Shift Towns · Massachusetts

Walking, biking & transit in Hull

See the routes Hull 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.

Keep a pulse on Hull. New street projects, meetings worth your voice, and how Hull is moving. One or two emails a month.

Get involved in Hull

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

Happening nowTue, Oct 27 · 6:30 PM

Report Discussion Meeting: DCR Parkways Flood Resilience Adaptation Strategies, Nantasket Ave and Hull Shore Drive 10/27/2026

DCR is presenting flood-resilience design options for Nantasket Ave and Hull Shore Drive that aim to protect the parkway's recreational and natural features, and residents can share input at this meeting.

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Regional & statewide groups, 7 more

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.

Commuter perks & fare help

  • MBTA reduced faresstatewide — Reduced-fare programs for seniors, riders with disabilities, people aged 18–25 on low incomes, and middle and high school students. Most cut the fare roughly in half.

Get updates

  • MBTA accessibility alertsstatewide — Live notices when an elevator or escalator is out of service, plus how to arrange a shuttle when one is. Worth subscribing to if a lift is part of how you get to the platform.

Events near Hull

A few picks over the next 30 days — the full calendar has everything.

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Roams to try

Self-guided routes. Preview the full route here, then check in at each stop in the Shift app to unlock the badge.

Harbor Walk to Eastie Eats

Harbor Walk to Eastie Eats

Starts 9.5 mi from central Hull · Walk + transit · 1.7 mi route · 1 hr · East Boston

Boston's best-kept-secret Harborwalk + Latin American food scene.

The Harbor Islands Hop

The Harbor Islands Hop

Starts 9.6 mi from central Hull · Walk + transit · 13.6 mi route · 7 hr · Boston Harbor

A national park 20 minutes from Long Wharf by ferry.

The Freedom Trail

The Freedom Trail

Starts 10 mi from central Hull · Walk · 3.5 mi route · 1 hr 10 min · Boston

Sixteen stops, 2.5 miles, 400 years of history.

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neighbors active so far in October

Hull joins the Massachusetts board once it logs 20+ trips in a month. Shift Rate is the share of trips taken actively (walk, micromobility, transit). Counts cover October 1 through today, based on trips logged by Shift community members that start or end in Hull— 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 Hull by week ending, last 5 completed weeks.

Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18

Friendly competition

Massachusetts towns by shift rate so far in October, the share of trips taken actively. Every town here has its own page: local stats, popular routes, events, and ways to get involved.

  1. 1Somerville94%
  2. 2Cambridge93%
  3. 3Boston92%
  4. 4Medford90%
  5. 5Salem88%
  6. 6Malden87%
  7. 7Brookline85%
  8. 8Melrose81%
  9. 9Everett78%
  10. 10Revere78%
  11. 11Watertown74%
  12. 12Arlington70%
  13. 13Saugus65%
  14. 14Newton63%
  15. 15Stoneham54%
  16. 16Westborough52%
  17. 17Waltham45%
  18. 18Milton44%
  19. 19Quincy41%
  20. 20Dedham41%
  21. 21Lynnfield38%
  22. 22Lexington36%
  23. 23Chelsea32%
  24. 24Bedford29%
  25. 25Newburyport29%
  26. 26Winchester28%
  27. 27Peabody20%
  28. 28Framingham15%

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

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