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Mark Your Calendar in 2024:
April 22nd thru May 31st, CT Rides Drive Less Climate Challenge campaign and rewards
Fri April 26th 10am-12:30pm Bike Tour of West Hartford with Leo Pon, CT-AMC, registration required, start at Elizabeth Park
Sat April 27th 9:30-11:30am drop-in at Bike West Hartford meetup at Wolcott Park playground, 1134 New Britain Ave
Sun April 28th 11am-1pm, Three Bridge Bike Tour of Hartford CT River Area, register online and start at Elizabeth Park
Mon May 13th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall room TBA
Tues May 14th 7-9am Bike Walk CT Hartford-area Bike-to-Work Day and FB Event Page, gather at downtown Old State House
Sun May 19th 7am-3pm Bike Walk CT Discover Hartford Tour (registration $25-$70), begins at downtown Travelers Tower
Sun June 2nd tentative date for West Hartford Pride Ride TBA
Sat-Sun June 8-9th Celebrate West Hartford 2024, Town Hall
Sat June 8th Ride the East CT, sponsored by East Coast Greenway and Trust for Public Land, Willimantic (register $)
Sun June 9th 8am-1pm Wethersfield Bike Festival/Show/Swap Meet, with Cargo Bike Jubilee, at Hanmer School, 50 Francis St, Wethersfield
Sun June 9th 12-5pm BiCiCo Bike Life event, Hartford
Mon June 10th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall room TBA
Sat June 15th Bike Ride for Our Vets, starting in Norwalk CT, sponsored by CT Veterans Legal Center (register $)
Sun June 30th CT Masters’ Games, Cycling Criterium and Time Trials bike racing, Walnut Park, New Britain
Mon July 8th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall room TBA
Mon Aug 12th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall room TBA
Sun Sept 8th Bike Walk CT Discover Falls Village- Upper Housatonic Valley Tour (registration $)
Mon Sept 9th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall room TBA
Tues Oct 15th (NOT Monday) 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall room TBA
Tues Nov 12th (NOT Monday) 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall room TBA
Mon Dec 9th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall room TBA
Past Events in 2024:
Sun April 21st all-day Smart Cycling Class at BiCiCo West, sponsored by CT-AMC, registration required
Mon April 1st 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall room TBA
Mon March 11th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall room TBA
Sat Feb 10th 11am Fun Bike Ride, starting at BiCiCo West bike shop, 616 New Park Ave
Mon Feb 12th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall room 407
Wed Feb 21st 8am WH Town Council Community Planning & Econ Dev (CPED) agenda and virtual meeting link
Mon Jan 8th 5pm West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force, Town Hall Room 400
Mon Jan 8th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall room TBA
Tues Jan 9th 6-7:45pm Driving Equity in Connecticut, by Ctr for Policing Equity & ACLU CT, WH Noah Webster Library
Thu Jan 18th 5:30-7:30pm Mobility Justice Networking Dinner, registration required, BiCiCo West, 616 New Park WH
Past Events in 2023:
Fri Nov 17th, 11am-12:30pm, Ribbon Cutting of Tariffville-Bloomfield Multiuse Trail, organized by Simsbury Bike
Sat Nov 18th 12pm Thanksgiving Food Donation Ride, meetup at BiCiCo West, 616 New Park Ave, with BWH and Hartford Bike Club
Sun Nov 19th, 10am-12:30pm, Ride with Leo Pon: Hartford Riverfront, sponsored by CT-AMC
Sun Nov 19th 1-3pm, World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Bushnell Park, by Watch for Me CT
Wed Dec 6th 5:30pm West Hartford Vision Zero Public Meeting #2, Noah Webster Library
Mon Dec 11th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall Room 400
Wed Nov 8th 4:30pm New Haven Coalition for Active Transportation Annual Networking Dinner, Gateway Comm College
Mon Nov 13th 5pm West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force, Virtual meeting open to the public
