See also March 15th article about Tri-Point Greenway by Michael Walsh in CT Insider (gift link) Bike West Hartford is thrilled that the Town of West Hartford has submitted a $125,000 planning grant application to CT DEEP for a comprehensive study into the exciting Tri-Point Greenway concept. If funded, this planning grant will bring us
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Adam Weber, host of Everyday Engineering on YouTube and TikTok and an engineer with the City of New Haven, shared this 8-minute video of a recent field trip to see road safety infrastructure in Hoboken, New Jersey. He emphasizes how Hoboken embraced its #VisionZero safety with a systematic approach involving lots of cost-effective steps to
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The Town of West Hartford invites public input on design options for the WH Center Infrastructure Plan. A public opinion poll is open until February 21st, 2024. Vote online at Menti.com and enter code 73 98 70 3, or scan the QR code in the image below. Of the four options presented, Bike West Hartford
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WLBT3 TV reported on Feb 7th 2024 that Felicia Yetke, the wife of West Hartford mail carrier Kyle Yetke, was killed by a driver in Bristol as she was running near her home. We offer our condolences, recommend donating to this GoFundMe created by friends of the Yetke family, and urge everyone to push for
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Register online for our free and fun group bike ride on Saturday Feb 10th 2024, with a weather forecast for 57° F! Meet up 11am at BiCiCo West Community Bike Shop, 616 New Park Ave, West Hartford. After a safety check and brief introductions, we roll out by 11:10am. (If you want Jacob the shop
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Making progress with Vision Zero! Thank you to the Town of West Hartford for installing a pedestrian light to improve safety at the Boulevard and Whiting Lane crosswalk, one block from an elementary school. Eugenia Yurovsky, age 89, was killed by a driver at this intersection in December 2022. Above the push button are white
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Register at CT-AMC Bicycling Events. Thank you to Bike West Hartford Ambassador Leo Pon and CT Appalachian Mountain Club for sponsoring the 15 free slots in this Smart Cycling class, and to Jacob Sheppard-Saidel for serving as the instructor! Free Smart Cycling Class, Sunday April 21st 2024, 9am-5pm Location: BiCiCo West community bike shop, 616
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Read this powerful Jan 21st news story about the rising number of West Hartford crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists in 2023, by Michael Walsh in CT Insider (gift link), featuring his interactive map and newer voices of people speaking up: Julia Toof, Jason Doerre, Max Silverstone, Mike Kellner, Danielle Lambert, Anthony Horn.
Andrew Lurie, a Bike West Hartford member and junior at Hall High School, wrote this Jan 20th “Op-Ed: Walking in West Hartford” that was published by We-Ha.com. In his experience, “walking in West Hartford isn’t great,” and disconnected or missing sidewalks are caused by Town policy. He writes: “While one might think that the town
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We send a big THANK YOU to Mayor Shari Cantor and the West Hartford Town Council, Rick Ledwith, Duane Martin, the entire Vision Zero Task Force for listening to community feedback! The Jan 17th meeting of the Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) committee showed very good progress. Watch the video and read news coverage by Michael Walsh
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