Thank you all everyone who joined us at our first Trout Brook Trail Day on Saturday May 17th 2025! We had great fun, met dozens of new friends, and distributed lots free bike helmets! Check out our pics below and also see this short YouTube video created by Robert Gursky. Look for Bike West Hartford
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Bike to Work Day is Thursday May 15, 2025! Arrive by 8am at Old State House in downtown Hartford.Join a group ride to meet new friends at easy pace of 10-12 mph, with no one left behind.– Bike West Hartford group – register online – departs 7:15am from Stop & Shop on Boulevard – contact
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Special invitation for all school principals, PE instructors, PTO members, and youth group leaders! Learn how to organize an easy-to-run bike safety workshop for your school or youth group. Come see it in action at Charter Oak International Academy public elementary school on NEW DATE: Friday May 23rd 2025. Bike West Hartford volunteers will set
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In this short video, Katie Goodman, mother of a pre-schooler at Quaker Lane Cooperative Nursery School, calls on West Hartford leaders to install more raised crosswalks to meet Vision Zero goals and calm traffic around schools. “A lot of the parents and I have been concerned for a long time about the cars flying by
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The Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) is developing a Priority Pathways Plan, a bicycle and pedestrian network and implementation plan for the 38 municipalities in the region. Their first virtual public meeting will be held on Tuesday April 29th 2025 at 6:30-7:30pm online. Register at https://bit.ly/PriorityPathwayMeeting1 We encourage supporters to attend this public meeting
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We have some exciting news to share! Today marks the official launch of our 60-day crowdfunding campaign to bring our beloved Center Streets event back to West Hartford on Sunday, August 24th from 9:00am – 1:00pm! We’re thrilled to announce that this year, we’ve partnered with Sustainable CT to make Center Streets 2025 the best
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Let’s celebrate spring with a bike ride (or two or three!). There are three opportunities to ride with friends this weekend. Be sure to read each ride description to know the expectations for each one (one requires registration!). Please note that Saturday’s ride is hosted by us, Bike West Hartford. The rides on Friday and
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Join Bike West Hartford on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM as we address West Hartford Town Council to insist upon action to address recognized dangerous road conditions. Nine people have been killed on West Hartford streets and one critically injured since 2022. Vision Zero was launched in 2023 and in 2024 the town
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Please register online ahead of time to join our free and fun group bike ride to New Britain, hosted by Bike West Hartford. Our group bike ride is designed to be fun and open to all skill levels, rolling at a friendly pace of 10-12 mph, with no one left behind. Bring any type of
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In June 2022, Bob Oneal was struck and killed by a car on South Main Street. Today, South Main Street looks the same as it did in 2022. In December 2022, Eugenia Yurovsky was struck and killed by a car on Boulevard. Today, Boulevard looks the same as it did in 2022. In December 2022,
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