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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, […]

Register online to participate in our Bugbee Bike and Play event!Meet up Saturday August 5th 2023 at 9:30am at Bugbee School, 1943 Asylum Ave, West Hartford, CTJoin our family-friendly 4-mile bike ride, with an early stop option for young riders and playground at the finish.Sponsored by Bike West Hartford. For any questions email Jim Head.Rain

Register at CT-AMC Bicycling for these events Bike West Hartford Ambassador Leo Pon: Sat Aug 5th 2023, 10am-1pm, Bike Tour of West Hartford — Social ride, 10-12 mph. Pleasant 22 mile ride through quiet residential streets, over moderate rolling terrain and avoiding larger hills and heavy traffic. There will be a coffee/brunch stop near the

Come and join us at Bike West Hartford’s Meet Up at Fernridge Park, Saturday July 15th, 2023Drop in anytime 9:30-11:30am near the playground at 567 Fern Street, West Hartford CTChat with other Bike West Hartford members about improving bike-walk-transit for allBike or Walk or Ride the Bus (note that the #72 does not run on

The Connecticut Department of Transportation will host a virtual public info meeting on Thur July 13th 7pm on pedestrian intersection improvements for Bishop’s Corner (Albany Ave/Route 44 and North Main Street, West Hartford). See details at https://portal.ct.gov/WestHartford155-176, with this summary: “The purpose of the project is to improve pedestrian mobility and overall operations at the

Bike West Hartford held our first New Britain Avenue Walk Audit on Friday June 30th 2023, co-sponsored with State. Rep. Kate Farrar (be sure to check out her awesome short video on Facebook or Instagram). Twenty people joined our event and shared observations and ideas for improving safety and services for walkers, bike riders, and

Photo: Today’s June 26th car crash at Lemay and Boulevard, while the Town of West Hartford delays its decision about bike lanes, narrower auto lanes, and other #VisionZero safety measures. We sincerely hope all are okay. See news stories about Boulevard by Michael Walsh in CT Insider (gift link) and Ronni Newton in We-Ha.com.

We had a fun ride to New Britain and New Haven! Check out more images on our Instagram post and Facebook post Register online to participate in this event! Check this page on the day before the ride for any weather-related alerts. Bike from West Hartford to New Haven, then ride the Hartford Line train

Thank you to everyone who volunteered with Bike West Hartford or rode their bikes to attend Celebrate West Hartford this past weekend! At the free bike valet parking on Burr Street, during Sunday afternoon we had a steady flow of nearly 50 bikes parked in a space that would typically hold only 2 cars! Also,

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