June 29 - CT DEEP Joins Local Organizations on Bike Ride Showcasing Connecticut’s Trail Network

CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Dan Esty will join bicyclists from the East Coast Greenway, Farmington Valley Trails Council and the Farmington Canal Rail-to-Trail Association on Saturday, June 29 for a 56-mile bike ride from New Haven, CT to Southwick, MA ---- most of which is on an extensive trail system with only a few sections on local roads.

The bike ride will begin at 8:00 am -- at the southwest corner of New Haven Green near the bicycle inventor Pierre Allemande’s commemorative plaque at Chapel & Church Streets.   The projected end time for the ride will be 2:00 pm in Southwick, MA.  Click here for route stops and projected timeline.  
                                     
Press conferences will take place along the way:

• Cheshire          9:30 am, Cornwall Avenue trailhead
• Plainville        11:00 am, Town Hall, One Central Square, Plainville

Want to ride the complete 56 miles?  Space is limited on the return bus to New Haven.  Sign-up now by contacting Pete Salomone at:  salomone@sbcglobal.net

For further information about Commissioner Esty's participation please contact Cyndy Chanaca, DEEP Office of Communications at: cyndy.chanaca@ct.gov .