2013 ANNUAL REPORT

Dear Friends of the ,

It’s been another awe-inspiring year for the Alliance. We are transforming the Eastern Seaboard by helping more people travel and commute by bike and on foot. The past trends of growing obesity and rising ME pollu on are shi ing toward be er health and environmental sustainability. And the economy is coming back thanks in part to greater energy effi ciency (including increased VT biking and walking) that lowers our na on’s fuel bills. NH 1 Trail progress con nued at a quick pace with 31 2-6 7 new segments integrated into our greenway NY MA network in 2013. We reached 29% off -road 8 CT 9 RI greenway, almost 850 miles of lovely biking and walking routes for people 10 of all ages and abili es to safely enjoy. PA New Trail Sections Our network surged past 20,000 NJ 15 11-14 Designated as East Coast people, and we hired two more talented 16 Greenway in 2013 17 staff to lead our eff orts in New England MD18 1. Border-to-Boston Trail (Salisbury connector), and the South Atlan c, thanks to the DE Salisbury MA, 0.25 mi DC 2. Border to Boston Trail (Danvers section), generosity of our members and donors. Danvers, MA, 4.3 mi 3. Border-to-Boston Trail (Peabody section), Support for the East Coast Greenway VA Peabody MA, 0.75 mi 4. Lynn Beach Promenade, has never been higher as we Swampscott-Lynn-Nahant, MA, 1.5 mi approach the capacity we need 5. Lynnway sidepath, Nahant-Lynn, MA, 0.9 mi 6. Northern Strand Community Trail (Malden to fi nish our audacious vision. 19 section), Malden, MA, 3.1 mi 21 7. North Point Park, Boston-Cambridge MA, 20 Let’s keep building on our NC 0.6 mi 8. Air Line Trail (Windham), Windham CT, 0.6 mi momentum and make the 9. Hop River Trail section, Andover, CT, 0.1 mi East Coast a model of 10. Lincoln Park, Jersey City, NJ, 1.1 mi 22 11. D&L Canal Trail, Rt 13 passage, Tullytown, health, sustainability, PA, 0.1 mi and economic 12. Port Richmond Trail, Philadelphia, PA, 1.6 mi SC 13. Penn Street Trail, Philadelphia, PA, 0.25 mi strength! 14. 58th St Connector, Philadelphia, PA, 0.7 mi 15. Chester Riverwalk, Chester, PA, 1.35 mi 16. Churchmans Rd sidepath, - Dennis Markatos-Soriano, New Castle Co, DE, 1.1 mi 17. Route 4 sidepath, New Castle Co, DE, 4.25 mi Execu ve Director 18. Trail (new phase), , MD, GA 2.4 mi 19. (Durham), Durham, 23 NC, 3.8 mi 24 20. Black Creek Greenway (new phase), Cary, NC, 1 mi 25 21. Neuse River Trail, Raleigh, NC, 9 mi 28 26 22. Cross-City Trail (new phases) (ALT RT), 27 Wilmington, NC, 0.85 mi 29 23. Amelia Island Trail, Nassau Co., FL, 6.2 mi 24. St Johns River Ferry, Jacksonville, FL, 0.4 mi 25. Mickler Trail, St. Augustine Beach, FL, 1.5 mi Legend 26. Halifax River Trail, Holly Hill, FL, 1.3 mi FL 27. Halifax River Trail, Daytona Beach, FL, 1.7 mi Spine Route 30 28. Palatka-St. Augustine State Trail (ALT RT), St. Johns Co, FL, 8.5 mi Alternate ECG Route 29. Spring-to-Spring Trail & East Central Regional Rail Trail (ALT RT), Volusia Co, FL, Designated Segment 17.4 mi 30. Seabranch Trail (new phase), Martin Co., FL, 2.0 mi 31 31. Overseas Heritage Trail, Monroe Co., FL, 9 mi

