Spring 2018 news and media roundup

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Local and regional leaders cutting the ribbon to open the newest portion of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. (From left to right: Rep. Mike Demicco, Farmington; Patti-Boye Williams, Town Council; C.J. Thomas, Town Council; Nancy Nickerson, Town Council Chair; Kathy Eagen, Farmington Town Manager; Bruce Donald, CGC & ECGA; James Redeker, Commissioner CTDOT; Edward Giannaros, Town Council; Beth Kintner, Town Council; Susan Whalen, Deputy Commissioner CTDEEP.)

It's been a busy spring for the Greenway. We've seen more long-distance walkers and riders hit the trail than ever before, opened and designated new segments of the Greenway, held our 5th New England Bike-Walk Summit and much more.

Enjoy some of the highlights:

National & International

Take a grand tour of New England — by bike  

-Washington Post, May 4, 2018

 

Would you bike from the Florida Keys to Canada? Annie Deluca will for a good cause 

-The Kansas City Star, May 1, 2018

 

Trump’s Missed Opportunity For Rural Economic Revival: Bike And Pedestrian Trails

- Fast Company, April 5, 2018

 

New England

East Coast Greenway stretches from Maine to Florida

- News Center Maine, May 26, 2018

 

Coastal New Hampshire: Exploring the ECG

- WCVB, May 23, 2018

 

Main Streets and Back Roads of New Hampshire's Seacoast

- WCVB, May 23, 2018

 

Augusta’s Kennebec River Rail Trail getting its missing quarter-mile start 17 years later

- Central Maine, May 1, 2018

 

Lincoln woman, 67, to bike 3,000 miles up East Coast

- The Valley Breeze, April 11, 2018

 

Tri-State (CT, NY, NJ)

Property board to consider sites to expand Cheney Rail Trail

- Journal Inquirer, April 26, 2018

 

Connecticut Cycling Advancement Program Announces 6th Annual Breakaway Benefit Ride

- Hartford Courant, April 24, 2018

 

Bolton bike tour expands with Vernon leg

- Journal Inquirer, April 16, 2018

 

You Meet the Most Amazing People on the Trail

- TAP into Plainfield, April 10, 2018

 

Pedestrian Bridge Being Installed Over Camp Meeting Road

- Hartford Courant, April 4, 2018

 

Go Take a Walk

- TAP into Plainfield, March 31, 2018

 

The One Park In Connecticut Where You Can Explore The Remnants Of Connecticut’s Canal System

- Only in Your State - Connecticut, March 15

 

Farmington Valley Trails Council Hosting Safety Expo

- Hartford Courant, March 13, 2018

 

 

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

Jon Korin: This Friday, for Bike to Work Day, can you kick the car for one trip?

- Baltimore Sun, May 29, 2018

 

IN FOCUS: East Coast Greenway and Clean Air Run

- PHL 17, May 19, 2018

 

On bike to work day, Widener prof puts pedal to the mettle

- Daily Times, May 18, 2018

 

Heritage Conservancy to Host "Earth Day in May" at Croydon Woods

- Doylestown Patch, April 18, 2018

 

Virginia/North Carolina

James Scott Farrin Earth Day Picnic Draws Over 200 People to ATC

- University Chronicle, April 26

 

Rolling with the Bike Ambassadors of Virginia’s Capital Trail

 

 

South Carolina/Georgia

New bike path connects Garden City, Surfside

- WMBF News, May 15, 2018

 

Bike path connects Surfside Beach to Garden City

- Southstrand News, May 3, 2018

 

East Coast Greenway in Garden City officially open

- WPDE (ABC 15), April 26, 2018

 

East Coast Greenway Path ribbon cutting

- WBTW-TV, April 26, 2018

 

Life at 3 mph: Walkers seek to remove stigma from opioid victims

- Coastal Observer, April 12, 2018

 

Florida

On the Road: East Coast Greenway takes shape

 

- The Florida Times Union (jacksonville.com), March 28, 2018

 

 

 

 

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