Mon Nov 13th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall Room 407
Fri Oct 27th 6:30pm Hartford Critical Mass ride led by CT Urbanists, meet at Bushnell Park carousel
Sat Oct 28th 9am BWH Ride to New Bike Lanes in Downtown Hartford, meet at Elizabeth Park greenhouses
Thur Nov 2nd 5:30pm, Bike Walk CT Annual Dinner (tickets $50+) at Thomas Hooker Live, 1 Sequassen St, Hartford
Sat Oct 7th 10:30am CANCELLED Ride with Bike West Hartford in the Park Road Parade
Sat Oct 7th afternoon-to-dusk Bike to Night Fall in Bushnell Park
Tues Oct 10th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall Room 400
Sat Oct 14th 5am Hartford Bike Club 26.2 mile Sunrise Ride, starts at Capitol and Broad Street, Hartford
Sat Oct 14th 12 noon Bike West Hartford to New Britain, start at BiCiCo West, 616 New Park Ave WH
Sun Oct 15th 9am CT Riverside Gravelish Ride, starting in Wethersfield, presented by Thomas Regan-Lefebvre
Mon Oct 16th 5pm West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force meeting, Town Hall Room 400
Tues Oct 24th TBA Park Road Safety Audit by West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force
Sun Oct 1st 11am-4pm DominGO Hartford Parkville open streets festival
Mon Oct 2nd 5pm West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force virtual meeting
Mon Sept 11th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall Room 400
Tues Sept 19th 5:30-7:30pm Public Meeting #1 – West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force, Town Hall Auditorium
Sat Sept 23rd POSTPONED Bike West Hartford Meetup in Wolcott Park, 1341 New Britain Ave
Wed Sept 27th 4-6pm CT Cmte of East Coast Greenway Alliance, Wickham Library, 656 Burnside Ave, East Hartford
Fri Sept 29th 6:30pm Hartford Critical Mass ride led by CT Urbanists, meet at Bushnell Park carousel
Sat Sept 30th POSTPONED 9-10am New Britain Ave Walk Audit (New Park Ave to Hollywood Ave), meet at Elmwood Fastrak Station
Sat Sept 30th 9:30am onward Rotary in Motion, All Abilities Community Outing at Charter Oak Park pavilion, Manchester
Sun Sept 17th 11am-4pm DominGO Hartford Frog Hollow open streets festival
Sun Sept 17th morning Discover CT tour in Bloomfield (registration $25-$65), sponsored by Bike Walk CT
Fri Sept 1st and Sat Sept 2nd, Group Bike Rides led by BWH Ambassador Leo Pon
Mon Aug 21st 5pm West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force (longer workshop meeting), Town Hall Room 400
Fri Aug 25th 6:30pm Hartford Critical Mass ride led by CT Urbanists, meet at Bushnell Park carousel
Sat Aug 26th 8:30am-4pm CT-AMC Smart Cycling Class in Simsbury with Steve Mitchell and Leo Pon
Sat Aug 26th 9-11am Lily’s Pedal Palooza bike rodeo for young cyclists and their guardians, with Bike Walk Farmington
Sun Aug 27th 9am-1pm CenterStreets open street festival, WH Center
Sun Aug 27th AM start times, 3rd Annual Tour of Bloomfield with Octagon Cycling Club ($30-$40 registration)
Sat Aug 12th 9am-6pm, Bike NYC Summer Streets Ride with BWH Ambassador Leo Pon, sponsored by CT-AMC
Mon Aug 14th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall Room 400
Sat Aug 5th 9:30am Bugbee Bike and Play, 4-mile family-friendly ride, with Bike West Hartford
Sat Aug 5th 10am CT-AMC Bike Tour of West Hartford with BWH Ambassador Leo Pon
Sun Aug 6th 10am CT-AMC Manchester-Vernon-Bolton Loop with BWH Ambassador Leo Pon
Wed Aug 9th, 9am Bike Tour of New Haven Traffic-Calming and Cycling Infrastructure with Adam Weber, State Street Station
Thu July 20th 7pm Farmington Canal Heritage Trail Phase 2 Plainville Virtual Public Meeting with CT Dept of Transportation
Mon July 24th 5pm West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force meeting, Town Hall Room 400
Fri July 28th 6:30pm Hartford Critical Mass ride led by CT Urbanists, meet at Bushnell Park carousel
