Walking Broad Street

I've lived in Windsor Center for years, and crossing Broad Street still scares me, especially with my daughter. In this video I walk Broad Street, show you exactly what makes it dangerous, and then walk a comparable road diet in West Hartford so you can see how a simple redesign changes everything. The Broad Street Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Safety Project narrows Broad to two travel lanes with a turn lane and bump-outs. Fewer lanes, slower cars, shorter crossings, clearer sight lines. We are actively placing public housing and elderly housing in Windsor Center, and we are telling those neighbors they'll be able to walk to the library, the post office, the grocery store, and Town Hall. We owe them a street they can actually cross. For eighty years we have tried to make Broad Street both a high-speed highway bypass and a commercial main street. The result has been near-monthly collisions, serious injuries to residents and town employees, and a dangerous wall cutting through the middle of our neighborhood. Broad Street can be a highway bypass, or it can be a safe, welcoming main street. It can't be both. Absentee ballots are currently available. Polls are open Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Vote ✅ YES ✅ YES