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Walking, biking & transit in Belmont

See the routes Belmont 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.

#1 of 24 Massachusetts towns by Shift Rate so far in August: share of active transportation trips (walk, micromobility, transit).

32
active trips so far in August
126.1
active miles
112
lbs CO₂ avoided*
2
neighbors active so far in August

Counts cover August 1 through today, based on trips logged by Shift community members that start or end in Belmont— 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 Belmont by week ending, last 5 completed weeks — and climbing

Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16

Friendly competition

Massachusetts towns by Shift Rate so far in August — the share of trips taken actively

Every town here has its own page — local stats, popular routes, events, and ways to get involved.

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1Belmont89%2Cambridge85%3Brookline85%4Watertown83%5Somerville82%6Boston82%7Medford72%8Malden67%9Salem66%10Arlington64%11Newton54%12Burlington54%13Bedford52%14Foxborough43%15Stoneham41%16Framingham41%17Lynn39%18Waltham35%19Dedham31%20Lexington30%21Winchester29%22Saugus29%23Quincy27%24Milton25%

How Belmont moves

Active trips and miles so far in August, by mode

Share of trips

25%
22%
28%
25%

Share of miles

28%
57%
13%
Walking8 trips · 3.3 mi
Biking & scooting7 trips · 35.4 mi
Bus9 trips · 71.6 mi
Train8 trips · 15.9 mi

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 Belmont's totals on this page, earns you rewards at local businesses, and enters you into seasonal prize drawings.

Events near Belmont

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.

Alewife Brook to Mystic River Greenway

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

Fresh Pond Loop

Fresh Pond Loop

walk + transit · 1.5 mi · ~34 min · Cambridge

The Minuteman

The Minuteman

bike · 6.4 mi · ~42 min · Cambridge · Arlington · Bedford

All roams →

Get involved in Belmont

Safer streets are made by neighbors who speak up. Start small:

Report a street problemBelmont 311 "Report It" Service Request Portal→See traffic safety projectsBelmont Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)→Find the next meeting agendaBelmont Agenda Center→

In Belmont

Advocacy groups

  • Belmont Citizens Forum — A Belmont-based volunteer community group that publishes a local newsletter and pushes for limiting traffic growth, improving pedestrian safety, and building the Belmont Community Path.

Free commuter perks & shuttles

  • Alewife TMA – Royal Belmont shuttle — A commuter shuttle run by the Alewife Transportation Management Association that connects the Royal Belmont and Cambridge Discovery Park to Alewife Station during morning and evening commute hours, with a Belmont Center stop on request.

Your transportation department

  • Belmont DPW Roads & Sidewalks — The Department of Public Works page covering town roads and sidewalks, including who to contact about repairs and maintenance at 19 Moore Street.
  • Belmont DPW Highway Division — The division that patches and maintains Belmont's roughly 78 miles of public streets and 97 miles of sidewalks, paints crosswalks and lane lines, and handles snow clearing.
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 Belmont

New street projects, meetings worth your voice, and how Belmont is moving — 1–2 emails a month.

Keep Belmont on top

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Community stats reflect trips by Shift community members that start or end in Belmont 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.