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The Town of West Hartford Engineering Division sent this Sept 2nd response to the WH Pedestrian and Bicycle Commission (WHPBC) regarding their August 26th public meeting to discuss the New Park Avenue Complete Streets Project, funded by $3.8 million in state grants. The WHPBC requested the public meeting in their July 25th letter with specific

Although Tony Cherolis is on his long-distance bike tour in the Midwest, he continues to keep us informed about Connecticut bike-pedestrian policy, which we greatly appreciate. Read Tony’s Sept 2nd op-ed in CT News Junkie about Rail with Trail in CT. Here’s an excerpt: One unassuming paragraph in Connecticut’s 2022 legislation will have a big

Emily DiSalvo from CT Insider wrote this Aug 26th story about CT Transit cancellations due to lack of drivers, which has been leaving riders stranded. Here’s an excerpt: With more than 20 percent of its Hartford drivers calling out of work recently, the Connecticut public bus system has reduced service in the area — leaving

While Tony Cherolis is taking a long-distance biking break from Hartford, he found time to write this August 19th CT News Junkie op-ed that illustrates how several communities are taking a do-it-yourself tactical urbanism approach to improving transportation safety and quality of life in their neighborhoods. When your state or local government is not getting

We’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of the international Cycling Without Age non-profit organization, which began in Copenhagen, Denmark and now has over 2,700 chapters in 52 countries. The CWA West Hartford chapter is one of the first three in the United States — and the first in the Northeastern US — and was launched in

Bike West Hartford is proud to co-sponsor another Hartford Bike Party! Join us on Saturday Aug 27th at 6:30pm at the Bushnell Park Carousel, and we roll out at 7pm. Wear your helmet and bring lights and water! See more details at on the Facebook Event Page. Thanks to organizers Rob Peters and Emily Oshinskie!

Bike West Hartford encourages readers who support our recommendations to express your views in an email to any Town officials listed below, with a link to this post, and to cc: BikeWestHartfordInc@gmail.com To: WH Town Engineer Greg Sommer (Greg.Sommer@WestHartfordCT.gov), WH Assistant Engineer James Brennan (james.brennan@westhartfordct.gov), New Park Avenue Complete Streets Project (newparkavenue@westhartfordct.gov), WH Town Manager

Transport Hartford and sponsors hosted two walk audits in July 2022 around the Elmwood Fastrak station — New Park Avenue — New Britain Avenue area of West Hartford and Hartford. Tucker Salls, the walk audit organizer, will present findings and recommendations at the Monday September 12th 7pm meeting of the West Hartford Pedestrian and Bicycle

Professor Mary Donegan, a board member of Bike West Hartford, was quoted in this August 1st Hartford Business Journal story about Complete Streets development projects: Mary Donegan, a professor in urban and community studies at the University of Connecticut, said the complete streets concept has been around for awhile, but need and vision for it

Jack Dougherty: Kerri Provost tweeted on August 1st about the newly-released UConn Crash Data Repository diagram report on the car driver who killed pedestrian Bob Oneal in West Hartford Center on June 2, 2022. Kerri writes: This diagram shows how Bob Oneal was killed in West Hartford Center in June 2022 as he stood on