Open Letter to the Residents of Windsor

Dear Windsor,

Broad Street is the heart of Windsor Center. It is also, in its current configuration, a safety problem that has gone unaddressed for decades. Windsor residents finally get to do something about it on April 28 at Windsor High School.

The road diet is simple: narrow four lanes to two, add a center turn lane, and create dedicated space for cyclists and pedestrians. Projects like this have been implemented across Connecticut and the country with consistent results: fewer crashes, safer crossings, and more vibrant commercial streets. Windsor Center's neighbors, businesses, and civic organizations have been working toward this goal for thirty years. The grants to pay for it have already been secured. The current design does not include roundabouts and will not cost Windsor taxpayers a penny. Residents spoke; the town listened.

The current configuration was designed to move cars through town as fast as possible. That's not what a neighborhood needs. It's not what our families and vulnerable residents trying to cross Broad Street need. And it's not what our local businesses need. The Broad Street Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Safety project will help Windsor Center continue its transformation into a place where people actually want to shop, spend time, and live. We want a street where life can happen, not a highway bypass through our downtown.

Show up to the Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, April 28 at 7 p.m. at Windsor High School and vote YES!

Your neighbors,

Officials and Candidates for Office

State Rep. Jane Garibay, 60th dist.

State Rep. Maryam Kahn, 5th dist., candidate for 2nd State Senatorial District

Windsor Mayor Nuchette Black-Burke

Windsor Deputy Mayor Darleen Klase

Anthony King, Windsor Town Council Member

Ojala Naeem, Windsor Town Council Member

Ayana Taylor, Windsor Board of Education President, candidate for 2nd State Senatorial District

Tracy Zotter, Windsor Board of Education Member

Luke Bronin, former Mayor of Hartford, candidate for 1st Congressional District

State Rep. Josh Elliot, 88th District, candidate for governor

Ruth Fortune, Hartford Board of Education Member, candidate for 1st Congressional District

Citizens for a Thriving Windsor

Greg Vaca, President
Keller Glass, Treasurer

First Town Downtown

Mae Maloney, President
Deb Delucia, Executive Director
James Burke
Judy Cooke
Tracy Dargenio
Carol Engleman
Richard Esposito
Scott Hoffman
Katherine Permenter
Paula Pierce
Sharran Selig Bennett
Annisa Teich
Suzanne Urban
Bonnie Waterhouse
Mary Beth Welsh
Vincent Zullo

Capital Region Active Transportation Coalition

Ethan Frankel
Jay Stange

Windsor Advocates for Transit and Transportation Safety

Mark Harrington, President
Mayela Aguirre-Ernest
Jean Conroy
Tom Conroy
Christopher Damore
John Morrell
Sarah LaMonaca
Armindo Gomes
Jeff Lanza
Paige McCullough
Mary Forrester
Ken Fredette
Emily Taylor
Andrew Janavey
Naomi Appel
Bridget Harrington
Hubert Hylton Cooke
Suzanne Wimsatt

Neighbors

Ben AuYeung
Helene AuYeung
Erica Roggeveen Byrne
Kathleen M Carroll
James Chabot-Weingart
Rachel Chandler
Neil Chaudhary
Matthew Cox
Diane Czyzniak
Mike Donegan
Courtney Doyle
Theresa Dudek
Liz Dupont-Diehl
Steve Ernest
Sarah Garry
Omar Green
Yolanda Greene
Karen Hatcher
Julie Henry
Becky Jacobsen
Leigha Knapp
Alex Korn
Leslie Lavery
Finn Maloney
Elijah Mascolo
Debbie McDonald
LouAnne McDonald
Kristin Van Ness
Elijah A. Oliver, Sr.
Richard T O'Reilly
Kim Reed
Elaine Roberts
Dionne Robinson
Cynthia Ryan
James Ryan
Christine Seiden
Maddy Shakun
Jack Sullivan
Chantal Tafari
Elizabeth Vaca-Ranieri
Mike Urban
Kathy Wise
Richard E. Wise
Michael Zager