What's New?

2010 Physical Activity Guide, Find local fitness opportunities!

Bike and Pedestrian Planning Begins in Bath:

Attention all Bath residents:  The City of Bath has started work on a Bike and Pedestrian Plan. The plan will include an inventory of the good places in Bath to walk, run, and bike; and the not so good places. The plan will make recommendations for both minor improvements and as well as major (capital) improvements, including sidewalks, road shoulders, bike paths, etc. This project is being undertaken by the City Planning Department, with advice from Bath Trails, Bike and Pedestrian Committee and with assistance from planning consultant Katrina Van Dusen and Leah Wang, a Bowdoin College intern.

Learn what Brunswick parents had to say about walking and biking to school.  View survey results for Coffin, Jordan Acres, and Longfellow Elementary School.

Other Activities

• Work with local bicycle, pedestrian and trails committees on joint projects including:

Bowdoinham Walking, Biking, Paddling Committee

Merry Meeting Trail Initiative

Bath Trails

Brunswick Topsham Androscoggin Riverwalk Advisory Committee.

• Co-facilitate FUEL at the Bath YMCA.  This is a 12 session after school program focused on getting kids active and eating healthy. The program  includes a team of exercise specialists and registered dieticians.  Throughout the program we promote healthy eating, exercise, and lifestyle strategies that the entire family can embrace.  Check out the Bath YMCA website for more information:  www.bathymca.org
• Partner with the Maine Harvard Prevention Research Center and the Maine Nutrition Network to launch Starting Young.  This project is designed to improve physical activity and nutrition policies in child care centers using the NAP SACC program.
• Plan events with schools to encourage more children to walk or bike to school.  For more information on safe routes to school, please click here www.saferoutesinfo.org and consider.
• Establish and sustain after school bike clubs with the support of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
• Promote Matter of Balance classess on fall prevention.
• Maintain resource list of fitness opportunities in area.
• Provide Action Packets, which are step-by step, how-to manuals on the following topics:
  • "Promoting Trail Development and Use of Safe Community Routes for Walking and Biking"
  • "Enhanced Access to Places for Physical Activity" 

Other Links: 

•      Healthy Maine Walks
•      Bicycle Coalition of Maine
•      Project ACES (All Children Exercising Simultaneously)
•      PACES (Parents and Children Exercising Simultaneously)
•      Midcoast Maine Chamber of of Commerce, Things to do
•      Merry Meeting Wheelers Bicycle Club