Author name: Michael Walsh, CT Insider

CT Insider: WH Crashes Involving Pedestrians, Cyclists Rose in 2023: “A Culture of Not Caring”

Read this powerful Jan 21st news story about the rising number of West Hartford crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists in 2023, by Michael Walsh in CT Insider (gift link), featuring his interactive map and newer voices of people speaking up: Julia Toof, Jason Doerre, Max Silverstone, Mike Kellner, Danielle Lambert, Anthony Horn.

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Comments on West Hartford Center Plan Extended to Oct 28

Michael Walsh reports in this Oct 17th CT Insider article that the Town of West Hartford has extended the comment period to Oct 28th for public feedback on the interactive map created by the Stantec consulting group for the West Hartford Center Infrastructure Plan project, and also this separate survey form. Walsh writes: Dozens of

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CT Insider: Why West Hartford Pedestrians Feel Unsafe and How the Town is Responding

Check out Michael Walsh’s Oct 3rd CT Insider in-depth news story on local demands to improve safety and infrastructure for people who walk in West Hartford, particularly after a driver killed a pedestrian in West Hartford Center in June. Walsh interviewed Kerri Provost, Stefanie Marco Lantz, Mary Donegan, Jennifer Sharp, Ed Pawlak, and Mayor Shari

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West Hartford Receives $1.5M CT Funds for Park Road Reconstruction

Michael Walsh reports in the Sept 17th edition of CT Insider that the Town of West Hartford will receive $1.5 million in state bond funds to reconstruct Park Road. He writes: John Paindiris, who owns Effie’s Place Family Restaurant on Park Road and is president of the Park Road Association, said these upgrades are much-needed….

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