Walking, biking & transit in Quincy
See the routes Quincy 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 September: share of active transportation trips (walk, micromobility, transit). Quincy joins the Massachusetts board once it logs 20+ trips in a month.
Counts cover September 1 through today, based on trips logged by Shift community members that start or end in Quincy— 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 Quincy by week ending, last 5 completed weeks — and climbing
Friendly competition
Massachusetts towns by Shift Rate so far in September — 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 Quincy moves
Active trips and miles so far in September, 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 Quincy's totals on this page, earns you rewards at local businesses, and enters you into seasonal prize drawings.
Events near Quincy
A few picks over the next 30 days — the full calendar has everything.
Happy Biking Hour
Tuesdays · next Tue, Sep 8 · Night Shift Brewing Esplanade · 7.5 mi away
FreeBeginner-friendlyLandry's Braintree All-Levels Saturday Road Ride
Saturdays · next Sat, Sep 12 · Landry's Braintree · 3 mi away
FreeRegistration req’dBeginner-friendlyCritical Mass Boston Group Ride
Fri, Sep 25 · Boston Public Library - Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA · 7.1 mi away
FreeFamily-friendlyLandry's Braintree Enduro MTB Ride at Blue Hills
Thursdays · next Thu, Sep 10 · Houghton's Pond parking lot (Blue Hills Reservation) · 6.1 mi away
FreeRegistration req’dRoams to try
Guided routes — preview the full route here, then check in at each stop in the Shift app to earn the badge.
The Freedom Trail
walk · 3.5 mi · ~70 min · Boston
The Harbor Islands Hop
walk + transit · 18.1 mi · ~420 min · Boston Harbor
Museum Hop
walk + transit · 3.6 mi · ~180 min · Boston
Get involved in Quincy
Safer streets are made by neighbors who speak up. Start small:
In Quincy
City committees you can join
- Quincy Bicycle Commission — The mayor-appointed city commission that works on bike infrastructure, complete streets and bike parking in Quincy, and posts a map of local bike parking plus its meeting materials.
Advocacy groups
- Quincy Climate Action Network — A local Quincy volunteer group that tracks city climate and transportation issues, including complete streets and safer biking, and shares updates residents can act on.
Your transportation department
- Quincy Department of Public Works — Highway Division — The city division that repairs Quincy's streets and sidewalks and handles street sweeping, paving and snow removal.
Report an issue
- SeeClickFix Quincy — An online map and app where residents can report potholes, broken street lights, graffiti and other non-emergency neighborhood problems and follow whether they get fixed.
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 Quincy
New street projects, meetings worth your voice, and how Quincy is moving — 1–2 emails a month.
Put Quincy on the board
Every walk, ride, and transit trip counts automatically. Download Shift free and put your trips on Quincy's board.
Community stats reflect trips by Shift community members that start or end in Quincy 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.