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January 31, 2017 What is the East Coast Greenway…

A linking 25 major cities along the eastern seaboard

Stretches 2,900 miles from Calais, ME to , FL

An “Urban ” East Coast Greenway Vision

- Traffic-free: safe for users of all ages and abilities

- Firm surface suitable for road bikes & wheel-chairs

- Route mostly flat, not too challenging

- Links amenities & historic and cultural sites

- Works in tandem with public transportation How is the ECG being created?

- Linking local trails into a continuous route - New trails will close the gaps - Locally owned and managed - Temporary on-road connections ECG Interim Route

- On-Road Route for Touring Bicyclists - Generally calmer roads & streets with good shoulders or bike lanes connecting to completed trails - Some segments for advanced cyclists only - Signage in progress

Visit our Trip Planner: map.greenway.org Benefits for Communities

- Local trail growth

- Connectivity

- Tourism

- Trail oriented development

- Active transportation opportunities

- Access to exercise and recreation

- Health & quality of life East Coast Greenway Alliance

Set the vision

Engage in planning process

Advocate for its development

Promote use

Monitor the trail for quality and safety

Officially establish the trail (Designate, sign, map) Virginia ECG

270 95 East Coast 295 Virginia Spine Route: GreenwayR Washington,495 Virginia 1/4 mile to Spine: 270.4 miles DC W&OD Trail Washington, DC 299 miles June 2016 Arlington 95 66 Key to Segments 1a Washington FAIRFAX Natl. Airport SPINE 1a Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail PRINCE WILLIAM 16.3% Complete (PHNST): Mt. Vernon Trail section 1b PHNST: Mt. Vernon to Fredericksburg 2 Fredericksburg to Ashland Woodbridge M A R Y L A N D 3 Ashland Trolley Trail 4 Richmond: Cannon Creek Greenway, Swinging Bridge, Belle Isle, et al Quantico 5 High-Speed Rail Corridor 6 Lower Appomatox River Trail STAFFORD 7 Alberta to Lawrenceville 1b 8 Tobacco Heritage Trail Trails Highlights: 9 Norfolk Southern corridor 95 HISTORIC COASTAL ROUTE KING GEORGE 10 11 Williamsburg to Seaboard Coast Line Fredericksburg Trail 12 Suffolk Seaboard Coastline Trail (SSCT) 13 SSCT to Dismal Swamp Trail SPOTSYLVANIA 14 Dismal Swamp Trail HIGH SPEED RAIL ALTERNATE VA Central Rail-Trail 15 High Speed Rail Corridor CAROLINE Legend: OTHER 2 ECG ECG SPINE: ROUTES: Ashland Trolley Line Trail Trail Complete Trail in Development HANOVER 64 Trail Route in Public Control Ashland Trail Route Identified Tobacco Heritage Trail Gap Area (trail route sought) 3 ECG on-road routing ECG segment delineator 4 295 Significant linking trail Richmond Richmond Amtrak rail and station Intnl. Airport Interstate highway HENRICO CHARLES CITY 64 Historic Coastal Route: CHESTERFIELD 5 Scale: 10 JAMES CITY 0510 15 0 2 4 258 mile miless 6 Williamsburg Petersburg 139 miles YORK

5 43.5% Complete DINWIDDIE Newport 11 News Norfolk Intnl. Airport LUNENBURG Virginia 85 Norfolk Beach 12 13 15 7 8 South Hill MECKLENBURG 95 Lawrenceville Trails Highlights: 8 14 Clarksville BRUNSWICK 9 15 VA Capital Trail +/- 60 mi to +/- 295 mi to Durham, NC N O R T H C A R O L I N A Wilmington, NC Trail Northern Virginia ECG

Mount Vernon Trail

Route 1 Sidepath Cross (In Construction) Trail

Minnieville Rd Sidepath Lorton Rd. Grist Mill Sidepath Park Trail Ox Rd. Dumfries Rd. Multi-use Trail Sidepath

Future Route 1 Sidepath Washington DC ECG Washington DC Metro + ECG Washington DC ECG Save the Date: Oct. 1-3, 2017

greenway.org/southeastsummit Contact Us:

Kathryn Zeringue South Atlantic Greenway Coordinator (VA & NC) [email protected]

Andy Hamilton Mid-Atlantic Greenway Coordinator (DC, MD, DE, PA) [email protected]