Broad Street Road Diet Plan News Update 4/17/2026 (9:30 PM)
Windsor Republican Town Committee members will be at two locations tomorrow morning (Saturday 4/18/2026) with petitions for Windsor registered voters to sign for the purpose of petitioning the Town Council for a town wide referendum vote on the Broad Street Road Diet instead of holding the Special Meeting on 4/28/2026 at 7:00 PM at Windsor High School:
8:30- 11:30 AM Windsor Town Green by the Eagle Statue
8:00-11:00 at AM Wilson Gateway Park in Wilson
For those who wish to collect signatures by circulating their own petitions, printable petition sheets and instructions may be found here.
More times and locations will be announced later.
8:30- 11:30 AM Windsor Town Green by the Eagle Statue
8:00-11:00 at AM Wilson Gateway Park in Wilson
For those who wish to collect signatures by circulating their own petitions, printable petition sheets and instructions may be found here.
More times and locations will be announced later.
Broad Street Road Diet Plan News Update 4/17/2026
It was Republican Town Councilor Ronald Eleveld who researched CT state law and discovered that a petition signed by Windsor registered voters could force a referendum vote on the Broad Street Road Diet. The Town Charter did not allow an avenue, and we were repeatedly told by Town Hall staff and the Democratic Councilors that it was not possible. Thankfully Ron Eleveld and other Republicans in the Windsor Republican Town Committee were not inclined to just take No for an answer.
Now all the Town Councilors are excited about the possibility to send the Broad Street Road Diet project to the voters at the ballot box. However, we need to remember that it was Windsor Republicans that questioned the process and had worked for the people to find this opportunity when Democrats and Town Hall did not.
Now all the Town Councilors are excited about the possibility to send the Broad Street Road Diet project to the voters at the ballot box. However, we need to remember that it was Windsor Republicans that questioned the process and had worked for the people to find this opportunity when Democrats and Town Hall did not.
Broad Street Road Diet Plan News Update 4/16/2026:
The 4 Republican Town Councilors called for a Special Town Council meeting last night at 7:30 PM to discuss and vote on changing the date and time of the upcoming Town Meeting regarding the Broad Street Road Diet project. The proposed amendment was to move the meeting to Saturday, May 2nd at 10:00 AM.
A quorum of five members is required for the Town Council to conduct business. None of the Democratic Town Councilors attended, so quorum was not met. As a result, the Council was unable to discuss or vote on the proposed change and the meeting was adjourned.
The Special Town Meeting on the Broad Street Road project will therefore proceed as originally scheduled: April 28th at 7:00 PM at Windsor High School. Doors are expected to open by 6:30 PM, possibly earlier.
A quorum of five members is required for the Town Council to conduct business. None of the Democratic Town Councilors attended, so quorum was not met. As a result, the Council was unable to discuss or vote on the proposed change and the meeting was adjourned.
The Special Town Meeting on the Broad Street Road project will therefore proceed as originally scheduled: April 28th at 7:00 PM at Windsor High School. Doors are expected to open by 6:30 PM, possibly earlier.
Broad Street Road Diet Plan
4/10/2026 Update: The minutes from the 4/6/2026 Town Council meeting are available on the Town Of Windsor website. Many thanks to all who came out and made statements against the Broad Street Road Diet Plan that evening.
With a 5-4-0 vote the Town Council approved the appropriation of $2,910,000.00 for the Broad Street Road Diet Plan. All Republican councilors voted against the appropriation. With a 5-4-0 vote the date, time, and location of the Special Meeting was set and also approved by the Democrat majority. The Special Meeting for the vote on the Broad Street Road Diet Plan will be held Tuesday 4/28/2026 at 7:00 PM at Windsor High School. There will NOT be a designated Public Hearing on the Broad Street Road Diet before the Special Meeting. Residents will be able to make brief statements about the Broad Street Road Diet Plan prior to the vote at the Special Meeting on 4/28/2026. Since the cost of the Plan does not exceed a certain dollar amount, per the Town Charter there will NOT be a town wide referendum vote at the usual polling places. There will be NO absentee ballots. The vote on the Broad Street Road Diet will occur only at the Special Meeting on Tuesday April 28th at 7:00 PM at Windsor High School. In order to vote on the Road Diet you MUST attend the meeting in person. Please spread the word about the return of the Broad Street Road Diet Plan and the Special Meeting vote on 4/28/2026 to other Windsor residents. Thanks. Two weeks after the Special Meeting there will be a referendum vote on the 2026-2027 annual budget too. The BoE’s budget has a 5% increase and the property tax mil rate is expected to increase by 6.7%! Can you pay almost 7% more in property taxes? The Broad Street Road Diet Plan
The current four lanes of traffic on Broad Street will be reduced to one lane of travel in each direction. Existing medians are going to be shortened to create new turning lanes, new medians will be added down the center of Broad Street, bumpouts are going to be placed on some of the intersection corners, and bike lanes will be added to both sides of Broad Street. On the west side of Broad Street the bike lane will be located in between the southbound moving traffic and the parking spaces. The alleyways in between the buildings on the far north end of Broad Street that permit access to the parking lot behind them will be closed. Parallel parking spaces will line the west side of Broad Street down to Sycamore Street and there will be new parallel parking spaces near Saint Gabriel Church on the east side of Broad Street. The total number of on street parking spaces is 35. Some of the new parking spaces on the west side of Broad Street will be paved with brick. There will be no parking spaces on the west side of the Town Green. (Which is the northbound, east side of Broad Street.) Easily dropping off passengers, tents, or equipment for events like the Chili Challenge along that side of the Town Green will be impacted with the narrowing of the road and the addition of the bike lane. Food trucks will no longer be able to park along there during certain events either. Blocking a dedicated bike lane is against the law in CT and people who do are subject to fines and liability.
Line striping, median maintenance, and snow removal from the parking spaces will be the responsibility of the Town. Since Broad Street is a state highway, they are responsible for plowing the snow from the main thoroughfare. The CT DOT has approved modifying instead of replacing the traffic lights. Enlarged Sections of the Broad Street Road Diet Plan (Click to open in new window.)
A map legend to clarify the colors and symbols in the Road Diet design was requested of the Town Engineer. Unfortunately that has not been made available.
Since the new version of the Broad Street Road Diet plan will cost less ($2.9 million) than the one that was voted down in the referendum last year, there will NOT be a town wide referendum on it. To have your vote counted on the Broad Street Road Diet you will have to attend the Special Meeting on Tuesday April 28th at 7 PM at Windsor High School.
Email the Town Council members and let them know what you think of the Broad Street Road Diet plan here.
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