Thu July 13th 7pm Bishop’s Corner Pedestrian Improvements Virtual Public Meeting with CT Dept of Transportation
Sat July 15th 9:30-11:30am drop-in for Bike West Hartford Meet Up at Fernridge Park, off Fern St, WH, near playground
Sat July 15th 10am-2pm Bench Build for bus stops, meetup at Pope Park, Hartford with CT Urbanists
Fri July 7 at 7pm, POSTPONED Book Discussion — Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle, Mark Twain House
Sat July 8 8am Rocky Hill Community Bike Ride, meetup at Sweet B Cafe, 945 Cromwell Ave, Rocky Hill, with Walk-Bike Rocky HIll
Sat-Sun July 8-9, Bikepacking overnight trip with Hartford Bicycle Club and BiCiCo, space limited
Sun July 9 10am CT-AMC Farmington River Ride (20 miles) meetup in New Hartford with BWH Ambassador Leo Pon
Mon July 10th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall Room 400
Wed June 28th CT E-Bike Incentive Launch
Thu June 29th 6pm, Public Meeting on Asylum Avenue Traffic Calming by City of Hartford, Classical High School, 85 Woodland St
Fri June 30th 9-10am New Britain Ave Walk Audit with Bike West Hartford & State Rep. Kate Farrar, meet at Faxon Branch Library
Fri June 30th 6:30pm Hartford Critical Mass ride led by CT Urbanists, meet at Bushnell Park carousel
Sat July 1st 9am CT-AMC Ride from Flower Bridge to Red’s Cafe (25 miles) with BWH Ambassador Leo Pon
Sun July 2nd 10am #HartfordBikeParty Keney Park Picnic Ride, meetup West Side Square, co-sponsored by Hartford Bike Club and Bike West Hartford
Mon June 26th 5pm West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force meeting, Town Hall Room 400
Sat June 24th 8am POSTPONED Rocky Hill Bike Ride, meet up at Cold Springs Plaza, 945 Cromwell Ave, sponsored by Walk-Bike Rocky Hill
Sat June 24th 8:30am Bike to New Haven and Ride the Train Back, meetup Elmwood Comm Center, sponsored by Bike West Hartford
Sun June 25th 10am POSTPONED Women’s Bicycle Day Ride meetup at Farmington Avenue Reservoir, led by Emily Oshinskie
Sun June 25th 11am-4pm DominGO Northeast open streets festival, Main St from Ashford St to Windsor St
Sat June 24th 8am (SOLD OUT) Ride the State: Connecticut, from New Haven with East Coast Greenway Alliance and partners
Wed June 21st 8am Virtual meeting of WH Town Council, Community Planning & Econ Development cmte, on Boulevard bike lanes
Sat June 17th 10am Bike Tour of West Hartford (22 miles) meetup at Elizabeth Park near greenhouses, by CT-AMC and led by Leo Pon
Mon June 12th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall Room 400
Sat-Sun June 10-11th Volunteer at Bike West Hartford bike parking and info booth at Celebrate West Hartford, Town Hall
Sat June 10th 9am Farmington Valley Trails Council member appreciation ride and picnic, East Granby
Sat June 3rd CT Trails Weekend: 8am Ride the East (Long) and 10am Ride the East (Family), from Manchester Community College
Sat June 3rd 10am-4pm Bicycle Bonanza free outdoor and indoor bike activities at Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford
Sat June 3rd Hartford Bike Party Summer Vibez meetup 5:30pm West Side Square, roll out 6pm, by Hartford Bike Club
Sun June 4th 9am CT-AMC 18-mile ride along Hartford Riverfront with Leo Pon, meet at Riverside Park boathouse, Hartford
Sun June 4th CT Trails Weekend: 9am Wethersfield Bike Ride (Meadows – Rocky Hill ferry – South Glastonbury), with Bike Walk Wethersfield
Mon June 5th 5pm West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force virtual meeting
Fri May 26th 6:30pm Hartford Critical Mass ride led by CT Urbanists, meet at Bushnell Park carousel
Mon May 22nd 5pm West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force meeting, Town Hall Room 400
Fri May 19th 7am Bike To Work Day meetup BiCiCo West (616 New Park Ave) group ride to event by BikeWalkCT at Old State House, Hartford
Wed May 17th 6:50pm Ride of Silence, meetup at Mansfield Community Center, Storrs CT
