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Electronic Newsletters

• April 2012: National Meetings in Maine, Bicycle Coalition of Maine's 20th Anniversary, Congressman Holt of NJ Walks the ECG, Cabot Event in NC, Florida Greenways Webinar May 10th, and much more
• March 2012: ECGA at the National Bike Summit, Upcoming Events in MA, Construction on ECG in PA, Beaufort Rail-Trail Coming Soon in SC, Mayport Ferry Task Force in FL, much more
• February 2012: Members Bike and Walk for the ECG, Hop River Trail Bridge in CT, Upcoming Events in NY, Cabot Tour in NC, Georgia Greenway Updates, much more
• January 2012: ECGA Co-hosts the Surgeon General in Durham, Roundtable with Congressional Leaders, New Trail Mileage Signs, Trail Progress in MA, Key Gap Closure from Miami to Key West, much more
• December 2011: 2012 Week-a-Year Tour, Eastern Trail Addition, New Jersey Closes Key ECG Gap, Charleston, SC Bike/ped Bridge Solutions, Florida Trail Progress, much more
• November 2011: ECG 20th Anniversary Celebrations in NYC on Dec. 10th, $20 for 20 to Support the ECG, ECG Founders, much more
• October 2011: New ECG Trail Designations, Florida Fall Meeting Summary, ECGA in the News, much more
• September 2011: Welcome to Our New Mid-Atlantic Coordinator, New England Bike-Walk Summit, Hudson River Loop Ride, Moving Planet Rides, St. John's River-to-Sea Loop, Annual Meetings, much more
• August 2011: Route Spotlight: Calais to Portland Maine, East River Greenway in NYC, $1 Million for Beaufort Rail-Trail, Heart of Florida Trail, much more
• July 2011: Member Spotlight: NJ Freewalker Paul Kiczek, Alternate Route in Massachusetts, Another Link in NYC, Tobacco Heritage Trail in Virginia, Trail Numbers in Georgia, much more
• June 2011: New England Bike-Walk Summit, Farewell Mike Oliva, Mia Birk Speaking in Richmond, New Durham Office, New Trail in Georgia, much more
• May 2011: Big Merritt Parkway Trail news, US Bike Route One, Baltimore trail constructions, improvements in Myrtle Beach, much more
• April 2011: Preview of the ECGA meetings in Simsbury, many fun & educational events from MA to NC, trail development in Richmond, planning for FL's 500th anniversary
• March 2011: Reports from the National Bike Summit, many fun events from Mass. to NC, bridge news from Charleston SC
• February 2011: ECGA is hiring in NC & NJ, Mass. committee meeting, Farmington Canal fun ride planned, & much more
• January 2011: Coastal Georgia Greenway, West Ashley Greenway (SC), Cross-Jersey Walking Challenge, Southeastern Mass. trails meeting
• December 2010: Improvements in NJ & RI, promise in PA & SC, events in NC & NJ
• November 2010: New route for Richmond, progress in Daytona, ribbon-cutting in Maine
• October 2010: ECGA meetings report, VA and SC trail progress, PA event and NJ signage progress, new RI trail built
• September 2010: Florida trail tourism website, NC events, New England Bike-Walk Summit, fun rides in NY, NJ & PA
• August 2010: Florida trail hopes, NC greenway bike tour, Mid-Atlantic TIGER II grant, walking from Maine to NYC on the ECG
• July 2010: New England Bike-Walk Summit, Southeast High Speed Rail-with-trail, ribbon cuttings in Massachusetts
• June 2010: special fundraising issue
• May 2010: Mass. ribbon cutting, NYC fun ride on ECG, NJ 50-mile walk, much from Florida
• April 2010: Border to Boston Trail, Florida strides, Farmington trail, Pennsylvania news
• March 2010: National Bike Summit, Florida committee, NJ Portal Bridge, Hartford opportunity
• February 2010: $16 million TIGER grant for Philly, South East High Speed Rail + greenway, Fairfield County CT
• January 2010: Virginia Capital Trail, Met Branch Trail (DC), Eastern Trail (Maine), Providence planning (RI)
• December 2009: Newest Trail Designations, Down East Sunrise Trail, New D&R Canal Groundbreaking, NC Committee Re-Launch
• September 2009: Greetings from the New Executive Director, Stimulus Funds Build Trail in NJ, Virginia Capital Trail, New Partnerships in Florida
• July 2009: Dan & Sadie's Tour, NYC ECG Guide, Cary (NC) Greenways
• March 2009: Salem (MA) Routing, Westchester Biking Summit, Bridge Improvement in SC, Island Hopper Trail (GA)
• Older issues will be posted soon!

