Featured image: NH Seacoast Greenway Phase 1A near Eileen Dondero Foley Ave. and Islington St., taken April 2024, before it officially opened. The ribbon cutting took place in summer 2024, and it was officially designated part of the ECG in 2025. The East Coast Greenway Alliance looked back on the progress made in 2025 inContinue reading “East Coast Greenway Alliance shares 2025 highlights, including New England progress”
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MassDOT news release touts the opening of 20 miles of new paths in the Bay State in 2023
MassDOT continues to be a leading state transportation department when it comes to building out Massachusetts’ statewide walking and bicycling network. Central to this network are the Bay State’s many shared use paths. In a news release earlier this month, MassDOT touted an additional 20 miles of paths that opened last year across the Commonwealth.Continue reading “MassDOT news release touts the opening of 20 miles of new paths in the Bay State in 2023”
2023 Trails: NH Seacoast Greenway
Another trail with a big milestone in 2023 is the New Hampshire Seacoast Greenway. This year, construction is expected to begin on Phase 1A of the trail, which will span 8 miles from Portsmouth to North Hampton. The NHSG is a game-changing trail for the Granite State, the Seacoast, New England, and the East CoastContinue reading “2023 Trails: NH Seacoast Greenway”
2023 Trails: Bloomfield to Simsbury
Banner image: Route 189, where the sidepath will be located. Photo credit: Steve Mitchell, East Coast Greenway Connecticut Committee Chair, contributed to “East Coast Greenway — spanning from Maine to Florida — will link Bloomfield and Simsbury“, by Emily DiSalvo, The Ridgefield Press, Jan. 2, 2023. Hartford-area active transportation enthusiasts and East Coast Greenway users canContinue reading “2023 Trails: Bloomfield to Simsbury”
Design funding is secured to extend the Eastern Trail south
Back from a long writing break! We’re well into trail riding and construction season here in New England, and there’s been so much progress on trail development. I have a lot to catch up on. Starting in Southern Maine, the vision for completing the Eastern Trail took a big step forward last month. On BikeContinue reading “Design funding is secured to extend the Eastern Trail south”
Massachusetts ups the ante on bike-ped bridge to casino
The headline is understated, but I had to get the pun in there. On October 22, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts committed to funding the long-planned bike-ped bridge over the Mystic River that will connect Assembly Station in Somerville with the Encore Casino in Everett. The 785-foot structure will pass under, and then bow around, theContinue reading “Massachusetts ups the ante on bike-ped bridge to casino”
Old Eastern Marsh Trail Extension project completion brings the Border-to-Boston Trail to…the border
The Old Eastern Marsh Trail Extension construction project in Salisbury is now complete, and it was celebrated on August 18 with a ribbon cutting featuring Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, state Secretary of Transportation Jamey Tesler, other officials, and trail advocates. The ribbon cutting was documented in this Facebook post from the Coastal Trails Coalition.Continue reading “Old Eastern Marsh Trail Extension project completion brings the Border-to-Boston Trail to…the border”
Jeff Brubaker 