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Making progress with Vision Zero! Thank you to the Town of West Hartford for installing a pedestrian light to improve safety at the Boulevard and Whiting Lane crosswalk, one block from an elementary school. Eugenia Yurovsky, age 89, was killed by a driver at this intersection in December 2022. Above the push button are white

Register at CT-AMC Bicycling Events. Thank you to Bike West Hartford Ambassador Leo Pon and CT Appalachian Mountain Club for sponsoring the 15 free slots in this Smart Cycling class, and to Jacob Sheppard-Saidel for serving as the instructor! Free Smart Cycling Class, Sunday April 21st 2024, 9am-5pm Location: BiCiCo West community bike shop, 616

Read this powerful Jan 21st news story about the rising number of West Hartford crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists in 2023, by Michael Walsh in CT Insider (gift link), featuring his interactive map and newer voices of people speaking up: Julia Toof, Jason Doerre, Max Silverstone, Mike Kellner, Danielle Lambert, Anthony Horn.

Andrew Lurie, a Bike West Hartford member and junior at Hall High School, wrote this Jan 20th “Op-Ed: Walking in West Hartford” that was published by We-Ha.com. In his experience, “walking in West Hartford isn’t great,” and disconnected or missing sidewalks are caused by Town policy. He writes: “While one might think that the town

Guest post by Casey Moran from the Hartford Livable Coalition. See also part two about Hartford’s section and safe routes to schools on the Hartford Livable Coalition website. Also, learn more about the East Coast Greenway (connecting Maine to Florida) and the proposed HartLine Trail (connecting Bloomfield and downtown Hartford). Update: Read about Tri-Point Greenway

This letter was originally sent to West Hartford town officials on January 8, 2024. Unless a vehicle was dropped out of the sky onto the pedestrian who was killed on Saturday night, I do not want to hear excuses about needing to learn the oh-so-special details of the circumstances.  Please, respect residents and those who

Updated: On Saturday January 6th 2024, a driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Albany Avenue near Mohegan Drive in West Hartford, according to this CT Insider news brief. While we do not yet know details about this crash, we offer our condolences to the victim’s family and call upon town leaders to take action.

Hosts John Sablon and Barbara Carpenter take a closer look at pedestrian safety and the Vision Zero draft action plan on their Dec 30th “Watch Your Step” episode of their “Around and About West Hartford” video series on West Hartford Community Interactive.

In November 2023, when a driver struck a pedestrian near Bishops Corner intersection, the West Hartford Police Department issued a press release that they ticketed the pedestrian for “reckless use of the highway.” While we don’t yet know details about this particular crash, the Bike West Hartford board wrote how we recognized a familiar pattern:

Thank you to the Town of West Hartford for extending the Trout Brook Trail north in 2023 to Asylum Avenue! The earliest section of this trail to the south was opened in 2008 — over 15 years ago! Let’s close the gap from Park Road to Jackson Avenue before this walk-bike trail is old enough