meeting of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Commission, urban planning consultants from Stantec delivered an extensive presentation of their preliminary recommendations for the West Hartford Center Infrastructure Plan. Stantec’s planners emphasized that WH Center needs to promote an integrated and balanced transportation system that prioritizes safety and walkability, bicycle facilities suited for

Updated: Short video of our Thanksgiving 2022 food donation ride to the Free Center Bike West Hartford is partnering with Hartford Bike Party and the Free Center for a Thanksgiving Food Donation Bike Ride. Meet up on Sunday November 20th at 1pm at Parkville Market (1400 Park Street, Hartford) and dress warmly for a 5-mile

Let’s work together to call on the Town of West Hartford to design safer streets in all neighborhoods. On Friday Nov 4th, a serious car crash at the corner of Fern Street and Walbridge Rd almost hit students waiting for the school bus. Since concerned residents such as Jay Stange and Mary Donegan have previously

Meet 6:30pm at Bushnell Park Carousel, roll at 6:45pm. See details on the Hartford Critical Mass Meetup page

Read Michael Walsh’s Oct 26th CT Insider article: “A group of activists known as the Connecticut Urbanists have installed a pair of ‘ghost shoes’ at the site where a pedestrian was killed [in West Hartford Center]. The June 3 crash at the Farmington Avenue and Main Street intersection, which killed 61-year-old Hartford resident Bob O’Neal who