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Walking, biking & transit in Rockport

See the routes Rockport 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). Rockport joins the Massachusetts board once it logs 20+ trips in a month.

8
active trips so far in September
72.9
active miles
65
lbs CO₂ avoided*
2
neighbors active so far in September

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

Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6

Friendly competition

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

How Rockport moves

Active trips and miles so far in September, by mode

Share of trips

63%
38%

Share of miles

97%
Walking5 trips · 2.4 mi
Train3 trips · 70.5 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 Rockport's totals on this page, earns you rewards at local businesses, and enters you into seasonal prize drawings.

Get involved in Rockport

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

In Rockport

Your transportation department

  • Rockport DPW Highway DivisionThe town crew that maintains Rockport's roads, sidewalks, drainage, and street signs, and the office to contact about paving, plowing, or a damaged sidewalk.
  • Rockport Department of Public WorksThe parent department overseeing streets, water, sewer, and public grounds in Rockport, with staff contacts for questions the Highway Division page does not answer.
Regional & statewide groups5 more — research, campaigns, and coalitions you can join

Advocacy groups

  • LivableStreets AllianceregionalThe Metro Boston advocacy group for people-centered streets and transit, whose research and comment letters cover projects across the region.
  • TransitMattersstatewideThe 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)statewideA statewide coalition of community groups advocating for safe, affordable, and reliable transportation choices in every corner of the state.
  • WalkMassachusettsstatewideThe statewide walking advocacy organization that leads walk audits and pedestrian-safety campaigns, with open network meetings on Zoom the third Wednesday of each month.
  • MassBikestatewideThe 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 Rockport

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

Put Rockport on the board

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

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