Printed on recycled paper u lizing wind power State of the Trail Report 2013 New England Region Projected Final Distance: 784 Miles (Current Travel Route: 807 Miles) Complete Off -Road: 260 Miles Trail in Development: 120 Miles Gap (Route ME Trail Pending Development: 195 Miles Undefi ned): Completed Off -Road Trail: Trail Gap: 209 Miles 27% Spine Route 33% Route Markers Posted: 379 Miles (+93 fr. 2012) Alt. Route Pending New England Members: 812 Devel: NH Staff : Molly Henry, New England Trail Coordinator In Devel: 25% 15% MA Alt. Route Model Sec on: Evere to Topsfi eld, MA, 20 miles, 57% off -road. RI CT Priority Sec on for 2014: Advoca ng for the Merri See defi ni ons of route Parkway Trail from Stra ord to Greenwich, CT (37.5 Miles). terms in Terminology on the next page. Regional Accomplishments: • CT DOT con nues to lead the region in signage, with the number of miles signed in CT reaching 147 in 2013. • 3.5 miles of Northern Strand Community Trail paved in Evere and Malden, MA. • Groundbreaking for 5 miles of the RI Trestle Trail. • Madison Paper Co. donated 40 acres of land to Kennebec Messalonskee Trails in Winslow, ME, allowing a 1.5 mile extension of the Rotary Centennial Trail.

Mid-Atlan c Region Projected Final Distance: 419 Miles (Current Travel Route: 403 Miles) Complete Off -Road: 189 Miles Gap (Route Trail in Development: 80 Miles Undefi ned): Trail Pending Development: 63 Miles 21% Completed Off -Road Trail Gap: 87 Miles Pending Trail: Route Markers Posted: 239 Miles Devel: 45%

NY Mid-Atlan c Members: 895 15% Staff : Andy Hamilton, Mid-Atlan c Trail In Devel: 19% Coordinator PA NJ Model Sec on: Schuylkill Banks Trail, connects Center City Philadelphia to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, waterside MD a rac ons, and a new boardwalk sec on coming soon. DE DC Priority Sec on for 2014: Advoca ng for bicyclist and pedestrian access over the Susquehanna River in . Regional Accomplishments: • Penn Street Trail, Port Richmond Trail, and 58th Street Connector opened in Philadelphia. • Completed segments of the Bronx River Greenway including Starlight Park and Bronx Park Connector. • Planning and engineering underway to complete the last sec on of the greenway between New Castle and Wilmington, DE. • Funding for all on-road signage in Maryland awarded.

2 East Coast Greenway Alliance South Atlan c Region Projected Final Distance: 958 Miles (Current Travel Route: 952 Miles) Complete Off -Road: 162 Miles Trail in Development: 132 Miles VA Completed Trail Pending Development: 350 Miles Spine Route Gap (Route Off -Road Trail Gap: 314 Miles Trail: Alt. Coastal Undefi ned): Route 17% Route Markers Posted: 31 Miles 33% In Devel: NC South Atlan c Members: 359 (+63 fr. 2012) 14% Staff : Niles Barnes, South Atlan c Trail Pending Coordinator Devel: Model Sec on: The Grissom Parkway and 36% SC Harrelson Blvd. trails in Myrtle Beach, SC, connect for 8 miles of con nuous greenway between the airport, local a rac ons, and the beach. Priority Sec on for 2014: Closing the few gaps in the 75-mile Triangle region of NC.

Regional Accomplishments: • Comple on of the 13-mile ECG por on of the Neuse River Greenway linking Raleigh and Clayton, NC. • Fall 2013 Summit in Raleigh included 48-mile cross Triangle Ride and recep on with over 100 people. • Momentum building in South Carolina with the re-establishment of the state commi ee. Southeast Region Projected Final Distance: 716 Miles (Current Travel Route: 701 Miles) GA Complete Off -Road: 222 Miles Gap (Route Completed Spine Route Trail in Development: 156 Miles Undefi ned): Off -Road 21% Trail: Trail Pending Development: 189 Miles 31% Trail Gap: 149 Miles Pending Alt. Route Route Markers Posted: 55 Miles Devel: 26% In Devel: FL Southeast Members: 146 22% Staff : Herb Hiller, SE Region Consultant Model Sec on: The 22.4-mile trail through Indian River County in Central Florida. Terminology: Priority Sec on for 2014: St. Marys River In Development: trail is in crossing between Georgia and Florida. planning, design, or under construc on. Regional Accomplishments: Pending Development: we • 48 miles of trail designated, including 26 miles of alternate route, in FL know where the trail will in 2013. New trails include the Amelia Island Trail, Halifax River Trail, and be, but it is not yet in the Overseas Heritage Trail. planning stage. • Ac ve partnership with the Florida Greenways & Trails Founda on to develop Gap: On-road sec on where trail route is not yet our trail through Nassau, Duval and St. Johns Coun es to St. Augus ne. iden fi ed.

