Category Archives: Federal

East Coast Greenway Director to Help Host Congressman Blumenauer

A top national advocate for cyclists, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (of Portland, OR), is coming to the Triangle of North Carolina on Thursday, January 19th. He will be touring with Congressman David Price (D-4th District). The East Coast Greenway Alliance is … Continue reading

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East Coast Greenway Goes to Washington

by Dennis Markatos-Soriano The East Coast Greenway team was in full force in Washington, DC, last week at the 2011 National Bike Summit! Our staff and volunteers represented the project from throughout our corridor to meet with allies in the … Continue reading

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Secretary of Transportation Gives ECG Another Nod!

Good beginning of July to you! I’m happy to report that the Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, has given the East Coast Greenway another nod today on his blog (the second in just over a month!). This mention is in … Continue reading

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DOT Secretary LaHood shows support for East Coast Greenway

by Dennis Markatos-Soriano DOT Secretary LaHood endorses investing in the East Coast Greenway in his blog today! Please spread this excellent news far & wide – I paste part of his blog and the url below: East Coast Greenway support … Continue reading

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East Coast Greenway Grows Faster Than China

Press Release – For Immediate Release: Great Recession Doesn’t Stop Trail Progress New York, May 19, 2010 – The East Coast Greenway (ECG) just released its State of the Trail Report 2010, revealing that the 3,000-mile trail from Maine to … Continue reading

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Gulf Oil Disaster: Please Respond by Biking & Walking

by Dennis Markatos-Soriano I can’t tell you how sad I am to read the details unfolding from the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. Not only did 11 workers lose their life in the explosion days ago, but now an oil … Continue reading

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Let’s keep rolling along

Steve Bevington While the ECGA has had some fantastic success with funding of important projects through Stimulus Funding, recent denial by DOT to fund an alternative transportation grant in Wrightsville Beach NC is a reminder of just how much money … Continue reading

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Fernandina Beach; time-machine magic

(Following is the second of two installments about experiencing the route of the East Coast Greenway between Jacksonville, Florida, and St. Marys, Georgia. © 2010, Herbert L. Hiller, Inc.) Herb Hiller Southeast Region Program Consultant It was here in Old … Continue reading

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NASA Report Shows Greenways Needed to Lower Emissions

by Dennis Markatos-Soriano NASA just released a report showing that the key culprit causing global warming today is on-road transportation. While coal plants and agriculture are big emitters too, some of their heating emissions are offset by cooling emissions such … Continue reading

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East Coast Greenway Route Awarded Largest Bike/Ped Stimulus Grant

TIGER grant to create unified regional trail system in Pennsylvania & New Jersey Pennsylvania/New Jersey, February 18, 2010 – The East Coast Greenway (ECG) is about to get safer and more accessible throughout the Philadelphia region thanks to significant support … Continue reading

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