Author name: Tony Cherolis

Rail with Trail in Connecticut, Long Overdue

Although Tony Cherolis is on his long-distance bike tour in the Midwest, he continues to keep us informed about Connecticut bike-pedestrian policy, which we greatly appreciate. Read Tony’s Sept 2nd op-ed in CT News Junkie about Rail with Trail in CT. Here’s an excerpt: One unassuming paragraph in Connecticut’s 2022 legislation will have a big …

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The “JFDI” Approach to Improving Neighborhood Transportation Safety

While Tony Cherolis is taking a long-distance biking break from Hartford, he found time to write this August 19th CT News Junkie op-ed that illustrates how several communities are taking a do-it-yourself tactical urbanism approach to improving transportation safety and quality of life in their neighborhoods. When your state or local government is not getting …

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Making Cross-City Connections: Comparing Hartford with Other Regions

While Tony Cherolis has been biking to the Midwest, he wrote this July 22nd CT News Junkie op-ed about bike lane gaps in the Hartford region, in contrast to more continuous cross-city routes he noticed in places such as Syracuse NY, Cleveland, Akron, and Columbus OH, and Bloomington and Indianapolis IN. Tony writes: As I …

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