Walking, biking & transit in Gloucester
See the routes Gloucester 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.
Shift Rate so far in August: share of active transportation trips (walk, micromobility, transit). Gloucester joins the Massachusetts board once it logs 20+ trips in a month.
Counts cover August 1 through today, based on trips logged by Shift community members that start or end in Gloucester— 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 Gloucester by week ending, last 5 completed weeks
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.
Tap any town to exploreHow Gloucester 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 Gloucester's totals on this page, earns you rewards at local businesses, and enters you into seasonal prize drawings.
Get involved in Gloucester
Safer streets are made by neighbors who speak up. Start small:
In Gloucester
Advocacy groups
- BikeGloucester — A small volunteer group of Gloucester cyclists that pushes for better bike safety and awareness locally and organizes group rides.
Free commuter perks & shuttles
- City of Gloucester Local Transportation Information — A city page listing the bus, rail, taxi, and other transportation services available for getting around Gloucester without a car.
Meetings & comment pathways
- Gloucester City Council — The elected body that votes on street, traffic, and budget matters in Gloucester and refers items to standing committees that hold their own public meetings.
Your transportation department
- Gloucester DPW Highway / Street Division — The city division that maintains Gloucester's roads and sidewalks and issues permits for road openings, curb cuts, and sidewalk or dumpster obstructions, handled at the DPW Business Office on Poplar Street.
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 Gloucester
New street projects, meetings worth your voice, and how Gloucester is moving — 1–2 emails a month.
Put Gloucester on the board
Every walk, ride, and transit trip counts automatically. Download Shift free and put your trips on Gloucester's board.
Community stats reflect trips by Shift community members that start or end in Gloucester 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.