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Videos:
East Coast Greenway: From Downtown to Your Town
East Coast Greenway: Journey of Discovery
Maps for printing (PDFs):
Logos for printing: You’ll find these in our Advocacy Toolkit
Photos for printing: You’ll find these in our Photo Gallery
Economic Impact Studies
Press Releases
ECGA National HQ Moves to the Triangle of North Carolina, April 22, 2011
2009-2010 State of the Trail Report released, reflecting remarkable progress, May 19, 2010
ECGA and Mazer Foundation team up to Improve Safety of Cyclists and Walkers in Northern New Jersey, Feb 8, 2009
Dog Hikes and Bikes Over 800 Miles to Arrive in Portland Saturday, June 11, 2009
Let’s Connect the Parks! Local and National Trail Leaders organize Bike/Walk to raise awareness of project to link parks on National Trail Day, June 7th, June 3, 2008
Organization Creating Long-Distance Urban Trail to Meet in Wilmington May 17th and 18th, May 14, 2008
Organization Spearheading New Long-Distance Urban Trail to Visit Durham November 9th through November 12th, November 7, 2007
Nassau Trail Movement Leaders to Visit Nassau County Marth 8th and 9th, March 1, 2007
East Coast Greenway in New Hampshire Wins Support from National Park Service, January 3, 2007
East Coast Greenway Officially Open for Business – Cyclists Ride Inaugural Tour of “Urban Appalachian Trail”, 2004
First Major Public Art Installation on the East Coast Greenway: NASA boosts Maryland linear solar system project, May 14, 2004
NJDOT study unveils new trail route through North Jersey, June 2, 2004
Brompton Bicycle supports the East Coast Greenway, May 7, 2004
Breezer Bikes supports the East Coast Greenway, May 4, 2004
NJDOT, ECGA team up to bring trail through North Jersey, March 5, 2003
Senators Promote Completion of "East Coast Greenway" - Nation's First Long-Distance Urban Trail, December 16, 2002
First Hiker to Transit the East Coast Greenway in Maine Will Team up with High Wheeler for Finish Lie, September 4, 2002
First Hiker to Transit the Greenway in Maine, August 20, 2002
Middlesex Greenway (NJ) Clears Final Hurdle, April 8, 2002
ECGA Releases 2001 State of the Trail Report, 2002
ECGA 10th Anniversary Meeting and Reception, October 31, 2001
East Coast Greenway Media Tour, September 12, 2001
Historic Maine Rock Arrives in Florida – Long-distance trail link between Key West and Calais, Maine to be celebrated on June 2nd, May 25, 2001
New Bicycle Route Created for Southwest Connecticut, May 8, 2001
Amtrak Launches Bikes-on-Board Program, May 1, 2001
Gateways Event: Beginning segments of long-distance trail to be celebrated on June 2nd, April 20, 2001
East Coast Greenway Welcomes Development Director, April 6, 2001
East Coast Greenway Applauds Governor King and Commissioner Melrose, February 21, 2001
David Dionne Elected Chairman, ECGA Board of Trustees, January 12, 2001
East Coast Greenway Alliance awarded Bikes Belong Coalition Grant - East Coast Trail Network to be Advanced in Florida, September 21, 2000
Amtrak and East Coast Greenway Alliance Announce Unprecedented Link Between Bikes and Trains in 15 States and the District of Columbia, September 14, 2000
Trail Designations:
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher Trail becomes part of the East Coast Greenway, January 3, 2008
American Tobacco Trail in Wake County becomes part of the East Coast Greenway, January 2, 2008
Northern Strand Community Trail Becomes Part of the East Coast Greenway, December 19, 2007
Woodbine Riverwalk Becomes Part of the East Coast Greenway, December 18, 2007
James F. Hall Trail Becomes Part of the East Coast Greenway, December 10, 2007
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in Hamden Officially Designated as Part of the East Coast Greenway, April 9, 2007
Eastern Trail in Scarborough Officially Designated as Part of the East Coast Greenway, March 29, 2007
New Trail Designations!, April 8, 2002
New Trails Brought into ECG Network, September 21, 2000
ECG Media Coverage
Greenway bridge of Maine Turnpike welcomes over 700 people at its opening, September 29, 2011
Eisenhower 2.0, an article about the ECG in Harvard Magazine
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; 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 Gainesville Sun, April 30, 2006
Mike and Anne Kruimer are interviewed during the 2004 Maine to Florida Tour.
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