2013 Annual Report 3 Regional Highlights 2013

ECGA Board Chair Dave Read, Rails-to Trails Conservancy The new Memorial Bridge opening, reconnec ng President Keith Laughlin, League of American Bicyclist the ECG between Maine and New Hampshire. President Andy Clarke, and ECGA Execu ve Director Dennis Photo by Truda Bloom. Markatos-Soriano at the New England Bike Walk Summit. Over 600 people a ended the Summit and Bike Builders Ball. Thank you to major sponsors Sarah Hancock and Tom’s of Maine! The Mid-Atlan c region enjoyed great success with 6 groundbreakings, 9 trail designa ons, numerous events, signage funding secured in Maryland, and signage agreements approved in New York.

(Le ) Hudson River Loop Ride exploring the ECG in NYC and NJ.

(Right) Volunteer State Commi ee Chair Greg Hinchliff e placing signs in MD.

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14 miles of ECG were designated in the South Atlan c, Florida Governor Rick Sco speaking with ECGA’s including 9 miles of the Neuse River Trail, linking Raleigh to Herb Hiller at a trail groundbreaking in Titusville. Clayton. The 75-mile ECG route in the Triangle was 85% off - Florida was our lead state for new trail designa ons road greenway at the end of 2013. in 2013. The state con nues its commitment to trails as a driver of economic development.

4 2,900 Miles Maine to Florida 2013 Financial Statement

ECGA 2013 Financials Revenue Contributions/Grants $ 426,076 The strong growth of our organization Memberships 91,715 and project were fueled by record Program Income 134,440 revenue in 2013. Supporters gave 41% Donated Services 54,583 more last year, a growth rate usually reserved for start-ups. Interest Income 2,002 Total Revenue 708,816 Revenue increased from each of our top income sources: major donors, Expenses foundations, businesses, memberships, Program Services 504,440 and events. Thank you! Administration 96,367 We aim to build on this strength by Fundraising 42,048 deepening our current relationships and Total Expenses 642,855 forging new ones throughout the region.

Increase in Unrestricted Net Assets 69,410 Please invest in the East Coast Greenway in 2014 so we can transform the Eastern Decrease in Temp. Restricted Net Assets (3,449) Seaboard into a model of health, sustainability, and shared prosperity. Net Assets Net Assets: January 1, 2013 $ 259,787 The full audited financial report and Form 990 Net Assets: December 31, 2013 $ 325,748 were completed by Johnson Lambert, LLP and are available on our website or upon request. Total Change in Net Assets $ 65,961

Fundraising 7% Revenue Expenses Donated Services 8%

Memberships 13% Administration 15% Program Contributions & Income Grants 60% 19% Program Services 78%

Top 5 Revenue Sources Growth from 2012 Major Donors $216,256 24% In 2013, we invested 46% more resources Foundations $170,500 133% into our programs while the portion that Corp. Support $100,050 166% went to administrative and fundraising Membership $91,715 6% costs decreased. Event Income $28,558 142%

