Author name: Bike West Hartford

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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Speaking Out for Safer Streets in West Hartford

Emily DiSalvo’s Dec 28th article for CT Insider, “West Hartford Residents Call for Change After Five Motor Vehicle Deaths in a Week,” quotes several advocates about why we’re speaking out for safer streets: “It’s part of the reason we reactivated Bike West Hartford,” said bike activist and West Hartford resident Mary Donegan. “We didn’t think …

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Why Safe Streets Matter

Listen to why safe streets matter, according to several residents who participated in the December 21st protest at Boulevard and Whiting Lane, where a pedestrian was killed by a driver. We demand action from West Hartford town leaders.