Tony C

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    106-122 Wethersfield Avenue Hartford, Connecticut - Sheldon Charter Oak

    Wethersfield Ave is currently under heavy construction for the storm drain and sewer separation. I've noticed that the striping of Wethersfield Ave further south did not update the lane arrangement to improve "Complete Streets" safety for cyclists and pedestrian road users.

    Are bike lanes being considered for Wethersfield Ave? Can the travel lanes, parking lane, and turn lane be narrowed? Parking lanes can be be narrowed to 7 ft, and the travel lanes to 10 ft. The center turn lane could also be narrowed to 10 feet.

    Simple changes to lane width would make a significant reduction in speeding, reduce crossing distance for pedestrians, and improve the neighborhood character of the street. If the lane width reduction were implemented there would be an opportunity to implement 3-4 foot wide bike lanes. Since the bike lanes are not a minimum of 5 ft wide, they would be unofficial marked buffer lanes beside the parking lane. Alternatively, Wethersfield Avenue could incorporate "sharrows" and "Share the Road signage.

    It is a popular street for commuting bicyclists, and continuing Hartford's car centric road design patterns is dangerous and doesn't promote a sustainable city. Thanks for your attention to this important issue.

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    37 Alden Street Hartford, Connecticut - South Green

    Someone left a car tire on the curb near 37 Alden Street. Does this get picked up with bulk pickup?

    There are several more tires on the northbound side of Wethersfield Ave as you approach Wylls (Between Wylls and Stonington). They have been there for almost a month.

    Thanks for your help! Not sure why jerks leave their waste on the curb without making arrangements for pickup.

    If it wasn't a car tire, I'd simply grab them and throw into our condo dumpster. I don't think you can simply dispose of car tires with household waste though.

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    1-39 Hawthorn Street Hartford, Connecticut - Asylum Hill

    Several months ago I reported that dangerous storm grates were being installed as part of the road construction associated with Fastrak station. It appears that the same style of grates continues to be installed. The grates have long slots parallel to the direction of travel and could cause a catastrophic bicycle crash. This style of storm grate has been phased out for obvious safety and liability reasons.

    Curious how the contractor has managed to not correct this issue, particularly with design standards and a previous SeeClickFix report. The CT Fastrak project is clearly intended to serve more than car drivers, and I would expect the road projects adjacent to the stations to have special attention paid to "Complete Streets" design tenets.

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    Hawthorn Street Hartford, Connecticut - Asylum Hill

    Several non-standard grates with long slots in the direction of traffic flow were installed into replacement storm drains.

    Just waiting for an unsuspecting cyclist to get a front wheel caught and break their neck. There are standards in place for a reason. Whoever the contractor is, doesn't know what they are doing if they don't know the standards.