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Bike Walk CT is hosting the next Discover CT Tour on September 25th with a focus on the 200th anniversary of Fredrick Law Olmsted’s birth in Hartford. Olmsted, the pioneering landscape architect who laid out New York’s Central Park, was a Hartford native who planned many projects in CT. He designed Walnut Hill Park in […]

Jack Dougherty: Thomas Regan-Lefebvre and Kerri Provost issued this action alert for the 40th pedestrian-bicyclist killed by a motor vehicle driver in Connecticut in 2022: On Friday night July 29th, a pedestrian was killed by a driver on Silas Deane Highway, state route 99. See WFSB news coverage. Silas Deane is a five-lane speed track

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

Thanks to Spencer for organizing! Learn more on the Meetup page for Hartford Critical Mass and their Meetup event page, or email hartfordcriticalmass@gmail.com. Hartford Critical Mass ride, Friday August 26th 2022 (DELAYED until 8pm due to storms) at Bushnell Park carousel. A fun-filled social ride to demonstrate that streets are not just for cars. Come

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

UPDATED: Thanks to Emily Oshinskie and Rob Peters for organizing this event! They have planned a 3.5-mile slow roll around the West End as shown in the map. Also, Bike West Hartford is co-sponsoring this event and bringing music and frozen treats to share! See link to their Facebook Event Page Where: Elizabeth Park GazeboWhen:

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

In case your email spam filter is cranked up too high — or if you haven’t yet clicked the Join button to become a supporting member — check out the Bike West Hartford *Reactivated* July 2022 newsletter.

UPDATED: DominGO! Park Street has been postponed due to the heat to Sunday September 25th! Join our family-friendly group bike ride to the car-free DominGO! Hartford event on Park Street on Sunday July 24th, 2022. Meet at the West Hartford Town Hall parking lot near the flag pole at 11am, and we’ll ride together: south

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