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Hosts John Sablon and Barbara Carpenter take a closer look at pedestrian safety and the Vision Zero draft action plan on their Dec 30th “Watch Your Step” episode of their “Around and About West Hartford” video series on West Hartford Community Interactive.

Read Michael Walsh’s March 1st article in CT Insider to learn more about the Town of West Hartford’s proposed May 2023 resurfacing of a 0.7-mile section of Boulevard, between Mountain Road and Riggs Avenue, which currently has 12-foot car lanes and parking on both sides. Walsh writes: The plan “would eliminate the parking lane on

Attend a Thursday Feb 2nd 2023 public presentation and open house of the West Hartford Center Infrastructure Plan, from 6-8pm at Town Hall Auditorium, 50 South Main St. The project team from Stantec planning consultants will offer “preliminary concept designs that have been prepared for key roadways like LaSalle and Farmington. These and a series

West Hartford residents spoke out in favor of the Vision Zero resolution that the Town Council approved on January 10th, 2023. Read news coverage by Michael Walsh for CT Insider and Ronni Newton for We-Ha.com. Last month, Kelly Hamann-Book was hit by a driver on South Main Street, who broke both of her legs, two

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,

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:

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

At the Dec 12th meeting of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Commission, urban planning consultants from Stantec delivered an extensive presentation of their preliminary recommendations for the West Hartford Center Infrastructure Plan. Stantec’s planners emphasized that WH Center needs to promote an integrated and balanced transportation system that prioritizes safety and walkability, bicycle facilities suited for

Let’s work together to call on the Town of West Hartford to design safer streets in all neighborhoods. On Friday Nov 4th, a serious car crash at the corner of Fern Street and Walbridge Rd almost hit students waiting for the school bus. Since concerned residents such as Jay Stange and Mary Donegan have previously

The Town of West Hartford Engineering Division sent this Sept 2nd response to the WH Pedestrian and Bicycle Commission (WHPBC) regarding their August 26th public meeting to discuss the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Project, funded by $3.8 million in state grants. The WHPBC requested the public meeting in their July 25th letter with specific