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Like peanut butter and chocolate, the popular Trout Brook Trail and Bike West Hartford’s Center Streets Festival were meant to be together. Bike West Hartford was proud to join Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, Mayor Shari Cantor, CTDOT Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto, and State Senator Derek Slap for the formal announcement on January 22, 2026. Here is some

At last week’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Commission (PBC) meeting, PBC members were joined by BWH board members and town staff including Town Engineer Greg Sommer, Director of Community Development Duane Martin, and Town Manager Rick Ledwith.  Staff members generously gave their time to respond to many questions, with the vast majority of time spent discussing

Bike West Hartford is delighted to report that the Town is keeping up its Vision Zero momentum with meaningful, effective traffic calming infrastructure! Over the last few weeks we have seen several additions to our roadways that will make all road users safer, including: The last few years have been difficult for West Hartford. We

Bike West Hartford and the Connecticut chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club are co-sponsoring FREE Smart Cycling classes this summer! These classes are led by League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors (LCIs), who combine indoor instruction with outdoor roadway riding to build your skills and confidence to bike on trails and in traffic. Thank you

Bike West Hartford recognizes the right of all community members to move through our town safely and comfortably – whether on foot, bike, car, wheelchair, or any other modality. The roadways of West Hartford are not safe, and we continue to see too many deaths and serious injuries. These tragedies are preventable. Dangerous roadways also

Congratulations to our neighbors in Wethersfield, Connecticut for launching hands-on bike education for all 4th graders during physical education classes in all five elementary schools! Their success is built on a partnership between the Wethersfield Police Athletic League, the Bike Walk Wethersfield non-profit organization, and the Wethersfield Public Schools. Bike West Hartford volunteers visited to

The Town of West Hartford’s Engineering Division recently presented a draft plan for Sedgwick Road reconstruction, outlining a timeline to finalize the design this fall, implement quick-build trials this year, and begin construction in 2026. This draft design offers much to applaud! While the plan has positive elements, Bike West Hartford has additional recommendations to

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

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

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