Shift Towns · Massachusetts

Melrose is on the move

#18 of 19 towns by Shift Rate so far in July: share of active transportation trips (walk, micromobility, transit).

4
active trips so far in July
44.9
active miles
40
lbs CO₂ avoided*
2
neighbors active so far in July

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

Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19

Friendly competition

Shift Rate so far in July — the share of trips taken actively · Melrose is 59 points behind #1

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

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1Boston86%2Watertown86%3Cambridge85%4Brookline85%5Somerville82%6Quincy80%7Everett68%8Medford62%9Beverly60%10Malden59%11Arlington54%12Newton50%13Belmont47%14Waltham34%15Lexington34%16Milton29%17Woburn28%18Melrose27%19Lynn15%

How Melrose moves

Active trips and miles so far in July, by mode

Share of trips

25%
75%

Share of miles

11%
89%
Biking & scooting1 trips · 5.1 mi
Train3 trips · 39.8 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 Melrose's totals on this page, earns you rewards at local businesses, and enters you into seasonal prize drawings.

Events near Melrose

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.

The Community Path Connector

The Community Path Connector

bike · 4 mi · ~27 min · Somerville · Cambridge

A City of Squares

A City of Squares

walk + transit · 4 mi · ~36 min · Somerville · Cambridge

The Minuteman

The Minuteman

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

All roams →

Get involved in Melrose

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

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 Melrose

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

Help Melrose climb the board

Every walk, ride, and transit trip counts automatically. Download Shift free and put your trips on Melrose's board.

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