BikeWalkWethersfield🚲🚶‍♀️

NEW STUDY: Bicycle lanes calm traffic, make streets safer for everyone. Presence of a separated bike lane decreases average maximum car/truck speeds by 28%, speed of cars making right turns by 21% ...

"Bike lanes" and "bike-friendly policies" can slow dangerous car traffic, give walkers more space to move, and save lives across all modes by getting would-be drivers into the saddle instead. Is it time for a rebrand? usa.streetsblog.org/2024/10/01/sho…

“Today, more parents in the United States drive kids to school than ever, making up more than 10 percent of rush-hour traffic. The result is mayhem that draws ire from many groups.“ We can help more families shift trips from cars to bikes. What we need is political leadership.

•Wethersfield recently applied for Bicycle Friendly Community status from the League of American Bicyclists! If you’ve ever biked here, please take a minute to complete this survey and share your input: surveymonkey.com/r/BFC_2024

Researchers say converting traditional bike lanes to separated lanes can reduce vehicle bicycle crashes up to 53%. Creating buffer space with delineators, curbs, or vegetation enhances safety for all. See how it’s making a difference in Virginia: bit.ly/49xegYu #FHWA_EDC

Another Mayor's Bike Ride/ Bike Parade down in the books! See everyone next year! #wethersfieldct #bike #bicycles #bikesonmain #parade #community #historicwethersfield

Students do better academically when they are active before school. Not to mention how incredibly fun the #BikeBus is!! Can’t do a bike bus try a walking school bus. (Volume up as always)

Hoboken, N.J. hasn't had a single traffic death for seven years. At the recent @NACTO conference, Mayor @RaviBhalla reflected on how they did it; read his remarks here. usa.streetsblog.org/2024/05/16/we-…

"A new study finds people who are in the habit of riding a bike are significantly less likely to have osteoarthritis and experience pain in their knees by age 65, compared to people who don't bike." npr.org/sections/healt…

Join the conversation about connecting Charter Oak Landing to Old Wethersfield and the Putnam Bridge! Discuss potential intercommunity trail connections, review proposed routes & share your feedback on design and implementation. Details ⬇️⬇️⬇️

These beautiful and talented ladies always outdo themselves in all of the downtown Wethersfield themed sidewalk events . Bikes on Main 2024 #persephone theburrowct.com @lorrainevalente @hairbymorgan @LizBronz

Happy Bike to Work Day! 🚴‍♀️ Pedal towards a greener, cleaner Connecticut, one commute at a time. Don't forget to record your bike trips and make every mile count! Learn more at CTrides.com/DLC #DriveLessCT #BikeToWorkDay

May 19, 10am. Bike Parade & Bicycles on Main Awards Bike #Parade starts at Hanmer Elementary School, 50 Francis Street. Then continues on Garden Street to the Wethersfield Green and then to the Keeney Center, 200 Main Street. Awards will start at 11am. #wethersfieldCT #Bicycle

May 19, 1:00pm - 2:30pm. Tree Walk in Old Wethersfield Join Arborist John Kehoe on a new walking tour in Old Wethersfield. Meet at the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center parking lot before heading north on Main Street. #wethersfieldCT #treewalk #tree #natrue #tour #history

Not to be outdone, Jen Perry, Bureau Chief of DEEP's Materials Management and Compliance Division, pictured at left with Kevin Sullivan, biked 20 miles from her hometown this morning! Way to go, Jen!

Here's the group leaving this morning from BiCi Co. West Hartford, led by DEEP's own Kevin Sullivan!

We had a ball this morning participating in the Greater Hartford Bike to Work Day! Thank you to our partners @TransportHTFD, @BikeWHartford, @bikewalkct, @CTrides, @CTTRANSIT and everyone who helped raise awareness about #BikeToWorkMonth and the #DriveLessCTClimateChallenge!

Commr Dykes on the importance of events like Bike to Work Day, to raise awareness about transportation emissions, the #1 contributor to GHG emissions in CT & responsible for 67% of smog-forming air pollution, & the choices we can make to lower our transportation carbon footprint.

Have you been out to see Bicycles on Main yet!?! I'm absolutely in love with this bike at Larissa Lake & Co. Salon and Spa. #wethersfieldct #bikesonmain #spring #decorated #historicwethersfield