Sat May 13th 12:30pm Pedal through the Meadow ride, meetup at Heirloom Market, Wethersfield CT
Sat May 13th 9am Clean-Up with Kate Farrar, Elmwood neighborhood, meetup at Faxon Branch Library, 1073 New Britain Ave
Tues May 9th 5-7pm Intro to Bike Camping Workshop by BiCiCo and Hartford Bike Club, 616 New Park Ave WH
Mon May 8th 9am BikeWalkCT Legislative Update with State Senator Christine Cohen, Transportation Cmte Chair
Mon May 8th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall Room 400
Sun May 7th 10am, CT-AMC group ride with Leo Pon, Farmington River Valley Ride, 20 miles
Sun May 7th 10am Bicycles on Main Parade, Wethersfield CT
Sat May 6th 10am CT-AMC group ride with Leo Pon, Newington Fastrak to Shuttle Meadow Reservoir, 19 miles
Fri April 28th 6:30pm Hartford Critical Mass ride led by CT Urbanists, meet at Bushnell Park carousel
Tues April 25th 10am CT-AMC 22-mile West Hartford Bike Tour, meet at Elizabeth Park greenhouses
Sat Apr 22nd 8:30am Earth Day and BiCiCo West Birthday 10-mile ride, meet up at 616 New Park Ave, WH
Mon April 17th 5pm West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force meeting, Town Hall Room 400
Sat April 15th 7pm “Women Don’t Cycle” film SECOND screening at BiCiCo West, 616 New Park Ave, West Hartford
Mon April 10th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall Room 400
Sat April 1st 7pm “Women Don’t Cycle” film screening at BiCiCo West, 616 New Park Ave, West Hartford
Fri March 31st – End date for fare-free Connecticut public transit buses, unless state government approves extension
Mon March 20th 5pm West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force meeting, Town Hall
Mon March 13th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Town Hall
Mon Feb 13th 7pm CANCELED West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting
Mon Feb 13th 5pm West Hartford Vision Zero Task Force meeting, Town Hall
Sat Feb 11th 7-8:30pm “The Street Project” Watch Party and Discussion at BiCiCo West, 616 New Park Ave, WH
Sat Feb 11th 12 noon, Bus Stop Bench Build with CT Urbanists, meet up at Colt Park
Sun Feb 5th 5-6pm BikeWalkCT Statewide Zoom Meeting: The Street Project & Action Steps
Thu Feb 2nd 6-8pm WH Center Infrastructure Design Presentation and Open House, Town Hall Auditorium
Mon Jan 30th 5:30pm Asylum Avenue Traffic Calming Public Info Meeting by City of Hartford, 224 Farmington Ave (Ecospace) or virtual
Sun Jan 29th 11am Asylum Avenue Walk Audit with CT Urbanists, beginning at corner of Asylum and Prospect Ave
Sat Jan 21st 11am Hartford Ghost Shoes pedestrian memorial setup and ride by CT Urbanists, starts in Bellevue Park Square
Mon Jan 9th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Elmwood Community Center
Past Events in 2022:
Thu June 15th RESCHEDULED West Hartford Pride Ride, meetup 5:45pm at LaSalle and Arapahoe parking lot, with HGLHC and Trek Newington
Tues Dec 13th 11am-12:30pm Bike-Pedestrian Subcommittee meeting, Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), remote only
Mon Dec 12th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Elmwood Community Center
Sun Dec 4th 10am meetup Northhampton MA All Bodies on Bikes Western MA causal ride led by BiCiCo’s Jacob Sheppard-Saidel
Sun Nov 20th 1pm meetup Parkville Market for Thanksgiving food donation bike ride to the Free Center, 460 New Britain Ave, Hartford
Mon Nov 21st, 11am-7:30pm, Transport Hartford hosts online 5th Annual Northeast Multimodal Transit Summit
Thu Nov 17th 6-7:30pm, “The Bicycle Game” open reception for interactive exhibit at CT Historical Society, Elizabeth Street. Register by Nov 11th.
Sat Nov 5th 10am-1pm Bike Donation Day at BiCiCo West, 616 New Park Ave, West Hartford
Mon Nov 7th 7pm West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Elmwood Community Center
Fri Oct 28th meet 6:30pm, roll 6:45pm Critical Mass ride at Bushnell Park Carousel, with costumes encouraged!
