West Hartford Bicycle Forum September 10

If you are a cyclist and have experienced difficulty navigating the streets of West Hartford with its lack ofbike lanes, and islands which impede cycling, please come to a town wide bicycle forum sponsored by The West Hartford Bicycle Advisory Committee on Monday, September 10, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Room 314 (Town Council Chambers) in the West Hartford Town Hall. 

Scheduled to speak are Senator Beth Bye, Sandy Fry, the principal transportation planner for the Capital Region of Governments, and Mayor Scott Slifka. Also scheduled to be in attendance is a representative from CT FastTrak. 

Goals include the installation of more bicycle lanes in West Hartford, the designation of bicycle paths, the organization of a bike to school day and a bike to business day, and the possible introduction of a bike share program in the Town of West Hartford. 

The West Hartford Bicycle Advisory Committee is dedicated to making West Hartford, Connecticut a more bicycle friendly community. Please come and listen to our plans, share with us your concerns and ideas and spend an evening with your fellow cyclists.   For more information please email contactfranklinnow@gmail.com. 

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