Jack Dougherty: Read Kerri Provost’s July 12th RealHartford post, which takes a closer look at 237 reported crashes of motor vehicles with pedestrians, cyclists, and other people in West Hartford over the past seven years, and asks: “Is West Hartford’s public safety outstanding?” After reviewing patterns regarding the types and locations of crashes, and questioning […]

Updated: Thanks to everyone who came to the fabulous concert by Latanya Farrell and enjoyed the inaugural ride of the tandem-trailer “ice cream truck”! Contact us if you’d like to help organize future rides. Ride your bike to the Elizabeth Park Concert by singer Latanya Farrell on Wednesday July 13th 2022. Bike West Hartford volunteers

Leisure Services and Bike West Hartford offer several free recreational bicycling programs in Summer 2022. “Wheels on Wednesdays” are short, family-friendly bike rides. No registration is required, and riders can join one or all rides, depending on fitness level or experience. Helmets required. Each trip will be facilitated by a member of Bike West Hartford,

Updated: The WHPBC voted at its July 7th meeting to send a letter to the Town Engineers to consider a version of this alternative proposal. Also, see additional feedback by Alex Truskowski on the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Plan. At the July 7th Transport Hartford walk audit along the New Park Avenue Complete Streets

Thanks to Tucker Salls from Transport Hartford for leading the July 7th Walk Audit along New Park Avenue in West Hartford. Joining us was Jim Brennan (middle), the Town of West Hartford’s engineer for the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Project, and several advocates for safer pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure. Walking both sides of this

Bike West Hartford encourages everyone to get informed and involved in the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Project. One way is to participate in an upcoming “walk audit,” and another way is to offer feedback on the current draft of the Town Engineering plans. Transport Hartford, a project of the Center for Latino Progress, invites

Jay Stange, a West Hartford resident and vocal transportation advocate, wrote this overview of the Town’s approval of the North Main Street Road Diet for Strong Towns, where he serves as Content Manager. Read more on the Strong Towns site: Road Diet Seven Years in the Making—Was It Worth Every Minute?

CTTransit announcement: “The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced that all public transit buses will be fare-free across Connecticut until December 1, 2022. A previous policy signed by Governor Lamont made buses fare free from April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, but that was extended in the recent budget passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor on

Members of the West Hartford Pedestrian and Bicycle Commission are looking more closely at vehicle crash data to guide their advisory recommendations to improve safety for walkers and cyclists. At their April 2022 meeting, Commission members asked the West Hartford Town Engineer to share relevant crash data as required under town policy. Commission Chair Ed Pawlak