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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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Letter to WH Vision Zero Task Force: First Meeting, Monday Feb 13th 5pm

The West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force announced its first meeting will be held on Monday, Feb 13th 2023 at 5pm in Town Hall Room 400. See agenda and packet on the Town of West Hartford meetings page. Below is a letter sent to Task Force members by the Bike West Hartford board: February 11, …

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Letter to West Hartford Town Leaders on Task Force

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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WeHa Town Leaders: Design Safe Streets Now!

Twenty residents gathered this morning at the corner of Boulevard and Whiting Lane, where a pedestrian was killed by a driver last night, to demand that West Hartford town leaders take action to design safer streets. Mayor Shari Cantor, Town Manager Rick Ledwidth, and several WH police officers also attended the action. Watch BikeWestHartford.org and …

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Share How #WeHaCanDoBetter to Improve Bike-Walk-Transit for All

Feeling frustrated with poor conditions for people who bike, walk, or ride mass transit in West Hartford? Want local officials to improve infrastructure and safety in all neighborhoods? We believe that “West Hartford Can Do Better” and call on you to share your stories, photos, videos with the hashtag #WeHaCanDoBetter on social media: Instagram @bikewesthartford …

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BWH Recommendations for New Park Avenue Complete Streets

Bike West Hartford encourages readers who support our recommendations to express your views in an email to any Town officials listed below, with a link to this post, and to cc: BikeWestHartfordInc@gmail.com To: WH Town Engineer Greg Sommer (Greg.Sommer@WestHartfordCT.gov), WH Assistant Engineer James Brennan (james.brennan@westhartfordct.gov), New Park Avenue Complete Streets Project (newparkavenue@westhartfordct.gov), WH Town Manager …

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