Health, Safety & the Environment

Thanks to a broad grassroots coalition, Connecticut’s legislature passed the “Complete  Streets” bill this week, which will hopefully make it easier and safer for people to get around by foot and by bike.  CTLCV offered thanks in a blog posting yesterday to everyone who was involved in bringing about this legislation.  The bill’s advocates included the Commission on Children, the Central Connecticut Bicycle Association, and the Tri State Transportation Campaign.  Representative Tom Kehoe (Glastonbury), the main backer of the bill, and Senator Don DeFronzo (New Britain) and Representative Tony Guerrera (Rocky Hill), co-chairs of the Transportation Committee, who supported it, should get recognition as well.  The important message here is that we all can make a difference in Connecticut by becoming involving on issues that are important to us.