BTW Pledge Update: Towns Represented Passes Century Mark; Total Pledges Surges Past 400

As Connecticut residents fought extraordinary car traffic all over the state over Mother's Day weekend, many decided to take the pledge to bike to work on May 16 to give their cars a rest and traffic reporters a day off. 

The number of towns in Bike Walk Connecticut's tally pushed past 100 even as the leaders kept their order.  West Hartford, after several days of pledge stagnation, jumped from 43 pledges to 52 over the weekend, staying comfortably in first place on the town list. Waterbury's pledge count slowed to a crawl and stayed at 30 pledges, the same as this past friday. Meanwhile Hartford gained one more pledge - but at that rate it may be knocked from third place: Glastonbury is a close fourth with 18 pledges while New Haven and Wethersfield are both tied for fifth - and gaining. 

On the state government side, the order remains the same with gains made by all of the top three: the Department of Children & Families, DEEP and Corrections. With the private sector, however, it is a different story: while  17 pledges gives you a comfortable third place spot on the state government list, it makes you a leader in the private sector, as 17 pledges is Trinity College's number as of early this afternoon. Pratt & Whitney and Uconn Health made no movement over the weekend with ten and six pledges, respectively. However Uconn Health is now tied for third place with Traveler's and Aetna now in the game with six pledges each - and with four days left to Bike  

No matter where you live or work in the state, be sure to take the pledge to bike to work on May 16th, and look for a Bike to Work Day Event near you or even start one yourself!


STATE GOVERNMENT - TOP 3 PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS

1. Children & Families, Dept Of - 116
2. Energy and Environmental Protection, Dept Of - 33
3. Correction, Dept Of - 17

Public Health, Dept Of - 11
Transportation, Dept Of - 9
Motor Vehicles Department - 6
Education, Dept Of - 5
OTHER STATE AGENCY - 3
Economic and Community Development, Dept Of - 3
Developmental Services, Dept Of - 2
Children, Commission On - 2
Administrative Services, Dept Of - 2
Revenue Services, Dept Of - 1
Higher Education, Office Of - 1
Connecticut Development Authority - 1
Child Advocate, Office of - 1

PRIVATE SECTOR - TOP 3 PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS (201 TOTAL AS OF 5/12 PM)

Trinity College - 17
Pratt & Whitney - 13
UConn Health - 6
Travelers Insurance - 6
Aetna - 6

