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At its July 2022 meeting, the West Hartford Pedestrian and Bicycle Commission voted to send a letter to Town Engineer regarding the current proposed plans for the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Project. Here is the text of their July 25th letter from WHPBC Chair Ed Pawlak. Bike West Hartford encourages everyone to send more

Ronni Newton published this July 25th article “New Section of Trout Brook Trail Officially Opens” in We-Ha.com. She writes: “A new section of Trout Brook Trail has been completed, extending West Hartford’s multi-use trail from Farmington Avenue north to Fern Street and adding roughly another half-mile to the project.” Newton also provides a useful summary

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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Bike West Hartford encourages public feedback on the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Project, based on the Town of West Hartford’s Engineering Division 35% complete plans, and also the alternative proposal raised during the July 7th walk audit. Here’s one response written by Alex Truskowski, a West Hartford resident and occasional bike commuter, which he

Check out Tom Condon and Jessica Bravo’s July 17th CT Mirror story that analyzes the CT Transit free-fare policy in comparison to other US metro regions, and also looks at the forthcoming CRCOG “Metro Hartford Rapid Routes” study “to improve the speed and reliability of bus service in the region’s major transit corridors: Albany Avenue,

Jack Dougherty: Read Kerri Provost’s July 12th RealHartford post, which takes a closer look at 237 reported crashes of motor vehicles with pedestrians, cyclists, and other people in West Hartford over the past seven years, and asks: “Is West Hartford’s public safety outstanding?” After reviewing patterns regarding the types and locations of crashes, and questioning

Updated: The WHPBC voted at its July 7th meeting to send a letter to the Town Engineers to consider a version of this alternative proposal. Also, see additional feedback by Alex Truskowski on the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Plan. At the July 7th Transport Hartford walk audit along the New Park Avenue Complete Streets

Thanks to Tucker Salls from Transport Hartford for leading the July 7th Walk Audit along New Park Avenue in West Hartford. Joining us was Jim Brennan (middle), the Town of West Hartford’s engineer for the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Project, and several advocates for safer pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure. Walking both sides of this

Bike West Hartford encourages everyone to get informed and involved in the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Project. One way is to participate in an upcoming “walk audit,” and another way is to offer feedback on the current draft of the Town Engineering plans. Transport Hartford, a project of the Center for Latino Progress, invites