Bucks County Greenway Efforts
Overview of the East Coast Greenway in Bucks County
The East Coast Greenway enters Pennsylvania in Bucks County from Trenton, NJ. and winds it way through Morrisville, Tullytown, Falls Twp., Bristol Borough, Bristol Township and Bensalem. The trail follows the Delaware Canal through much of the County, then runs along the Delaware River as it heads into Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) is working with the national East Coast Greenway Alliance, and local partners to fill in gaps along the route through Bucks County.
PEC is currently working on the Bristol Delaware Riverfront Greenway Feasibility Study, which will help spur the completion of Bucks County trail segments. The study will assess conceptual alignments for five segments of the greenway with the ultimate goal of finalizing a single alignment for each of these segments.
Recent News
| Bristol residents attended an ECG public meeting on June 24th to learn about the proposed segments and trail barriers in their communities. Participants talked about routes, signage, amenitites and other considerations for bringing the trail through the riverfront neighborhoods. Click here to learn more. | |
| Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter joined nearly 60 riders in May to travel along existing and proposed sections of the East Coast Greenway in Philadelphia | |
Upcoming Events
Resources
Below are links to maps, reports, meeting minutes, etc. regarding the East Coast Greenway through Bucks County. For further information, contact Spencer Finch, Director of Sustainable Communities for PEC at sfinch@pecpa.org
Bristol Delaware Riverfront Feasibility Study - overview map
Take Action!
Help us build this trail (no shovel required!).
- Share your ideas about greenway trails by completing the Bristol/Bucks survey
- Ask PEC to make a presentation about the ECG to your group
- Get outside and ride completed sections of the trail. Click here to download the Pennsylvania/Delaware trail map
- Then tell others about it by posting your stories to the ECG Trail Tales page
- Donate to the East Coast Greenway Alliance for trailwork nationwide or donate to PEC to help efforts locally.
Click here for a complete list of action items identified at the East Coast Greenway Summit in May 2009.