Prudential Financial - 5
United Technologies Aerospace Systems - 4
Travelers - 3
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. - 3
Bike Walk CT - 3
UnitedHealth Group - 2
Town of Windsor - 2
retired - 2
Northeast Utilities - 2
Horst Engineering - 2
General Electric - 2
ESPN - 2
Cycling Sports Group Inc. - 2
City of New Haven - 2
Cigna - 2
Bloomfield's High School Harris Ag Ctr - 2
Benidorm Bikes 2
3M - 2
Windham Region Council of Governments - 1
WHPS 1
Whole Foods Market - 1
West Hartford Public Library - 1
Wesleyan University - 1
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC - 1
Weekday Cyclists - 1
UTC - 1
Urban Oaks Organic Farm - 1
University Of Hartford - 1
United Healthgroup - 1
United Health Group - 1
Trident, an ITW Company - 1
Travelers Insurance Cos. - 1
Town of West Hartford - 1
Tony's Bikes - 1
Tolland Middle School - 1
Thomson Reuters - 1
Thomas Hooker Brewery - 1
The Lawn Police - 1
The Hartford - 1
The Bananaland - 1
SWRPA - 1
Subase Fire Department - 1
Stop & Shop - 1
Stanadyne - 1
Stamford Insurance Group Inc - 1
Stamford Downtown Special Services District - 1
SMC Partners - 1
Simsbury Bicycle Ped. Advisory Committee - 1
self employed - 2
Scott Franklin & Associates - 1
Rosebud Development - 1
Ron Manizza Sales / Bianchi Bicycles - 1
Rogers Benefit Group - 1
REI - 1
Real Hartford, LLC - 1
PQ Controls - 1
Phoenix - 1
Peru Opportunity Fund - 1
PCX Aerostructures - 1
Orafol Americas Inc. - 1
Oracle Corporation - 1
Optum - 1
Norwich Community Development Corporation - 1
NINA - 1
Myst Wealth Advisors - 1
Mitchell Auto Group - 1
Milford, ECC /MBA&CJV/ Urban Roots Bridgeport - 1
Michael J. Federico, CFP,EA - 1
MetLife - 1
McElroy Deutsch - 1
Marion Manufacturing Company, Inc. - 1
Manchester BOE - 1
Karelia Health - 1
INNCOM by Honeywell - 1
ING - 1
Hartford Public Library - 1
Hartford Hopital - 1
Habasit - 1
Greater Hartford Transit District - 1
Global-Spectrum CT - 1
Global Projects Consulting, LLC - 1
Gilead Sciences - 1
George Weiss Associates - 1
General Dynamics Electric Boat - 1
Gen Re NEAM - 1
Fuss & O'Neill, Inc. - 2
Frog Hollow Consulting - 1
First Class Properties Group - 1
Fairfield Ludlowe High School - 1
Electric Boat - 1
EB - 1
DSSD - 1
Daymon Worldwide - 1
Dassault Systems - 1
Darien Library - 1
Danny's Cycles - 1
Cycling Sports Group - 1
CT Early Childhood Alliance - 1
CT Children's Medical Center - 1
Creative Change Inc. - 1
CRCOG - 1
Corporate Translation Inc. - 1
Consolidated School District of New Britain, SMS - 1
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo - 1
Connecticut Science Center - 1
Connecticut Judicial Branch/Client Security Fund - 1
Coherent, Inc. - 1
City of Norwich - 1
Child Care Services - 1
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital - 1
Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency - 1
CED Services - 1
Cd3 Inc,. - 1
CCMC - 1
Capital Region Education Council - 1
Canberra Industries Inc. - 1
BlackBerry - 1
Big Sky - 1
Berlin High School - 1
Bausch Abdurahman Thampan Medd, LLC - 1
Bank of America - 1
Avon Middle School - 1
Alstom Power Inc. - 1
AAA Metals - 1

TOP 3 COMMUNITIES (by participants' town)

1. West Hartford - 52
2. Waterbury - 30
3. Hartford - 20

Glastonbury - 18
Wethersfield - 17
New Haven - 17
Simsbury - 10
Manchester - 9
Cheshire - 9
Middletown - 8
Stamford - 7
New Britain - 7
East Hartford - 7
South Windsor - 6
Newington - 6
Milford - 6
Farmington - 6
Danbury - 6
Canton - 6
Bloomfield - 6
Hamden - 5
New London - 5
Windsor - 4
Unionville - 4
Torrington - 4
Norwich - 4
Mansfield - 4
Haddam - 4
Bristol - 4
Bolton - 4
Watertown - 3
Waterbury - 3
Stratford - 3
Southington - 3
New Haven - 3
Manchester - 3
Hebron - 3
Granby - 3
Enfield - 3
East Haven - 3
Avon - 3
Weatogue - 2
waterford - 2
Tolland - 2
Suffield - 2
Storrs - 2
Rocky Hill - 2
Quaker Hill - 2
Prospect - 2
Portland - 2
Plainville - 2
North Franklin - 2
Madison - 2
Guilford - 2
Groton - 2
Ellington - 2
Cromwell - 2
Chester - 2
Burlington - 2
Beacon Falls - 2
Ashford - 2
Wolcott - 1
Winsted 1
Windsor Locks - 1
Wilton - 1
Willington - 1
Willimantic - 1
Weston - 1
Westerly, RI - 1
West Hartford - 1
Wallingford - 1
Vernon - 1
Unionville - 1
Torrington - 2
Stonington - 1
Stafford - 1
Oakville - 1
North Windham - 1
North Haven - 1
Niantic - 1
Newtown - 1
New Hartford - 1
New Fairfield - 1
Marion - 1
Lyme - 1
Longmeadow, MA - 1
Litchfield - 1
Hastings-On-Hudson, NY - 1
Glastonbury, CT - 1
Fairfield - 1
East Windsor - 1
East Windsor - 1
East Lyme - 1
East Granby - 1
Coventry - 1
Chaplin - 1
Bronx, NY - 1
Branford - 1
Bethlehem - 1
Berlin - 1
Barkhamsted - 1
Andover - 1

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