To boost our demand for people-centered street design, Bike West Hartford encourages supporters to Bike+Walk+Bus to Shop in West Hartford from Wednesday thru Saturday, May 8-11th 2024. Remind store owners that #BikesMeanBusiness and use that hashtag and also tag @BikeWestHartford on photos of you shopping with family and friends on your favorite social media. Bike
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The Town of West Hartford invites public input on design options for the WH Center Infrastructure Plan. A public opinion poll is open until February 21st, 2024. Vote online at Menti.com and enter code 73 98 70 3, or scan the QR code in the image below. Of the four options presented, Bike West Hartford
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WLBT3 TV reported on Feb 7th 2024 that Felicia Yetke, the wife of West Hartford mail carrier Kyle Yetke, was killed by a driver in Bristol as she was running near her home. We offer our condolences, recommend donating to this GoFundMe created by friends of the Yetke family, and urge everyone to push for
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Update: News coverage of the last scheduled Vision Zero Task Force meeting on Monday Jan 8th 2024: “Frustration about inaction mounts” with Town of West Hartford, Jan 10th CT Insider news story by Michael Walsh (gift link) Tragedy struck again on Saturday night in West Hartford, as another pedestrian was killed by a driver, this
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The Town-appointed Pedestrian and Bicycle Commission (PBC) invites public input at their Monday Jan 8th 2024 7-8:30pm in Town Hall Room 400 on their process to revise the West Hartford Bicycle Facilities Plan, which was last updated in 2016. Chair Ed Pawlak writes: “The main item on the agenda will be a presentation by staff
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Below is an edited letter to the Vision Zero Team from Tom Martin, a Bike West Hartford board member, highlighting some of his individual comments on how to improve the West Hartford Vision Zero Draft Action Plan. Hi Vision Zero Team, Thank you for the thoughtful presentation the other night, and for allowing the community
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Updated November 2023 — The Bike West Hartford board recently called for public input — rather than more closed-door meetings — about the CT Department of Transportation’s proposed $5.5M redesign of the Bishops Corner intersection at North Main and Albany Ave. One positive step came at the November 13th meeting of the West Hartford Pedestrian
Respond to the West Hartford Vision Zero 5-minute online survey and interactive map before it closes on Tuesday October 3rd, 2023.
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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
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On June 19th 2023, Bike West Hartford sent our letter in support of bike lanes on Boulevard, with over 142 contributors to our petition, to the Town of West Hartford, Community Planning and Economic Development Committee (CPED) for its virtual meeting on June 21st 2023 at 8am. See the text of our letter below and
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