Niles Barnes
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Connecting people to place and to one another. Join us in building and supporting the most visited linear park in America, the East Coast Greenway. @ECGreenway
Joined November 2008
Big news for the East Coast Greenway route in South Carolina ⬇️
🚴 The Shem Creek Bike Lanes are OFFICIALLY OPEN! 🎉 The Town of Mount Pleasant officially opened the Shem Creek Bridge Bike Lanes Project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. https://t.co/o0Uo98qaL4
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"I love building trails; I love the community engagement aspect of it." Hear from Roger Herz Award winners Becky Taylor and Eleanor Horne, founders of New Jersey's Lawrence Hopewell Trail. Full video: https://t.co/1FpOLwCAZu
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📽️ Roger Herz Award winner Eleanor Horne on the moment she knew the Lawrence Hopewell Trail was about "families being together." Full video: https://t.co/1FpOLwC39W
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Eleanor Horne and Becky Taylor, co-founders of New Jersey’s Lawrence Hopewell Trail, received the East Coast Greenway Alliance’s Roger Herz Greenway and Active Mobility Award for their visionary leadership in advancing sustainable transportation:
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Big news for the future of the East Coast Greenway and the St. Johns River-to-Sea Loop Trail in Port Orange, Florida:
news-journalonline.com
The trail will be a little over a half-mile long, and it will run north and south of Dunlawton Avenue west of Ridgewood Avenue.
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"The Fall Line Trail is taking shape in Richmond" I'm enjoying this phase as we start to see sections of trail opening and people getting righteously excited for more. https://t.co/WC9C4Cnyqu [@EricKolenich @RTDnews]
richmond.com
City leaders have secured about 40% of the funds needed to construct the trail in Richmond, which will cost about $270 million.
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"Cyclists and hikers take the scenic 5.5-mile James A. Markell Trail along the Christina River and through a freshwater tidal marsh to New Castle." @NatGeo cites an iconic East Coast Greenway segment as a highlight of a weekend in Wilmington, Delaware:
nationalgeographic.com
From former factory hubs to shipping centers, these cities offer big-time culture, vibes, and amenities, and are attracting a new wave of visitors.
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Grateful to @ECGreenway @NilesBarnes @ef_caldwell for joining us for the ribbon cutting and riding the trail with us!
"Fall Line celebration a milestone for Virginia’s East Coast Greenway" https://t.co/g3c1WURvZO via @ECGreenway
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A little rain couldn’t dampen the celebration! We were on hand to designate part of the Jupiter Riverwalk as a segment of the East Coast Greenway, linking 4+ miles of trails across Palm Beach & Martin counties, crossing the scenic Loxahatchee River. 🔗: https://t.co/T0l2ftE7uF
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More Greenways = More Bike Buses! On #WalkRolltoSchoolDay, enjoy an inside look Durham’s morning ride to school on the East Coast Greenway. 📽️: https://t.co/bW2fZPUJHw
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Executive Director Dennis Markatos-Soriano recently keynoted the NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, speaking on the power of community in divided times and sharing a plan to make North Carolina a national leader in biking and walking safety! 📽️: https://t.co/mxrMtqFagq
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Congrats to Eleanor Horne & Becky Taylor, co-founders of NJ’s 20-mile Lawrence Hopewell Trail! They’re the recipients of our 2nd annual Roger Herz Greenway & Active Mobility Award for their visionary work connecting communities in the Garden State. 🔗: https://t.co/nIDwEI8dsK
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A new 4.8-mile Fall Line trail segment is open! This first major section links Ashland & Hanover Co. to Henrico Co., Virginia, creating a vital East Coast Greenway connection. When complete, the 43-mile spine will link 7 localities in Central VA! 🔗: https://t.co/4KMc2yPUk8
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"It’s the best way to start a day." Executive Director Dennis Markatos-Soriano is helping to spread "miles of smiles" by leading a bike bus for students commuting to school on the East Coast Greenway:
cbs17.com
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — On the trail leading to Southwest Elementary School in Durham, every day is a beautiful day for a bike ride. Dozens of students, parents, and siblings ride to school together.…
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Fall is here! Crisp air + colorful trails = your next East Coast Greenway adventure 🍁🚶♂️🚴
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What's not to love about a bike bus to school on the East Coast Greenway! 🚲🌳 Every child deserves safe, fun and healthy routes to walk and bike to school. 🔗Full story from @WNCN: https://t.co/BF1ljsqObg
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The proposed Miami Loop is "a once-in-a-generation opportunity to connect our neighborhoods, parks, waterfront, civic spaces and individual municipalities into a continuous world-class system." More from @MiamiTodayNews: https://t.co/2og3uCpp1N
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Neighbors, officials & advocates came together today to celebrate the new WB&A Trail Patuxent River Bridge — connecting Odenton and Bowie with 12.7 miles of the WB&A Trail and East Coast Greenway! 🔗: https://t.co/biUHoqwtSV
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Big news: Nearly 14 new miles of traffic-free trail have been added to the East Coast Greenway! in 2025! Highlights include the first NH Seacoast Greenway segment + new links in D.C., Philly, New Haven & SC. 🔗: https://t.co/3hy9sAnxdD
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"Florida’s natural springs are one of the state’s true wonders, and they abound on this eponymous corridor ... part of a major national network of trails called the East Coast Greenway, which stretches all the way to Maine." 🔗@TheFlamingoMag:
flamingomag.com
From murals to manatees and mixed drinks to miles of pristine wilderness, the eclectic trails of West Volusia offer much more than a walkabout.
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