The Friends are a citizen's group supporting the creation of a safe, accessible, and useful network of pedestrian & bicycle paths through our communities.

Press and News:

Wednesday, October 10th, 7:00 p.m. We hope you can attend this Community Meeting about the proposed Somerville Community Path Park and Community Path extension (between Central and Woodbine Streets): Wednesday, October 10th, 7:00 p.m., Visiting Nurses Association Community Room, 259 Lowell Street, Somerville. The preliminary park design report will be available beginning October 4th, from Stephen Winslow in the Office of Strategic Planning at 617-625-6600, ext. 2519.

24 Sep 2007 Arlington Selectmen vote on plowing the Minuteman Bikeway in winter. Visit www.clearthetrail.org.

24 April 2007: A public meeting by DCR on the feasibility of providing a pedestrian crossing over the Mystic River at Amelia Earhart Dam between Somerville and Everett, and extending the Draw 7 Park bike path through the MBTA's Charlestown Bus Maintenance Facility to Route 9. Tuesday April 24, 2007 7:00 P.M. www.mass.gov/dcr/news/pm4-24-07.pdf. Winter Hill Yacht Club, 85 Foley St., Somerville, MA 02145.

About this website:

Five projects are represented on this website, the Somerville Community Path (In Somerville and Cambridge, extending the Minuteman Bikeway to Downtown Boston Massachusetts), the path network along Alewife Brook (on the border between Arlington, Cambridge, Somerville, Medford and Belmont), the Watertown Branch extending the Minuteman to the Charles River the Fitchburg Cutoff to Belmont, and paths in the lower Mystic River Basin extending the Boston Harborwalk.

These projects are all complimentary to each other. We feel that a linked network of paths creates tremendous recreational and commuting opportunities for the community. Our interstate highways connect to each other, so should our pedestrian and bicycle ways. Click on the map for more information!

Or click for a large regional path map.

For site comments, please contact "friendspath" at "yahoo.com". Keywords: planned multi-use paths trails and greenways for hiking, wheelchair use, rollerblading, inline skating, biking, walking, jogging, pushing strollers, running, birdwatching, safe routes to school travel, wildlife viewing, commuting, transportation and general outdoor enjoyment in New England, on the East Coast, in Massachusetts MA, USA. Get outdoors and hike, roll, rollerblade, inline skate, bicycle, walk, jog, run, mountain bike, birdwatch, commute or even ski on on these proposed paths in Massachusetts MA USA. The Somerville Community Path greenway will be a rail trail, and in sections a rail with trail. MBTA subway rapid public transit stations with intermodal connections include Alewife, Davis Square, Lechmere, Sullivan Square, Community College/Bunker Hill and commuter rail at Boston's North Station. VoIP