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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 06/10/2026

Time is running out to sign up for the autumn's greatest bike ride, the Great River Ride! Registration closes on Tuesday, October 6th at 11:59pm. Don't miss out on your chance to participate in one of the greatest bike rides of the season! 👉Sign up here: www.bikereg.com/great-river-...

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 04/10/2026

Behind every great ride is an incredible crew of volunteers! 🚲🍂 The Great River Ride brings hundreds of cyclists through our scenic roads and rail trail corridors every autumn—and our rest stops (and famous warm baked potatoes!) are always the highlight of their day.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 19/09/2026

Fall cleanup season is here! 🍂 Lend a hand at the Esplanade Fall Cleanup on Sunday, Oct 4 at 10 AM. We’ll be planting bulbs, dividing perennials, clearing beds around the converted bocce courts, and prepping the grounds for winter. Stay for an hour or the full morning!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 19/08/2026

🍷 🚲 Scenic rail trail views, peak fall foliage, and a winery rest stop? Count us in! Registration is officially OPEN for the Great River Ride 2026 on Sunday, October 11th!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 14/08/2026

Madison Curbelo is performing at tonight's Downtown Live concert, and we will be there to watch your bikes! 🚲 Car parking will be tight, but if you ride your bike you'll have the best spot in the house! Easy in and out, we watch your bike for you FOR FREE! Take advantage of a gorgeous evening!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 10/07/2026

We're back again tonight with the Bike Valet at the Downtown Live concert, hosted by ArtWorks Westfield! Ride right up to the action and park your bike with us FOR FREE while we watch it for you. Enjoy the concert without having to worry about parking!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 07/07/2026

Pedal through the petals this weekend on the Ride of Flowers! Join us for a FREE, leisurely, community bike ride celebrating the beautiful public gardens, vibrant floral displays, and excellent cycling infrastructure right here in Westfield. columbiagreenway.org/events/ride-...

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 03/07/2026

We regret to inform you of the passing of local historian and advocate, Bob Madison. Bob is the author of “New Haven and Northampton Canal Greenway”, which details the history of the canal and later the railroad upon which the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail is now built.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 01/07/2026

🌸 The Ride of Flowers is coming! 🚲 Join us for a casual, family-friendly community bike tour celebrating Westfield’s beautiful public flower gardens and our extensive network of shared-use paths and bike lanes! Grab your helmet and see the city in full bloom. 🌷✨

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 30/06/2026

The City of Westfield recently won a MassTrails grant of $73,500 to conduct a feasibility study of a new shared-use path along the Little River Levee, connecting the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail to the Westfield Middle School, Boys & Girls Club, and the neighborhoods along South Maple St!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 26/06/2026

Tonight starts the ArtWorks Westfield Downtown Live concert series, and so does our bike valet! Ride to the concert and park your bike with us FOR FREE so you can enjoy the music without having to worry about finding a parking spot. Looking forward to seeing you tonight, Westfield!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 20/06/2026

A bike, a book, a bagel, and a beautiful view...the Westfield River Esplanade is the ideal morning destination. Reach it via the Columbia Greenway!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 17/06/2026

A beautiful evening on the Westfield River Esplanade ⛅

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 28/05/2026

Tonight's the night! Join City staff and consultants to learn all about Westfield’s Safety Action Plan! The plan lays out strategies to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, serious injuries and fatalities on our streets.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 24/05/2026

Join City staff and consultants to learn all about Westfield’s Safety Action Plan! The plan lays out strategies to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, serious injuries and fatalities on our streets.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 18/05/2026

Is your bike ready to go for the Mayor's Ride tomorrow?! Join us and Mayor McCabe on a ride through Westfield and on the Columbia Greenway! The ride leaves from Westfield City Hall shortly after 5:30pm this Tuesday 5/19.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 16/05/2026

We're all set up at the Downtown Westfield Block Party! Pedal on down and valet your bike with us FOR FREE while you enjoy the food and entertainment!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 11/05/2026

We will be hosting a FREE bike valet at the Elm Street Block Party this Saturday! With warm sunny weather forecasted, there's no better opportunity to get out during Bike Month and bike to the Block Party. We will watch your bike for you while you enjoy the festivities!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 08/05/2026

The work continues at the Westfield River Esplanade! Board member Chris and volunteer Reenie laid out mulch on one of the landscaped beds, with the other in process. Are you interested in volunteering? Let us know by filling out this form! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 01/05/2026

May is Bike Month! 🎉🚲🎉 We have a couple awesome events this month to check out: 🚲 Bike Valet at Downtown Block Party (Sat 5/16 12-5pm) Ride your bike to the Downtown Block Party and we'll watch it for you FOR FREE! Skip the parking stress and roll right up to the event!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 29/04/2026

We were thrilled to work with employees of ProAmpac on their Volunteer Day to do some clean up along the Westfield River Esplanade! About ten volunteers did a lot of weeding and cleared other overgrowth in the new pollinator gardens (formerly the bocce courts) and near our commemorative bricks.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 29/04/2026

Our board Vice Chair Carmel and Director of Marketing Janet were in attendance at the Health and Wellness Expo organized by the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce! We enjoyed speaking to the attendees about our work and upcoming events. 🚲

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 06/04/2026

The final touches are being put into place along the Westfield River Greenway! With sweeping views of the Westfield River, new access points, and a connection to the Columbia Greenway at the Westfield River Esplanade, it is an amazing addition to Westfield's active transportation network.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 10/03/2026

Who is getting out and enjoying this wonderful weather? If you want to go for a bike ride but you haven't taken yours out yet, ValleyBike has three stations for you to use in Westfield, at the Elm Street Plaza, Broad St/East Silver Street, and WSU! valleybike.org

