East Coast Greenway in the news, winter 2017

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Holly Martzial, left, of South Portland and Malorrie Nadeau of Bath walk along the path at Bug Light Park. A construction project to begin in 2018 will build two bridges to close a short gap between the Scarborough and South Portland sections of the Eastern Trail on the East Coast Greenway. Portland Press Herald/Brianna Soukup photo

From an exciting announcement out of Canada's New Brunswick province to the success of a campaign in southern Maine to a trail opening in Florida: Enjoy this roundup of recent media coverage and announcements related to the East Coast Greenway.

 

National/International

Talking with Dennis Markatos-Soriano about River Relay, more

Outspoken Cyclist, Dec. 9, 2017

 

Bike & Build chooses East Coast Greenway for a route

Bike & Build, December 2017

 

Casey says Bay of Fundy tourism a priority in 2018

Amherst News Citizen-Record, Dec. 28, 2017

 

New Brunswick premier commits $1 million to trail project in hotly contested riding

CTV News Atlantic, Jan. 3, 2017

 

New England

Proposed trail along unused tracks would connect Portland, Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth

Portland Press Herald, Nov. 27, 2017

 

Cycling, rail advocates on collision course over proposed Portland-Yarmouth bike path

Maine Public Radio, Dec. 15, 2017

 

Baker-Polito administration is investing in our trail system across Massachusetts

MassGovernor YouTube, Dec. 20, 2017

 

Eastern Trail completes $4.1 million ‘Close the Gap’ campaign

Portland Press-Herald, Dec. 30, 2017

 

Tri-State (CT, NY, NJ)

Plainville planner addresses opposition to canal trail

Bristol Press, Dec. 9, 2017

 

State DOT looking to bridge another trail gap

Hartford Courant, Dec. 10, 2017

 

Video tour of gap in Farmington Valley Heritage Trail

Plainville Citizen, Dec. 18, 2017

 

County Freeholders amend rail designation to facilitate Summit Park Line

Tap Into Summit, Dec. 19, 2017

 

Mid-Atlantic (PA, DE, MD, Washington DC)

Jon Korin: Transportation should be about choice

Capital Gazette, Dec. 6, 2017

 

New trail will safely connect Tacony Creek Park at Roosevelt Boulevard

Curbed Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2017

 

Virginia/North Carolina

Virginia Capital Trail Foundation promotional video

Virginia Capital Trail Foundation, Nov. 28, 2017

 

South Carolina/Georgia

Life at three miles per hour: Lilburn man to walk East Coast Greenway for addiction awareness

Gwinnett Citizen, Dec. 14, 2017

 

Mayor’s memo: All eyes on Hardeeville in 2018

Jasper County Sun-Times, Dec. 27, 2017

 

Florida

Cyclists, nature lovers christen new trail in Edgewater

Daytona Beach News-Journal, Nov. 27, 2017

 

Festival part of larger plan to boost SR 207 communities

St. Augustine Record, Dec. 1, 2017

 

Proposed walking, bicycle trails under Metrorail get up to $15M from Coral Gables

Miami Herald, Dec. 5, 2017

 

Safety, access behind grassroots push for A1A multi-use trail

Florida Times-Union, Dec. 8, 2017

 

St. Johns County residents lobby for multi-use trail along A1A

Ponte Vedra Recorder, Dec. 21, 2017

 

Long-awaited completion of Timucuan Trail getting closer, but crucial piece is unfunded

Florida Times-Union, Dec. 29, 2017

 

Miami puts it all on the line with new park project

Travel Weekly, Dec, 27, 2017

 

Read more of our January 2018 On the Greenway newsletter

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