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by Jeff LaGasseBiddeford Journal TribuneMarch 2, 2012 With the beginning of the spring season on the horizon, those who walk or ride on the Eastern Trail — the epic walking and hiking trail that runs through several communities in Southern Maine — will soon be witness to the sights that trail allows: Bicyclists cruising, families…

Construction Complete on Saco-Old Orchard Beach Section of Maine’s Eastern Trail Ed.’s note: This story about the Eastern Trail about the ET’s Saco-Old Orchard Beach section tops the New England Regional Update portion of the January 2012 East Coast Greenway Alliance E-Newsletter.  The Eastern Trail Alliance announced that construction is now complete along its newest…

John Andrews is the motivating force behind southern Maine’s expanding off-road trail system. By Deirdre Fleming dfleming@mainetoday.com Staff Writer ARUNDEL – The trail was slick with sleet Friday morning and the rain was cold, but John Andrews happily covered ground in his work boots as he gave a tour through the wood-lined path leading to…

By Jack Beaudoin, Portland Press Herald – Thursday, February 12, 1998 Anybody who has ever tried to bike from Kittery to Portland knows one thing for certain: If you value your life, you can’t get there from here. That’s because the world’s most pedestrian-unfriendly, bike-unfriendly road – Route 1 – dominates the north-south corridor through…

SeaCoastOnline.com January 26, 2012 2:00 AM The Eastern Trail Alliance got its start in 1980. The idea was to provide a 65-mile public access trail from Portland to Kittery. The completion of the pedestrian bridge over I-95 in Kennebunk is testament to the hard work and successful forging of partnerships with local, state, and federal…

ETA note:  Coverage on this site of the federal Transportion bill, and what it might mean for trails and bicycling programs, started on February 13. This latest version of the report was updated March 14. As some of you may have heard, there is a major legislative battle going on around the federal transportation bill….

Two major organizations in Maine, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, and the Biddeford/Saco Chamber of Commerce, bestowed honors in January 2012 on John Andrews, the founder and President Emeritus of the Eastern Trail Alliance. The Bicycle Coalition of Maine honored John Andrews with one of their annual awards for “individuals for their work to improve…

Background: This report provides a listing of Maine Bicycle and Pedestrian Shared Use Trails in Maine, including the Eastern Trail. This report is divided into two sections. The first section lists the bicycle and pedestrian connections that are for nonmotorized uses only. They generally have improved surfaces of either asphalt or stone dust The second…

At a meeting with a group of equestrians on January 11, 2012, the Eastern Trail Municipal District lifted the moratorium on horseback riding on the Kennebunk-Arundel-Biddeford section of the Eastern Trial until March 1, 2012, with the understanding that members of the local equestrian community will work with the ETMD to define, by that date,…