Limited-time offer! Join Bike West Hartford as a dues-paying member ($25 individual or $50 family for one year) and receive either a $5 purchase discount OR $10 membership discount at BiCiCo community bike shops. Visit our partner BiCiCo at their two locations — 97 Park Street, Hartford and 616 New Park Ave, West Hartford — […]

Check out Tom Condon and Jessica Bravo’s July 17th CT Mirror story that analyzes the CT Transit free-fare policy in comparison to other US metro regions, and also looks at the forthcoming CRCOG “Metro Hartford Rapid Routes” study “to improve the speed and reliability of bus service in the region’s major transit corridors: Albany Avenue,

Jack: Advocates Thomas Regan-Lefebvre and Kerri Provost announced an “action alert” for people to respond to the Thursday July 14th death of a pedestrian by a motor vehicle driver in Bristol CT. See news reports from WFSB-TV, Bristol Press, and CT Insider. This is the 36th pedestrian/cyclist fatality in Connecticut so far in 2022. Read

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?