Berkshire Bike Path Council

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Berkshire Bike Path Council Home Page

Advocating bike path development in Berkshire County Massachusetts

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Please use our site as a resource to help use and develop bike paths in Berkshire County.

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Bicycling in the Berkshires

Our Vision
The Berkshire Bike Path Council is working to create a border to border bikeway route of approximately 75 miles-utilizing railway corridors and related off-road bike paths where possible along with on-road bike lanes, extending from the Vermont border in Williamstown south through North Adams, Adams, Cheshire, Lanesboro, Pittsfield, Lenox, with further exploration needed for defining routes through Stockbridge, Lee, Great Barrington and Sheffield to the Connecticut border. This primary north-south route will serve as the central spine for secondary connections with diverse destinations, including schools, businesses, community centers, transportation links, recreational opportunities and other points of interest.

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Marge Cohan

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Berkshire County’s Bike to Work Week kicks off at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

Photo Jim Cawse

Members of the Berkshire Cycling Association stop during their 38 mile ride from Pontoosuc Lake to West Stockbridge for an interfaith “Blessing of the Bicycles” and to advocate for bike paths and bike lanes in Pittsfield. The event was presided over by Rev. Dr. Hannah Anderson and included a moment of silence for bicyclists who passed away during the past year. Pittsfield’s Park, Open Space, and Natural Resource Department sponsored the event and it was organized by Astrid Hagenguth.

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Berkshire County Bike Path Projects

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) is coordinating all Berkshire County bike planning efforts. An overview of current bike path projects can be found at the BRPC website Bike Trail Planning.

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RAILS-TO-TRAILS CONSERVANCY ADWARDS $4,600 GRANT

TO BERKSHIRE BIKE PATH

The Berkshire Bike Path Council has received a $4600 check from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC). Tom Sexton, director of RTC's Northeast Regional Office, presented the check at the train station at Woods Pond in Lenox.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's donation was made possible through the Challenge Cost Share Program, an initiative of the National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program.

The funds will be used to complete a Berkshire County implementation plan which will include:

maps of proposed town by town routes
a list of priority projects based on readiness
memorandums of understanding that define the roles of communities
additional potential funding sources.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit organization with more than 100,000 members, is the nation's largest trails organization dedicated to connecting people and communities by creating a nationwide network of public trails, many from former rail lines and connecting corridors. http://www.railstotrails.org/

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The Berkshire Bike Path Council has received a one year grant of technical assistance from the National Park Service. The Council will use the grant to work with the National Park Service and Berkshire Regional Planning to complete a regional bike implementation plan.

Visits since Jan 2006

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Places to Stay
Berkshire Visitors Bureau or send email

Local Bicycle Shops

DCR Park Service Day 2009

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      The May Berkshire Regional Planning
    count on the Ashuwillticook is complete.
          The results can be found at BRPC site.

               Pictures of volunteer counters

          For more information contact
                   Matthew at BRPC.

                  Councilman Michael Ward rides the
                  Ashuwillticook during May 2009 count
                  day.

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Thank you for your continued support

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better bicycling in Berkshire County.

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55 South Mountain Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

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