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The Friends of the Community Path are a group of citizens who are advocating to extend the well-loved Somerville Community Path 2.5 miles southeastward from its current ending at Cedar Street in Somerville to the Charles River Paths. This Path extension is fully compatible with the proposed MBTA Green Line (light rail) extension (click here for Green Line extension website).
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The proposed route will follow the route of the existing Lowell line commuter rail tracks and the Green Line extension, linking the Minuteman Bikeway/Linear Park (the most-used rail trail in the USA) to the Charles River Paths! Sound good? Paths like this happen only with community support, so we need you! more... Click here to see the Path design documents. Click here to see the letter the Friends sent requesting that the Green Line extension include the Community Path. Click here
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Supporters of the path include:
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Needs Transportation (ANT) Arlington Department of Planning and Community Development Bedford Bicycle Advisory Committee Belmont Bikeway Planning Committee Belmont Friends of the Path Bikes Belong (industry group) Bikes Not Bombs Boston Transportation Department Broadway Bicycle School Cambridge Bicycle Committee Capuano, Michael E. (US Congressman 8th District) Charles River Conservancy Ciclismo Classico Tours Cycle Loft Friends of the Community Growing Center Groundwork Somerville Inline Club of Boston Jehlen, Patricia (State Senator) Kelly Gay, Dorothy (former Somerville Mayor) Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Medford Office of Community Development Miller Systems, Inc Montague Bicycles Mystic River Watershed Association |
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(Janet T., Mara P., Mimi L.) Park Sales and Service Provost, Denise (Somerville Alderman-at-Large and State Representative) Rails to Trails Conservancy Redbones BBQ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Roche, William M. (Somerville Alderman Ward 1) Rubel BikeMaps Seven Cycles Seven Generations Video Somerville Bicycle Committee Somerville Charter School Somerville Community Access Television Somerville Conservation Commission Somerville Historic Preservation Commission Somerville Office of Housing and Community Development Somerville Public Health Nutrition Taskforce Somerville Road Runners Spaulding & Sly Colliers International Toomey, Timothy J., JR (State Representative 29th Middlesex District) Vanu Inc. Visiting Nurse Assisted Living Community Walk Boston Wheelworks (Somerville and Belmont) Wild Women Outfitters Zipcar |
In addition, we coordinate our efforts with MassHighway, MAPC, the Big Dig and the MDC/DCR on path connections.
Do you own property or live within one block of the proposed path?
We want to hear from you!
The Community Path is a neighborhood
effort. We want your input to design a proposal that meets the needs of
everyone living nearby. Your concerns, ideas, and participation will help
to make the best possible path.
Please call Joel at (617) 776-7769,
or send email to friendspath@yahoo.com