For people who lead group rides and walks in Massachusetts

Run your rides with less work, and bring more people along.

Free tools from Green Streets Initiative. Bring your route, see who’s coming, and let Shift count who came.

Make your first ride

Use the personal link in Keith’s email. It opens your ride, filled in from your calendar listing.

A ride page: pick a date, then Going, Maybe or Can’t go, with distance, pace, hills and level
  • Free, under your name
  • No app needed to join
  • Ready in a few minutes

What changes for you

Bring your route. We’ll rate it.

Paste a Ride with GPS link, upload a GPX file, or plan it here. Shift rates every stretch for comfort and flags crash hot spots and hills.

  • Ride with GPS
  • GPX from Strava, Komoot or Garmin
  • Plan it here
A ride’s route on the map, with distance, climbing, riding time and how much is on calm streets

Know who’s coming, with no app needed.

People answer Going, Maybe or Can’t go on your ride page with a name and email. You see the list, and Shift emails them if anything changes.

The organizer’s list for one date: 7 going, 2 maybe, 1 can’t go, with first names and last initials

Turnout, counted for you.

Shift counts people whose app recorded the ride, and asks people who answered on your ride page if they made it. Monthly numbers and a spreadsheet for your funders.

Turnout: dates run, said going, came, first-timers, by month

Also included

  • Changes reach everyone

    Cancel or move one date, and everyone coming hears.

  • Your group chat

    People who say they’re coming get your WhatsApp or Discord link. Replies to updates can come to you.

  • Flyer and QR code

    Plus ready captions and four calendars to post on.

  • GPX for bike computers

    People load your route with one tap.

  • Every week

    Regulars tick once and they’re on the list for every date.

  • Leaders

    Share the work with your ride leaders.

  • Bike shop perks

    Shops and cafés near the ride with Bicycle Benefits discounts.

  • Their ride counts

    People on Shift get Walk/Ride Day entries and challenges.

What the people who come see

Distance, hills, pace and no-drop before they decide. One tap to say they’re coming. Your route and meeting spot on the day.
Ride facts in the app: distance, hills, level, no-drop, beginner friendly
The ride’s map with the route and the meeting spot

600+

rides, walks and events from 200+ Massachusetts organizers on our events calendar in the last six months. Your ride joins them, on a page built to show up in Google.

Why we’re doing this

We want a friendly group ride or walk within reach of everyone in Massachusetts, so getting around by bike or on foot is easy to start. Organizers like you are how most people take their first ride.

Build it with us

You’re one of about a dozen organizers trying this first. Here’s the whole ask.
  1. 1

    Put one ride on Shift

    Your ride comes filled in from your calendar listing. Check it, save it, and share the link.

  2. 2

    Tell us how it went

    After your first date, your rides page asks three quick questions. Say what to fix, and what you’d tell another organizer.

  3. 3

    A 15-minute call, if you like

    Keith will ask what to build next. Pilot organizers shape what comes after.

The rides page asking how the first date went, what to fix, and what they would tell another organizer, with a box to share it
With your OK, what you’d tell another organizer goes on this page.

Questions

Do the people who come need the app?
No. They answer on your ride page with a name and email, and hear about changes by email. People who already use Shift get a phone notice, directions from home and the group on a map.
Who sees names?
You, and anyone who joined the ride in the Shift app, see the first name and last initial of everyone coming. Email addresses stay private.
Can I keep Meetup, Facebook or our group chat?
Yes. Post your Shift ride link wherever you post now, so every answer lands on one list.
What about waivers?
Your ride’s registration link can point to your own waiver form.
What does it cost?
Nothing. It’s your ride, under your name: Green Streets never runs or brands it.

Ready when you are

Make your first ride

Use the personal link in Keith’s email. It opens your ride, filled in from your calendar listing.

Questions? Reply to Keith’s email, or write to info@gogreenstreets.org.