New Milford Bike & Trails Committee

06/05/2022

Increased usage of trails and greenways has found local officials pushing to expand and...

08/16/2020

THIS TEMPORARY TOWN-SPONSORED COMMITTEE EXPIRED SEPTEMBER 11, 2019. That means the town has no committee currently focused on expanding New Milford River Trail or ways to make New Milford safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Please direct questions to the Mayor at [email protected]

03/27/2020

Starting tomorrow, the Brookfield Still River Greenway will be closed.

TRAIL UPDATE: Please be aware that starting tomorrow the Still River Greenway in Brookfield will be closed. According to First Selectman Steve Dunn, they have had way too many people on it every nice day for it to be considered safe. Given that Brookfield has one of the highest infection rates by population, they feel they have no choice.

02/29/2020

The March 2 Hearing agenda is official! On Monday at 11:00am in room 1E of the LOB, Raised Bill No.5324 will be covered as part of the Hearing.

Please visit the site below which provides guidance for reaching our State Legislators and testifying at public hearings:
https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/Content/YourVoice.asp

For more information on Raised Bill No.5324 "An act concerning pedestrian safety at crosswalks, speed limits in municipalities, fines and charges for certain violations, and the greenways commemorative account", visit here:
https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp…

The Connecticut General Assembly 2019 Regular Session convenes January 9th and adjourns June 5th

11/18/2019

What is the future of New Milford's riverfront from bridge to bridge to bridge, including the downtown area and the ball fields at Young's Field? Would you like to have a say in the plans? What about the New Milford River Trail? Please consider attending this public meeting on November 21 (this Thursday!) at 7 pm at the John Pettibone Community Center

What is the future of New Milford's riverfront from bridge to bridge to bridge, including the downtown area and the ball fields at Young's Field? Would you like to have a say in the plans? What about the New Milford River Trail? Please consider attending this public meeting on November 21 (this Thursday!) at 7 pm at the John Pettibone Community Center

08/14/2019

New Milford's Bike & Trails Committee has applied for Bicycle Friendly Community status. The League of American Bicyclists is asking for input to help us reach our goal of Bronze status. Please take 5 minutes to do survey, which is available until September 22: Survey link:
(link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/adv_BFC_FA19) surveymonkey.com/r/adv_BFC_FA19

08/14/2019

On August 2, 2019, New Milford's Bike & Trails Committee submitted its application to the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) to renew our bicycle friendly honorable mention with a goal of reaching Bronze status. The review of our application is currently underway.

In order to gain a better understanding of local bicyclists' experiences in our community, the League would greatly appreciate your input on a survey abour bicycling in New Milford. Survey link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/adv_BFC_FA19

Whether you bike every day, or only occasionally, we encourage you to fill out the survey and please share it with your friends and neighbors as well. The survey takes less than 5 minutes and is available until September 22.

08/02/2019

Looking forward to connecting to the very popular Still River Greenway

The decades-long dream to link paved trails in Brookfield and New Milford is inching closer to fruition, as long as officials can earn funding and continue building public interest. The plan is to connect the Still River Greenway to the New Milford River Trail, which backers said could bring health....

07/16/2019

Tomorrow night at 7 pm at 19 Main in New Milford