Fri Oct 28th deadline for public comment on the Town of West Hartford Center Infrastructure Plan
Sun Oct 23rd 3:30pm Ghost Shoes (Bob O’Neal memorial installation) at intersection of Farmington Ave and Main St, WH by Connecticut Urbanists
Sun Oct 23rd 10am-3pm DominGO! open streets event on Main Street in Hartford. Join feeder ride to the event at 10am at Tisane’s, 537 Farmington Avenue in Hartford’s West End
Tues Oct 11th 7pm (not Monday this month) West Hartford Pedestrian-Bicycle Commission monthly meeting, Elmwood Community Center
Sun Oct 2nd 9am self-supported CT Gravelish 60-mile ride, register at https://www.bikereg.com/gravelish, begins in Wethersfield CT
Sun Oct 2nd NEW DATE: Join any of our Group Ride-Ins in the late afternoon to the magical Night Fall performance at Elizabeth Park, Hartford side. Go on Fern St to North Beacon St to enter BiCiCo bike valet near playground. Wear your helmet bring picnic food, blanket, water, warm clothing, bike lock, and lights to ride back home in the dark.
Sat Oct 1st Hartford Bike Party “Fill the Little Food Pantries” Ride part 2. Meetup 2:30pm, roll out 3pm from Tisane’s Cafe Patio (537 Farmington Ave). Bring non-perishable foods (especially proteins like peanut butter, tuna, canned soups/stews/beans), boxed foods, and hygiene products.
Sat Oct 1st CANCELLED due to weather Ride with Bike West Hartford in the Park Road Parade, West Hartford
Fri Sept 30th 6:30pm Hartford Critical mass ride, meet at Bushnell Park Carousel
Sat Sept 24th Hartford Bike Party “Fill the Little Food Pantries” Ride part 1. Meetup 5pm, roll out 5:15pm from WestSide Square food truck park. Bring non-perishable foods (especially proteins like peanut butter, tuna, canned soups/stews/beans), boxed foods, and hygiene products.
Sun Sept 25th DOUBLE HEADER: DominGO! open streets on Park Street in Hartford (9am-3pm, rescheduled from July) and BikeWalkCT Discover Olmsted’s Connecticut bike tour (8am-4pm, with routes from New Britain into Hartford to overlap with DominGO! Park Street)
Sat Sept 17th 10am-12pm Fair Housing Past & Present: West Hartford Bike Tour and Lunch Discussion (register online), 616 New Park Avenue
Fri Sept 16th, 4-10pm New Haven Grand Prix downtown bicycle race and street festival
Thu Sept 1st, 7pm “The Street Project” Film and discussion on bike-ped safety at Real Art Ways, Hartford
Sun Aug 28th 8am Octagon Cycling Club 2nd Annual Tour of Bloomfield CT, starting from Alvin & Beatrice Wood Human Services Center, 390 Park Avenue, Bloomfield
Sat Aug 27th 6:30pm gathering, 7pm roll out for Hartford Bike Party!, starting from Bushnell Park Carousel
Fri Aug 26th 8pm (NEW TIME due to storms) Hartford Critical mass ride, meet at Bushnell Park Carousel
Fri Aug 26th 2pm Special Public Meeting with WH Ped-Bike Comm and Town Engineers on New Park Avenue Complete Streets, WH Town Hall Room 314
Wed Aug 24th 6pm (new time) Wheels on Wednesdays ride, meet at the north parking lot in Fernridge Park for Orange Loop ride
Thu Aug 18th 5:30pm BikeWalkCT Summer Social at Witchdoctor Brewing in Southington, CT
Wed Aug 3rd 7pm Wheels on Wednesdays ride, meet at WH Town Hall parking lot near flag pole
Sat July 30th 7pm Hartford Bike Party! meet at Elizabeth Park gazebo
Sat July 23rd 10am-12pm Transport Hartford Walk Audit at Elmwood Fastrak
Wed July 13th 6-6:30pm Ride to Elizabeth Park Concert
Wed July 13th 7pm Wheels on Wednesdays ride, meet at WH Town Hall parking lot near flag pole