Ecg rides 2017
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East Coast Greenway Alliance is sponsoring 4 bike rides this year, including one new one to City Island! All are welcome to join the ECGA and ride for free thereafter for the full year!
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Ecg rides 2017
- 1. East Coast Greenway Alliance Presents: 4 New York Metro Area Greenway- Focused Rides for 2017 http://www.greenway.org/ 2,900 Miles from Maine to Florida. The East Coast Greenway is a developing trail system, linking many of the major cities of the Eastern Seaboard between Canada and Key West. To register for events, go to Eventbrite.com & search for “east coast greenway”
- 2. The 5-Island Tour Ride the 5 Islands of New York City plus The Bronx (Manhattan, Ward’s/Randall’s, Queens, Roosevelt Island): 29 miles Event Start: Dog Run at 60th and East Side Greenway. Sunday, May 14 (rain date May 21): 9:00am Event End: Roosevelt Island with connections to Tram and F train. ~1:00pm For Advanced Beginner or better-conditioned riders.
- 3. The City Island Loop! Ride to City Island from Manhattan – Includes Randall’s/Ward’s Island, scenic waterside Soundview and Pugsley parks, the Moshulu Greenway, and Pelham Bay Park – NYC’s largest park! 35 Miles. Photo-ops and break for lunch. Event Start: Stanley Issacs Park between 95 & 97 Streets near the FDR, Sunday, June 11 (rain date June 18): 9:00am Event End: Stanley Issacs Park, ~2:00pm For moderately or better-conditioned riders only.
- 4. The Manhattan Loop Ride! Ride the Manhattan Greenway Counterclockwise all the way around Manhattan - including gaps! 32-mile Circle Route includes: Greenways, Bike lanes, and On- street but no bike lanes. Photo-ops and break for lunch. Event Start: Dog Run at 60th and East Side Greenway. Sunday, August 6 (rain date August 13): 9:00am Event End: Glick Park: 37th St. & East Side Greenway: ~1:00pm For moderately or better-conditioned riders only.
- 5. The Hudson River Loop Ride! A 22-mile loop from Manhattan’s Pier 84 along the Hudson River Greenway north, across the George Washington Bridge (challenging hill climb to bridge!) into NJ and then south along the Hudson River Greenway's NJ sections down to Hoboken. The Route: This year there will be two starting points - For NJ residents: Meet at the Hoboken 14th St. Ferry at 8:45AM to get the 9:02 ferry to NY (note, maximum of 10 bikes per ferry). For NY residents: Meet at Blazing Saddles at Pier 84 @ 43rd St. and 12th Ave in Manhattan at 9:00AM. We will leave from Pier 84 at 9:30AM. Event Start: Sunday, October 8 (rain date October 15): 9:00am Event End: Hoboken Terminal or Ferry ~1:00pm For moderately or better-conditioned riders only. Blazing Saddles Hoboken Terminal
Editor's Notes
- Intro: I got into this from a local activist’s position, wanting especially to close the 1-mile greenway gap past the United Nations. One year we had State Senator Liz Krueger speak about closing the gap at the beginning of our annual Manhattan Loop ride. And the same complicated mitigation plan to Close the Gap (https://www.change.org/p/close-the-gap-2) is still pending at the U.N, going on 20 years now, but in the meantime, I’ve learned to appreciate what we already have and are slowly getting more of. It’s never fast enough, but there are over 200 miles of Greenway in the 5 boroughs, out of 350 planned (http://bikeroute.com/NBGBikingCities/NewYorkCity/NYCBiking.php). All the rides are available by going to Eventbrite.com and searching for “east coast greenway.” Let’s explore…
- This year will be the second year of the 5-Island Tour and it’s already one of my favorite rides. For one thing, if you tell people you biked the 5-Island Tour in just the right tone of voice, they’ll think you rode all 5 boroughs of Manhattan! Well, we actually only ride through 3, plus Randall’s and Ward’s Islands – technically 2 islands – and Roosevelt Island. But this year we added the exciting South Bronx when two new bridges opened up – the High Bridge up north, which is a great photo stop – and the Randall’s Island Connector linking the Bronx to Randall’s Island. Both are walking/biking only spans. How many of you have ridden on Roosevelt Island? It’s really fun, with great views of Queens and Manhattan. Plus, you get to take the Tram back to the starting point at the end. Don’t forget your metro-card!
- The City Island Ride is new this year. It is an interesting and varied route through some of the best parks and greenways in the city. After hugging the southern route along the coast and up to Moshulu Greenway, we will eat a well-earned lunch at Johnny's Reef Restaurant at the very tip of City Island. Then, it’s back west through the Moshulu’s northern branch and down the Bronx’s University Avenue to the High Bridge for a photo-op from one of the highest points in the city. Finally, we return to Stanley Issacs Park south through Manhattan’s East Side Greenway. June is the perfect time for our longest ride this year, and it’s well worth every mile!
- The Manhattan Loop is the first ride I co-led for East Coast Greenway and this will be my sixth year doing it. This is a fantastic ride with great river views almost the whole way. It goes counter-clockwise around Manhattan, and it ought to be on everyone’s bucket list. It’s our longest ride, at 32 miles, but we stop for a nice lunch at Hudson River Park near the Fairway supermarket at 125th street. This is the ride for activists to get excited about, and to learn where we still have to petition our electeds to Close the Gap. See one proposal here: http://www.slideshare.net/ScottOnTheSpot/land-value-tax-gap-closure-proposal-29529037
- The joint NY-NJ Hudson Loop is one of the oldest rides offered by East Coast Greenway and the last one we offer in the season. This year, we will spare your biking legs somewhat by riding up one of the best-kept bike/walk trail secrets in New York City - the Haven Park Underpass to the George Washington Bridge! It’s still our season’s toughest climb, but fortunately, it is almost all downhill to Hoboken on the other side after that. This is one of the most interesting rides with unparalleled views on Manhattan, and because of the varied ways the Hudson River Bikeway has been completed. And every year there is a little more on-path and off-street riding. This is truly the ride that gets better every year! Return to Manhattan if you need to by ferry or PATH train or just bike or drive home if you live in NJ. Thank you and I’ll be available for questions later.