Walking, biking & transit in Bedford
See the routes Bedford neighbors actually walk, ride and take transit on, what's happening locally, and how the town is trending — built from real trips logged in the Shift app.
#13 of 24 Massachusetts towns by Shift Rate so far in August: share of active transportation trips (walk, micromobility, transit).
Counts cover August 1 through today, based on trips logged by Shift community members that start or end in Bedford— a growing sample, meant as an interesting local signal, not an official or census-level count. *CO₂ avoided is estimated from active miles traveled (EPA 404 g/mi baseline).
Momentum
Active trips in Bedford by week ending, last 5 completed weeks — and climbing
Friendly competition
Massachusetts towns by Shift Rate so far in August — the share of trips taken actively · Bedford is 37 points behind #1
Every town here has its own page — local stats, popular routes, events, and ways to get involved.
Tap any town to exploreHow Bedford moves
Active trips and miles so far in August, by mode
Share of trips
Share of miles
What is this?
Shift is a free app from Green Streets Initiative, a nonprofit that has celebrated walking, biking, and transit since 2006. Shift automatically counts your walks, rides, and transit trips — every trip adds to Bedford's totals on this page, earns you rewards at local businesses, and enters you into seasonal prize drawings.
Events near Bedford
A few picks over the next 30 days — the full calendar has everything.
All community events →Roams to try
Guided routes — preview the full route here, then check in at each stop in the Shift app to earn the badge.
Battle Road Trail
walk · 4.9 mi · ~99 min · Lexington · Concord
Walk the path of the American Revolution, from Lexington to Concord
Alewife Brook to Mystic River Greenway
bike · 6.7 mi · ~41 min · Arlington · Somerville · Medford
Two rivers, two T stations, and 300 years of history between them
The Minuteman
bike · 6.4 mi · ~42 min · Cambridge · Arlington · Bedford
Get involved in Bedford
Safer streets are made by neighbors who speak up. Start small:
In Bedford
City committees you can join
- Bedford Bicycle Advisory Committee — A volunteer town committee that advises officials on bike routes, trail connections, and safety improvements, and whose meetings residents can attend to raise concerns.
- Bedford Transportation Advisory Committee — A town committee that reviews traffic, transit, and pedestrian issues in Bedford and recommends changes to the Select Board.
Advocacy groups
- Bedford Friends of the Minuteman Bikeway — A local volunteer group in Bedford that supports and promotes the Minuteman Bikeway and its Bedford connections, and welcomes residents who want to help.
Your transportation department
- Bedford Department of Public Works — The town department that maintains Bedford's roads, sidewalks, drainage, and snow removal, and is who you contact about street conditions.
- Bedford Highway Division — The DPW division that actually does street repair, sidewalk work, signs, and line striping in Bedford.
Regional & statewide groups5 more — research, campaigns, and coalitions you can join→
Advocacy groups
- LivableStreets Allianceregional — The Metro Boston advocacy group for people-centered streets and transit, whose research and comment letters cover projects across the region.
- TransitMattersstatewide — The transit advocacy group pushing for faster, more reliable buses and trains across Greater Boston, with data-driven campaigns anyone can join.
- Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA)statewide — A statewide coalition of community groups advocating for safe, affordable, and reliable transportation choices in every corner of the state.
- WalkMassachusettsstatewide — The statewide walking advocacy organization that leads walk audits and pedestrian-safety campaigns, with open network meetings on Zoom the third Wednesday of each month.
- MassBikestatewide — The statewide bicycling coalition — a way to plug into bike advocacy, group rides, and Bike Month events across Greater Boston and beyond.
Keep a pulse on Bedford
New street projects, meetings worth your voice, and how Bedford is moving — 1–2 emails a month.
Help Bedford climb the board
Every walk, ride, and transit trip counts automatically. Download Shift free and put your trips on Bedford's board.
Community stats reflect trips by Shift community members that start or end in Bedford and refresh hourly. Municipalities and community groups can request aggregate data at info@gogreenstreets.org. A project of Green Streets Initiative, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.