2013 Annual Report 5 THANK YOU to everyone who helped support the Greenway in 2013! Your memberships and donations are vital to our success. Together, we are making communities throughout the East Coast safer, healthier, and more sustainable! Donors & Family Foundations $20,000 and Above Sam Gruenbaum Mark and Lisa Fenton Molly Sherman Elizabeth Brody Ariel Grunberg Barbara Fulp Bob and Karen Votava Sarah Hancock Andy and Allison Hamilton Bill Gifford, Katherine Pete and Judy Weis James and Deborah Sharpe David and Anne Hilton Baker Charitable Trust Gail West James Iannarilli Bill Graustein Paul Zofnass $10,000-$19,999 Jeff Gray and Chris David Jones and Allison Ryder $250-$499 Anderson-Rogers Foundation Amy Khoudari Youngston Hurford Foundation Barbara Amodio Pat King and Tom Powers Bucky Green Tony Barrett and Marguerite Mary Mitchell Gail Kirkland Cindy Halliday Kelly Donald Passantino Fred and Alison Lohr Paul Haydt Ian and Bev Birky $5,000-$9,999 Anne Maleady Mary Hutchinson James Alan Blake Ann Kelton and Jeffrey Hritz Carol Bryan, Scythe Supply Chase Family Foundation Susan Martin and Alan Belzer Paul Kiczek Jeffrey and Ileen Doppelt Brian Lorber Daniel McCrady Diana Knight Robert Fox Al Nierenberg Steven Mitchell Robert Knuts Jeff Gatto The Silver Tie Fund Keith Mogerley Donna Koenig Burton Griffi th Veverka Family Foundation William Logan John Hafferty Carl Podwoski and Virginia Abraham Kalker, Hortley $2,500-$4,999 Lovejoy Dan Maletic Leblang Foundation Diana Brody David and Susan Read Charles Marshall Robert Keohane Robert Mendelson Eran & Ukiko Egozy Alex Rigopulos Jessica Lin-Powers Mark Stewart Greg Menounos Mitzi Lyman Stephen Greif John and Janet Swanson Helen O’Malley Edward Majtenyi, RMR Mr. Rednecheck Robert and Susan Tafel William O’Neill Wealth Builders Robert Spiegelman and Truda Mark Wheeler Bethel Paris Gary and Karen Martin Bloom V. Adrian Parsegian Charles McGinley Brian Totty $500-$999 Edward Miller Anonymous Beatrice Rago Signa Read Jeff and Margo Olson $1000-$2,499 Marcia Angle and Mark Robert Russo, KoenigRusso Angela Phillips Richard and Robin Abedon Trustin William Reader Mike Abrams and Maureen Shanahan Lynn Bell Gemma Saluta and Josh Daniel Savage Philip Brencher Robert Beringer, Magyar Bank Price Mihir Shah Michael Broennle Mary Blake Maria Sawczuk Myron and Cathy Skott Tracy and Barbara Cate Kim Brown David Scarbro Eve Sopko Dave and Renee Connelly Mimi Castaldi and Mark Myers Kristen Scharf Barbara Ton Ferullo Rudolf Urban Jacob Dolan Debra Coyman Boaz Shattan

Foundations Corporate Donors Thank you to our major corporate partners! $10,000 and Above $10,000 and Above Geraldine R. Dodge Blue Cross Blue Shield of Foundation Pennsylvania Environmental Cabot Creamery Council / William Penn KoenigRusso Associates Foundation Performance Bicycle Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation REI $500 to $9,999 Tom’s of Maine Ford Foundation $5,000 to $9,999 New England Biolabs Foundation GlaxoSmithKline Community Wells Fargo Foundation Partnerships $250-$499 Langsam Stevens Silver & GE Foundation Hollaender, Philadelphia, PA Piedmont Natural Gas 6 East Coast Greenway Alliance Bicycle and Ski Clubs, Bicycle Shops, and Trail Special Fundraisers Advocate Donors Jeff rey Brubaker of Carrboro, NC rode 400 miles on the ECG from Framingham, MA, to the Canadian border in Calais, ME. He did his ride as a fundrasier for the $2,500 and Above ECG, raising over $800 and bringing in 22 new members. Thank you, Jeff rey! Westchester Cycle Club, NY $1000-$2,499 2013 Week a Year Tour - Our Most Successful Fundraiser! THANK YOU to Sun Bicycles / J&B Importers, Inc. all the riders in the 2013 Week a Year Tour! Each person raised or donated $500-$999 a minimum of $500. Top fundraisers were Robert Russo of NJ ($5,150) and Farmington Valley Trails Council Robert Spiegelman Narragansett Bay Wheelmen of NH ($4,086). Dan North Shore Cyclists Inc. McCrady of MD and Tour Dem Parks, Hon! Baltimore, MD Dan Rappoport of $250-$499 NJ donated or raised Farmington Canal Rail To Trail Assoc. over $1,500. The Newington Ski Club, CT group as a whole Event Sponsors raised over $25,000 $1000 - $2,500 for the ECG - Kudos to Cross Alert Systems, Warwick, RI everyone on the tour! Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, Burlington, MA Kermesse Sport, Pineville, PA (Above) Week a Pare Corporation, Lincoln, RI Year Tour riders in Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Watertown, Simsbury, CT. MA $500 - $999 (Le ) Installing Alta Planning + Design, Boston, MA ECG signs at New Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Haven, CT, City Hall Corridor, Easton, PA during the tour Parks Hospitality Group, Cary, NC with New Haven $250 - $499 Transporta on Bikes Belong / People for Bikes, CO Director Jim Travers Bike-Walk Alliance of New Hampshire Grow Smart Rhode Island and local advocates. North Carolina Rail Trails Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Toole Design Group, Silver Spring, MD Founda ons and Corpora ons Fund Greenway Development Wright-Pierce, Topsham, ME Several of our founda on and corporate partners are directly funding new trail segments of the ECG. The partnership between these organiza ons and the In Kind Donations communi es they serve is extremely rewarding and highly eff ec ve. Bingham McCutcheon, Boston, MA THANK YOU to William Penn Founda on and Pennsylvania Environmental Blackwell Street Mgt./American Council, for your work to build new trails in Pennsylvania and Delaware; Tobacco Campus, Durham, NC Anderson-Rogers Founda on, for suppor ng trail development in New York and Raleigh Parks & Rec., Raleigh, NC beyond; Geraldine R. Dodge Founda on, for funding trail projects in New Jersey; Greenway Transit, Durham, NC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, for backing trail projects in North Andy Hamilton Carolina. Your generous support has a las ng posi ve impact! Jerry Markatos Photography, Pittsboro, NC KoenigRusso Assoc., Roselle Park, NJ Opening Celebra on Todd Kurland / Global Interaction, of the 58th Street Marlborough, MA Connector, Philadelphia. Mitchell Auto Group, Simsbury, CT The William Penn Performance Bicycle, Chapel Hill, NC Founda on and Ann Marie Potter the Pennsylvania REI, Durham, NC Environmental Council Robert Spiegelman supported this and other World Trade Center Baltimore, MD trail projects in PA and DE. www.greenway.org 7 Key Accomplishments of 2013