Print newsletter Archives

• Spring/Summer 2012 Second Week-a-Year Tour, Salute to the ECG Founders, From Deck to Greenway Bridge, and More.
• Summer/Fall 2011 First "Week-a-Year" Tour Kicks Off in Maine, Boats on the Greenway, Getting Trail on the Ground in Lean Financial Times.
• Winter 2010-11 Record-breaking year for designations; Down East Sunrise Trail complete - 85 miles; FL tourism effort; TIGER grant for Philly.
• Fall 2009 Executive Director transition; trail progress reports; financial update.
• Winter 2008-2009 St Johns River-to-the-Sea Loop Cycling Tour Inauguration; 2008 Trail Designations; ECG at Auto Shows.
• Fall 2008 The Nation's Mall in Washington D.C. is Part of the East Coast Greenway.
• Spring 2008 Greenway Cities: Durham, NC; 2007 State of the Trail Report.
• Winter 2007 Travel the Greenway Campaign; New Tools Available; New Trail Program Leadership Team; Czech Greenway Tour Review.
• Fall 2007 Who's on the Trail; Ambassador Program; New Staff; Four Regional Trips; Volunteer Steve Winslow.
• Summer 2007 Honing in on Closing the Gaps; Fuss & O'Neill Employees Bike to Work; South Bronx Greenway; Staff evaluates ECG in NY and NJ.
• Spring 2007 The Trail Ahead in 2007; Volunteer Dave Connelly; Florida's River to Sea Trail.
• Winter 2006 Reconnaissance Tour; State of the Trail Report; Northern Central Railroad Trail; Volunteer Greg Hinchliffe.
• Summer 2006 Southeast Program Boosted; Maine Students on the ECG; Waccamaw Neck Bikeway; Close the Gaps Club; Volunteer Dolores Newman.
• Spring 2006 Explore the Hudson River Park; Greenway Champion Bethel Logan Paris; ECG Trail Markers Posted; Greenways Reduce Back Pain.
• Fall 2005 Details on the new SAFETEA-LU Act passed by congress and how to access the funds; Connecticut's Farmington Canal Rail Trail.
• Summer 2005 "Close the Gaps" campaign announced; Greenway's first four unsupported through riders.
• Spring 2005 ECG in Virginia, Mt. Vernon Trail, ECGA advocacy, the Trails for a Healthy Maine Bond, ECG activity in Delaware.
• Winter 2005 First ECG Maine to Florida Tour, trail progress, 7th Annual Meeting, and our new board chair and vice-chair.
• Fall 2004 Focus on New Jersey, trail progress around the state and the recently completed route study for the Garden State's urban northern region.
• Winter 2003/2004
• Summer 2003 ECG Inaugurated, Kevin Porter takes the message to DC, Taking the message to Washington: The Maine Ride.
• Winter 2002/2003 Year in Review, regional news.
• Spring/summer 2002 Androscoggin River Bikepath, regional news, Touring South Florida along the ECG.

Other ECGA Publications

Annual Reports:

• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003

State of the Trail Reports

• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006

Maps, Guides, and Cue Sheets

We have published a variety of tools to help guide you in your travels along the ECG. You’ll find these in the Explore the Greenway section.

ECG Media Coverage

• Great article on the ECG in Harvard Magazine
• Amelia Island, Florida bike path plans in the April 17, 2009 News Leader
• Ken Valenti and the New York Times write up the Westchester County Bike Summit.
• Hit the Trails: Building Active and Vital Trails by Dana Carman, published in the October 2008 edition of Recreation Management
• Florida Greenway dedications: Marin County and the St. John's River-to-the Sea-Loop Trail
• Bike Trail Down East Coast Takes a Spin Along the Mall, Washington Post, August 28, 2008
• Portsmouth, NH - Outside's annual Best Towns issue., Outside Online, August, 2008
• County Presses Proposal for Bike Trail, New York Times, June 1, 2008
• Riding the East Coast, The Wire, May 15, 2008
• Group asks Rye selectmen to post Greenway signs, Union Leader, May 5, 2008
• Maine-to-Florida cycling path: Seacoast expands plans, Seacoast Online, April 30, 2008
• State Grant for Bike Path, Hartford Courant, April 29, 2008
• Roads Less Traveled, United Hemispheres, April 2008
• An Urban Appalachian Trail, Metro Sports New York, March 26, 2008
• Washington is a biking capital in need of a trail, Washington Examiner, June 15, 2007
• Closing Gaps, The Post & Courier, March 2007
• State Must Lead on Trails, Hartford Courant, November 2006
• The Bicycle Diaries, GQ Magazine, September 2006
• Beast of the East, Parks & Recreation, September 2006
• An uptown two-wheeled version of AT, The Gainsville Sun, April 30, 2006