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Advancing the Greenway

Our Vision

The East Coast Greenway is a nationally connected, locally rooted trail for safe active transportation and recreation that transforms the way people move toward health, community and sustainability.

Greenway Benefits

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Health

Greenways provide access to no-cost fitness and exercise

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Safety

Greenways provide safe spaces for active transportation like biking and walking

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Connecting People

From the start, our founders designed the Greenway to go where people live, connecting 450 communities today.

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Connection to Nature

Greenways provide access to nature, even in the busiest of cities

Philadelphia Ribbon Cutting
Map of the entire greenway route.

  1. Vision

    Define project goals, identify key community assets and destinations, explore potential corridors

  2. Planning

    Conduct feasibility studies, develop master plans, integrate with existing plans, gather public input, create concept plans

  3. Design

    Perform preliminary engineering; refine plans with public input; determine right-of-way and permitting needs; finalize plans, specifications and cost estimates

  4. Construction

    Prepare sites, build trail infrastructure, install landscaping and amenities, add wayfinding signage

Latest Projects

Eastern Trail Maine
Maine In Progress

Eastern Trail

The Eastern Trail is an existing trail and on-road route, as well as a vision, for safe multi-use trail connectivity.
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Massachusetts runner
Massachusetts In Progress

Border to Boston Trail

The Border to Boston Trail is a partially complete and envisioned 70-mile segment of the East Coast Greenway that will link 20 communities from Boston north to the New Hampshire border.
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NYC East River view
New York In Progress

Completing the East Coast Greenway in NYC

Featuring nearly 40 miles of completed greenway, New York City’s East Coast Greenway route is 87% complete, with only a few key gaps remaining.
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See Our Greenway Progress

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Explore the Greenway by State

Help Us Advance the Greenway

From early planning to ribbon cuttings, the East Coast Greenway Alliance works closely to build bridges with local partners, making new trail segments a reality and furthering development of the Maine-to-Florida East Coast Greenway. Our team helps communities secure funding, shares trail-building expertise and connects efforts across city, county and state lines — turning bold visions into completed Greenway miles.

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Trail Building Resources

Documents

Design Guide

In the latest update to the Greenway Design Guide, East Coast Greenway Alliance staff and volunteer partners have compiled information and resources for the planning, design, construction, promotion and maintenance of local East Coast Greenway segments.
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Video

Greenway Groundwork Videos

Join East Coast Greenway Alliance staff for behind-the-scenes insights into the projects, partnerships and progress driving the Greenway forward in our Greenway Groundwork series.
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Documents

Studies & Impact Reports

Research from across the East Coast Greenway corridor highlights the powerful health, safety and economic returns of active transportation investments from Maine to Florida.
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Three Rivers Greenway Ribbon Cutting

Our Partners

Collaboration fuels the East Coast Greenway. From local advocates to state agencies and national allies, partnerships play a vital role in building and advancing the Greenway.

Meet Our Partners