ECGA trail staff . We added 2 new regional coordinators, greatly increasing our capacity to Penn Street trail opening, Philadelphia, PA. develop the Greenway in all regions. Last year 61 new miles were designated in the ECG spine route in 8 states, exceeding our goal by 22%!

Donor Mark Stewart’s 1,200-mile tour on the ECG in a unique pedal-powered vehicle garnered record media a en on, including ar cles in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Associated Press, and media outlets around the world.

ECGA Boards and Staff 2013 Staff Advisory Board Dennis Markatos-Soriano, Executive Director Chuck Flink, Greenways, Inc. (Chair) Eric Weis, Trail Program Coordinator Deborah Apps, Trans Canada Trail Niles Barnes, South Atlantic Coordinator Wayne Clark, CISCO Systems (retired) Andy Hamilton, Mid-Atlantic Coordinator Andy Clarke, League of American Bicyclists ECG signage unveiling in Florida. Molly Henry, New England Coordinator Mary Glassman, First Selectman, Simsbury, CT In 2013 over 150 miles of ECG Debbie West, Offi ce Manager/Membership Tony Hiss, Author throughout the East Coast were Herb Hiller, SE Regional Consultant Wil Hylton, Journalist Terra Edenhart-Pepe, Outreach Consultant marked with signs -- 25% of our Patricia King, ECGA Co-Founder route is now signed. Board of Trustees Keith Laughlin, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy David Read, Chair - MA Jeff Miller, Alliance for Biking and Walking Paul Haydt, Vice Chair - FL Thank you to REI for a recent grant Ellen Moyer, Former Mayor of Annapolis, MD Elizabeth Brody, Secretary - NY suppor ng ECG signage, as well Jeff Olson, Alta Planning + Design Robert Russo, Treasurer - NJ as major funding for volunteer W. Dale Allen - FL Bill O’Neill, Fuss and O’Neill (retired) Jacob Dolan - NC Jean-François Pronovost, Vélo Québec engagement in 2013! Gail Kirkland - GA Chuck Sloan, Trust for Lands Robert Knuts - NY Pablo Torres, Environmental Advocate East Coast Greenway Alliance Anne Maleady - MA Karen Votava, ECGA Co-Founder 5315 Highgate Dr. Suite 105 Steven Mitchell - CT Durham, NC 27713 Al Nierenberg - MA Thank you to the dedicated 919-797-0619 Stephen Rees, ME & FL volunteers on our Board of [email protected] Maria Sawczuk - DE Larry Silver - PA Trustees and Advisory Board! www.greenway.org Transforming communiƟ es into models of health, sustainability, and economic strength