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Read Michael Walsh’s March 1st article in CT Insider to learn more about the Town of West Hartford’s proposed May 2023 resurfacing of a 0.7-mile section of Boulevard, between Mountain Road and Riggs Avenue, which currently has 12-foot car lanes and parking on both sides. Walsh writes: The plan “would eliminate the parking lane on

Thomas Broderick’s Feb 3rd op-ed for We-Ha.com connects the “Morley Moms” of the early 1970s with current demands that West Hartford town leaders improve safety for pedestrians. He recounts how these mothers organized their neighborhood and “planned to blockade Trout Brook Drive if the Town of West Hartford didn’t make it safer for their children

UPDATED: Here’s the Zoom link for the Sunday Feb 5th statewide Zoom call from 5-6pm, co-hosted by BikeWalkCT and filmmaker Jennifer Boyd. Or sign-up on this form to tell us about your watch party. A representative from each watch party will be invited to share one action step your group agrees to take to create

Read Emily DiSalvo’s Jan 3rd article for CT Insider, “Most Greater Hartford bus stops lack shelter and benches“: CT DOT spokesperson Josh Morgan acknowledges what recent reports have shown: “Within the CTtransit Hartford Division service area, we’ve identified more than 4,300 stops, most of which are signs and poles.” DiSalvo reports problems in several areas,

To  Town of West Hartford Mayor Cantor and Town Manager Ledwith Bike West Hartford letter on task force for traffic & pedestrian safety January 3, 2023 We welcome the Town of West Hartford’s recent decision to start a task force on traffic and pedestrian safety. The problem requires a holistic solution, and in addition to

Get involved in the citizen-led fight for safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists! Host a watch party of “The Street Project” by filmmaker Jennifer Boyd, then discuss local action steps to share during the BikeWalkCT statewide zoom call on Feb 5th 2023. Here’s how to host your own watch party of “The Street Project,” an

Emily DiSalvo’s Dec 28th article for CT Insider, “West Hartford Residents Call for Change After Five Motor Vehicle Deaths in a Week,” quotes several advocates about why we’re speaking out for safer streets: “It’s part of the reason we reactivated Bike West Hartford,” said bike activist and West Hartford resident Mary Donegan. “We didn’t think

While West Hartford town leaders have called for a task force to address traffic violence, Hartford city leaders are taking more concrete action steps. Read Pam McLoughlin’s Dec 27th Hartford Courant story, “After 8 Pedestrian Fatalities, A Hartford City Councilman Leads Charge to Slow Drivers Down”: “Hartford City Councilman John Gale wants motorists to slow

Check out Jason Wang’s Dec 26th op-ed “Build Safer Streets Now” published in We-Ha.com. Jason is a West Hartford resident, advocate for safer walking and biking, parent of young children, and a physician at UConn Hospital. He writes: “…the idea that we simply need to tell drivers to drive better is a totally wrongheaded strategy.

Kerri Provost of RealHartford.org and Michael Walsh of CT Insider shared some devastating truths on Dec 22nd, based on news reports and UConn Crash Repository data. Note that these figures include only crashes that resulted in a 911 call and a police report, and may not include other incidents that were not reported. West Hartford: