Thank you to all who joined us at #WestHartford #CT Center Streets open streets festival !
Short vid featuring #Hartford Hot Several brass band and Ann Cubberly's Giant #Puppets https://youtu.be/yNl78Ghu6Ws
Learn more https://BikeWestHartford.org

Bit of good #Nutmeg local news, even if today didn't work out for them.

"West Hartford’s 'Swaby Sisters' make history at Women's FIFA #WorldCup"

#Connecticut
#WestHartford
#Soccer But really it's #Football
:ct: :nutmeg: ⚽

https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2023-08-07/west-hartfords-swaby-sisters-make-history-at-womens-fifa-world-cup

Join our family-friendly 4-mile bike ride! Meet up Sat Aug 5th 9:30am near Bugbee playground, 1943 Asylum Av #WestHartford #CT. Thx to organizer Jim Head!
Learn more and register at https://bikewesthartford.org/bugbee-bike-and-play-sat-aug-5th/
#BikeTooter

NWS Boston/Norton Skywarn Retweeted
Reid Buchanan
@Reid738
Flooding on Brace Road West Hartford #ctwx
@WX1BOX

#CTwx #WestHartford

Join us at Bike West Hartford's Meet Up at Fernridge Park, Saturday July 15th, 2023
Drop in anytime 9:30-11:30am near the playground at 567 Fern Street, #WestHartford #CT
Chat with other Bike West Hartford members about improving bike-walk-transit for all
Bike or Walk or Ride the #72 Bus
Bring a mug and we'll bring coffee and healthy snacks!
https://bikewesthartford.org/fernridge-meetup-2023/
#BikeTooter #transit #visionzero

SO MANY BIKE-PED EVENTS in #Hartford #WestHartford #CT this weekend:
- Fri June 30th 9am New Britain Ave Walk Audit with State Rep Kate Farrar
- Fri June 30th 6:30pm Hartford Critical Mass ride with CT Urbanists
- Sat July 1st 9am Ride from Flower Bridge to Red's Cafe with Leo Pon
- Sun July 2nd 10am #HartfordBikeParty Keney Park Picnic Ride with Hartford Bike Club

See links and more events at BikeWestHartford.org/Calendar
#BikeTooter #visionzero

To Town of #WestHartford #CT Leaders: Stop Delaying on Boulevard and Support #VisionZero

Leaders disappointed us again by failing to take action to improve safe bicycle infrastructure via painted bike lanes on Boulevard... We urge the Town to act in the spirit of Vision Zero: make a short-term, inexpensive intervention of temporary painted bicycle lanes https://bikewesthartford.org/stop-delaying-blvd/
#BikeTooter

Today in #Connecticut History, June 18: Crowds Bloom at America’s Oldest Municipal Rose Garden

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https://todayincthistory.com/2023/06/18/june-18-crowds-bloom-at-americas-oldest-municipal-rose-garden-2/

#20thcentury #connecticuthistory #connecticutparks #elizabethpark #hartford #june #sportsandrecreation #tourism #westhartford

#RobertEckert of #WestHartford , Connecticut , the former Director of the #Lutz Children’s Museum in Manchester, was just sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison for distribution of #ChildPornography. 😡 👉 https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/13/e-jean-carroll-trump-lawsuit-10m-defamation

Register at https://BikeWestHartford.org to celebrate #Earthday & the 1st birthday of the BiCiCo West community bike shop by joining our slow roll 10-mile #bike ride on Sat April 22nd in #WestHartford #CT #BikeTooter

Exploring #WestHartford data from the 2023 Greater #Hartford Community #Wellbeing Index: https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/west-hartford-ct-data-haven-well-being-survey-17853739.php

It's helpful to acknowledge factors that contribute to quality of life, like intergenerational wealth. As @jackdougherty has shown, local wealth accumulation relates back to rules that prohibited Black people from living in large areas of #WeHa. (see https://ontheline.trincoll.edu/restricting.html, and #redlining data/maps in the previous 2019 edition of our CWI).

Get the reports at ctdatahaven.org.

Today in #Connecticut History, March 23: The Mad Dog Murders Begin

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https://todayincthistory.com/2023/03/23/march-23-the-first-mad-dog-murder/

#20thcentury #alberttaborsky #arthurculombe #connecticuthistory #coventry #crime #crimeandpunishment #deathpenalty #hartfordcourant #josephtaborsky #legalhistory #maddogmurders #march #murder #newbritain #northhaven #supremecourt #truecrime #westhartford

#WestHartford #CT Residents Advocate for #VisionZero Resolution, Approved by Town Council

Testimony by Kelly Hamann-Book, hit last month by driver who broke both of her legs, two vertebrae, and caused traumatic brain injury: “While my injuries might not have been life-threatening, they’re definitely life-altering. It’s really important to recognize that we live in a town right now where people don’t feel safe.”
https://bikewesthartford.org/vision-zero-resolution/
See also @Dr_Donegan

Pics: WHCI
#SafeStreets #pedestrian

#WestHartford #CT advocacy group @bikewesthartford calls on town to add more traffic safety measures

'A West Hartford pedestrian safety advocacy group wants the town to add more roundabouts, consult with experts to find ways to improve roads and assure that residents’ concerns are heard.

“We need to be more involved, rather than pushed aside on helping make this a safer community for everyone in all neighborhoods,” Jack Dougherty said.'

#connecticut #safestreets

https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/hartford/west-hartford-advocacy-group-calls-on-town-to-add-more-traffic-safety-measures/

Our 4 recs for #WestHartford #CT town task force on traffic and #pedestrian safety:

1) Set timetable to achieve goal of zero road fatalities & serious injuries (#VisionZero) and use crash data to prioritize action steps.

2) Install trial traffic-calming infrastructure in high-crash areas (mini roundabouts, raised crosswalks, etc)

3) Expand contract for Stantec to redesign entire WH Center

4) Empower citizens and value our input & participation planning process.

See https://BikeWestHartford.org

OP-ED | Hoboken Shows Street Violence Not Inevitable
Author: Kerri Ana Provost

https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2023/01/03/op-ed-hoboken-shows-street-violence-not-inevitable/

#EditorialCartoons #Hartford #Opinion #PublicSafety #RepublishedwithpermissionfromCagleCartoons #Transportation #WestHartford #400pTuesday #AdamZyglis #CagleCartoons #editorialcartoons #Extra #pedestriandeaths #pedestrianfatalities #pedestriansafety #publicsafety #SafeStreets #stnpromo

Why We're Speaking Out for #SafeStreets in #WestHartford #CT

“It’s part of the reason we reactivated Bike West Hartford,” said #bike activist @Dr_Donegan . “We didn’t think that the town was listening to its existing citizen groups. And we thought the town needed outside pressure… Citizens are not empowered through the current task forces and groups and advisory boards in the town to impact government. That needs to change.” - by Emily DiSalvo, CTInsider

Story links: https://BikeWestHartford.org

#CTInsider: West Hartford residents call for change after fatal crashes

#WestHartford #CT #Connecticut #safestreets

https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/West-Hartford-fatal-car-crashes-17679592.php

"Build #SafeStreets Now" op-ed by Jason Wang, #westhartford #ct resident, #bike #pedestrian advocate, parent of young children, physician at UConn Hospital:

“We need to stop focusing on blaming individual actions... Distracted driving and roadway deaths are actually symptoms of a transportation system that is rigidly designed to move cars around for as many trips as possible, as quickly as possible, with the least amount of effort possible.”
https://we-ha.com/op-ed-build-safer-streets-now/

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Author: Staff Report

https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2022/12/24/merry-christmas-and-happy-holidays/

#Opinion #PublicHealth #PublicSafety #WestHartford #400pSaturday #holidaymessage #pedestrianfatalities #pedestriansafety #stnpromo