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Cycling Without Age partners with AVIVA Senior Living

The West Hartford chapter of Cycling Without Age, sponsored primarily by Bike West Hartford, Inc., is now partnering with AVIVA Senior Living at Hamilton Heights, West Hartford. Volunteer pilots offer free rides on our trishaw (a three-wheel electric-assist rickshaw or pedicab) to help people with limited mobility “feel the wind in their hair.” AVIVA staff …

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Ride with us in the Park Road Parade, Sat Oct 7th

Come ride with Bike West Hartford in the Park Road Parade on Saturday October 7th 2023! Join our family-friendly event to show our commitment to improving biking-walking-transit for all neighborhoods in West Hartford. Arrive well before the parade starts at 10:30am and look for our bicycle group near the corner of South Highland Street and …

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How will CTDOT Complete Streets affect Bishops Corner?

Big news for improving bike-walk-transit safety design on Connecticut state roads! The CT Department of Transportation (CTDOT) recently announced its new Complete Streets Design Criteria, which requires all future CTDOT construction projects, unless formally exempted by the Chief Engineer, to focus on three additional areas in roadway design: • Pedestrian facilities – includes sidewalks, shared use paths, or …

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Video: Bike tour of New Haven infrastructure with Adam Weber

View this YouTube video of our New Haven bike tour with Adam Weber Bike West Hartford co-hosted a bike tour on August 9th 2023, led by Adam Weber, a civil engineer and project manager with the City of New Haven, who focused on traffic-calming and cycling infrastructure. He also posts videos on his EverydayEngineering TikTok …

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Rides with Leo, Fri Sept 1st and Sat Sept 2nd

Register at CT-AMC Bicycling for these events led by Bike West Hartford Ambassador Leo Pon: Fri Sept 1st 2023, 10am-1pm, Farmington River Ride – Social ride, 10-12 mph. This 20 mile rail trail ride on the Farmington River Trail passes through Farmington, Unionville, Collinsville and Canton. One of the most picturesque trails in New England, it follows …

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Center Streets festival, Sun Aug 27th 9am-1pm

Everyone is welcome at our popular open streets festival in West Hartford Center, where visitors can bike, stroll, or skate around a four-block loop — without cars — in the central business district: Farmington Avenue, South Main Street, Memorial Road Extension, and LaSalle Road. This family friendly event features a children’s section with games, chalk, …

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