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 03/03/2026

Thank you to Westfield Stop & Shop for choosing us as part of the Community Bag Program this March! In March, every reusable bag you purchase plants a little good. Each time a $2.50 reusable Community Bag is sold at our Stop & Shop on Main St in Westfield during March, we will receive $1.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 02/12/2025

Your contributions, big or small, have a great impact, helping us maintain and enhance the trails we all love, as well as hosting community events that celebrate our trails, like the Mayor's Ride, the Glow Walk, and many others.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 02/12/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday, a day that celebrates community spirit and generosity. We greatly appreciate all of our members and donors, whose contributions help us in our mission for a more bike- and pedestrian-friendly Westfield!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 27/11/2025

With so many wonderful community events this year like the Mayor's Ride and the Great River Ride, our amazing group of volunteers, and the major progress the City of Westfield has made on projects to make the community more bike and pedestrian friendly, we have a lot to be thankful for this year.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 18/11/2025

Check out this fun event! Join a solar system walk, led by project creators Kaitlynn and Krystyna Goulette, on a one-mile walk through a scale model of the solar system. The walk starts on Saturday, November 29th at 12pm at the top of the Main Street Ramp of the Columbia Greenway.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 17/11/2025

Join the City of Westfield's Safe Streets team tonight at 7pm on Zoom for a virtual public meeting! Learn about the results of the current Safe Streets survey, history of crashes in Westfield, and the list of intersections and roadways targeted for improvements. Join at bit.ly/4qyyeuO !

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 15/11/2025

On Monday, November 17, from 7-8 pm, please join the Safe Streets team on Zoom (bit.ly/4qyyeuO) to learn about the results of the current Safe Streets survey, history of crashes in Westfield, and the list of intersections and roadways targeted for improvements.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 15/11/2025

Join a “virtual” public meeting to learn more about the Westfield Safe Streets project, and add your opinions to the mix!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 31/10/2025

Today is Halloween, which means tonight, kids across the city will be trick-or-treating! 🎃 Let's do our part and protect kids tonight by minimizing driving, driving below the speed limit, and being vigilant by watching for pedestrians and anticipating unpredictable behavior while behind the wheel.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 04/10/2025

The weather for next Sunday is looking amazing! 😎 Why not make the most of it and sign up for the Great River Ride? bikereg.com/great-river-...

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 28/09/2025

Today is a perfect day to explore the eastern side of the Westfield River Greenway, with sweeping views of the Westfield River, connecting at Meadow Street on both ends. Construction is still underway but the project is expected to wrap up very soon!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 09/09/2025

These Westfield State University honor students spent a morning with Friends of Columbia Greenway board member Lisa Kline doing some weeding and late summer sprucing up at the planted beds at the Westfield River Esplanade.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 29/08/2025

Tonight is the big finale of the Downtown Live concert series, and we are so excited to be a part of it! Ride your bike to the Elm Street Plaza on this beautiful day and park your bike with us FOR FREE! We will watch your bike while you sit and enjoy the music.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 11/08/2025

Our pollinator gardens along the Westfield River Esplanade are doing quite well this summer, and are providing some important resources for our local pollinator insects to keep our local ecosystem healthy and happy!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 01/08/2025

Skip the traffic and the parking spot shuffle and ride your bike to the Elm Street Plaza where we will park your bike for you FOR FREE! 🚲

Photo of a person sitting in front of bikes on a rack

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 01/08/2025

Finally! The heat breaks, the clouds clear, and it makes for a beautiful day in Westfield. ArtWorks Westfield's Downtown Live concert series resumes tonight and it'll be perfect weather to ride your bike there!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 03/07/2025

We need your help! Our planting program is well underway, with various planting beds and planter boxes along the Westfield River Esplanade and Columbia Greenway. With these hot sunny days, the planters can dry out faster than we can water them!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 26/06/2025

Oh, what a relief it is! 😊 The weather feels much nicer now that the heat wave has passed. You'll definitely feel a difference while walking and biking today!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 21/06/2025

We are at ArtWorks Westfield and Westfield Pride Art with Pride with the bike valet until 4pm! Bike to the Elm Street Plaza and park your bike with us for FREE while you enjoy the festival!

A series of artists' tents set up on a grassy plaza

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 02/06/2025

We're looking for artists! ✨ We have some ideas for some great t-shirt designs but need a great artist to help us bring them to life! Send us an email at information@columbiagreenway.org with your information if you are interested!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 02/06/2025

On Wednesday June 4th at 9am, volunteers from Point32 Health will be joining us to do some weeding and planting at the Esplanade and we would love more volunteers to help us out!

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 21/05/2025

Please join us tonight for our last bike month event, the Ride of Silence! The ride aims to raise the awareness of motorists, police, and city officials that cyclists have a legal right to the public roadways.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 17/05/2025

We are here at the Westfield River Esplanade with ValleyBike until 4! Come on down and try an e-bike!

ValleyBikes at the Westfield River Esplanade

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 16/05/2025

We have another great bike month event tomorrow! 🚲⚡ Stop by the Westfield River Esplanade from 1-4pm to try out ValleyBike! Bikes will be available to test ride for free and staff will be available to provide information about the Valley's pedal-electric assist bikeshare program.

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Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail @columbiagreenway.org · 16/05/2025

We hope everyone has been having great bike commutes this Bike to Work Week! Tomorrow (Friday 5/16) is Bike to Work Day, and here in Westfield, Circuit Coffee is helping us celebrate! Bike to the coffee shop on Friday and receive a small discount!

A bike parked at a "01085" orange bike rack in front of Circuit Coffee in Westfield, MA

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