Read Emily DiSalvo’s Jan 3rd article for CT Insider, “Most Greater Hartford bus stops lack shelter and benches“: CT DOT spokesperson Josh Morgan acknowledges what recent reports have shown: “Within the CTtransit Hartford Division service area, we’ve identified more than 4,300 stops, most of which are signs and poles.” DiSalvo reports problems in several areas, …
To Town of West Hartford Mayor Cantor and Town Manager Ledwith Bike West Hartford letter on task force for traffic & pedestrian safety January 3, 2023 We welcome the Town of West Hartford’s recent decision to start a task force on traffic and pedestrian safety. The problem requires a holistic solution, and in addition to …
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Bike West Hartford calls on West Hartford town leaders to set a timetable to achieve the goal of zero roadway fatalities and serious injuries (aka #VisionZero), and use crash data to prioritize actionable steps. Explore our interactive West Hartford Crash Map, based on police reports to the UConn Crash Data Repository, to identify areas with …
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Get involved in the citizen-led fight for safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists! Host a watch party of “The Street Project” by filmmaker Jennifer Boyd, then discuss local action steps to share during the BikeWalkCT statewide zoom call on Feb 5th 2023. Here’s how to host your own watch party of “The Street Project,” an …
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Emily DiSalvo’s Dec 28th article for CT Insider, “West Hartford Residents Call for Change After Five Motor Vehicle Deaths in a Week,” quotes several advocates about why we’re speaking out for safer streets: “It’s part of the reason we reactivated Bike West Hartford,” said bike activist and West Hartford resident Mary Donegan. “We didn’t think …
While West Hartford town leaders have called for a task force to address traffic violence, Hartford city leaders are taking more concrete action steps. Read Pam McLoughlin’s Dec 27th Hartford Courant story, “After 8 Pedestrian Fatalities, A Hartford City Councilman Leads Charge to Slow Drivers Down”: “Hartford City Councilman John Gale wants motorists to slow …
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Check out Jason Wang’s Dec 26th op-ed “Build Safer Streets Now” published in We-Ha.com. Jason is a West Hartford resident, advocate for safer walking and biking, parent of young children, and a physician at UConn Hospital. He writes: “…the idea that we simply need to tell drivers to drive better is a totally wrongheaded strategy. …
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: …
Facing Facts: Motorists Killed 3 Pedestrians and Injured Many in West Hartford in 2022 Read More »
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 …
New Recommendation by Town Engineers for Two-Way Protected Bike Lanes on New Park Avenue Read More »
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.
