Pedal through the Meadow: Wethersfield to Glastonbury ride, Sat May 13

Come join us and “Pedal through the Meadow” (named in honor of Chion Wolf’s pre-marathon bike event). Bike West Hartford is sponsoring a friendly group ride (10-12 mph) from Wethersfield to Glastonbury CT on Saturday May 13th, 2023. Thanks to Adam Prizio and Ethan Frankel for co-leading this 17-mile round-trip bike ride. If you missed […]

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BWH Ambassadors Leo and Juliana to Expand Leadership and Group Rides

Bike West Hartford proudly introduces our new Ambassadors: Leo Pon and Juliana Cantarelli Vita. Together they will expand our organization’s leadership and community-building work to promote our goal of improving bike-walk-transit for all.  Juliana Cantarelli Vita shares that “biking advocacy has a special place in my heart,” and looks forward to connecting with more cyclists

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CT-AMC West Hartford 22-mile Bike Tour, Tues April 25th 10am

Leo Pon invites people to join a bike ride he’s leading, sponsored by the Connecticut Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Register online on the CT-AMC page > Bicycling > Current Ride List. Here’s the overview: Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 10:00AM – 12:30PM Pleasant 22 mile ride through quiet residential streets, over rolling terrain and

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Full House for “Women Don’t Cycle” 2nd Showing: Sat April 15th 7pm at BiCiCo West

From Brussels to Tokyo, these women prove the opposite UPDATED: We have a FULL HOUSE for our Sat April 15th showing, so we have paused registration. You can still show up, but we cannot guarantee seating. Saturday April 15th 2023, 7pm at BiCiCo West, 616 New Park Avenue, West Hartford A new documentary film by

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Help Shape the East Coast Greenway in Hartford Region

Get involved in the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) East Coast Greenway Study: “CRCOG has initiated a study to identify the preferred alignment of the East Coast Greenway through the last remaining 12-mile gap in the Capitol Region in Simsbury, Bloomfield, Hartford, and East Hartford. The East Coast Greenway is an off-road walking and biking route stretching 3,000 miles from Maine to Florida.” The Study Area:

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What Can West Hartford Learn from Vision Zero in Hoboken?

View a 2-page PDF version of this flyer West Hartford will benefit from studying the experience of Hoboken, New Jersey, which has a population of about 60,000 people, similar in size to our community. In 2019, Mayor Rhavi Bhalla and stakeholders launched Hoboken’s Vision Zero Task Force to eliminate fatal and serious injuries on roadways

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Open Letter: Improve Boulevard Resurfacing to Achieve Vision Zero

View this open letter as a two-page PDF document To: Town Engineer, Pedestrian & Bicycle Commission, and Vision Zero Task Force, Town of West Hartford From: Bike West Hartford Board Members: Jack Dougherty, Ethan Frankel, Tracy Frankel, Jim Head The Town Engineer recently described a proposal to resurface a portion of Boulevard (about 0.7 miles

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