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The Car-Free Diaries are the highlight reel of living and going places while gloriously car-free in Greater Hartford. These are on a slight time delay for my own safety and sanity.

Your weekly highlight reel of living and going places while gloriously car-free in Greater Hartford. These are on a slight time delay for my own safety and sanity.

Last June, a motorist killed Stephen Mendelsohn at the intersection of Route 71 and 173 in West Hartford. Last month, 2.1 miles south, a motorist killed Matthew Croskey on Route 71 in New Britain. This is […]
“That’s impossible.” That’s what people both online and face-to-face have matter-of-factly said to me about living car-free in Connecticut . . . even after telling them this is precisely how I live. How could something I was […]

event and civic action calendar for May 2026

Drivers have killed nine pedestrians/cyclists, so far this year, in Connecticut. Here is information about the two known fatal pedestrian crashes from last month. 9 MARCH 2026 BRISTOL ROUTE 69 At 8:21 AM, the driver of […]

How can you, in good faith, declare “but first, coffee” and then get behind the wheel before coffee? Instead, hop aboard the People’s Limousine! It’s possible. It’s easy. I could write about how this is doable […]

During extreme weather conditions — those days when we get heat warnings or severe wind chills or are cautioned about breathing the air — I walk less, relying more on the bus. In small doses, like […]

Today I learned that Governor Lamont, who calls himself a Democrat, supports pandering to Tr*mp voters by subsidizing gasoline, which is closer to being right-priced currently because of Tr*mp’s war against Iran. Meanwhile, we have members […]