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Walking, biking & transit in Salem

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

active trips so far in August

126.9

active miles

113

lbs CO₂ avoided*

neighbors active so far in August

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

Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9

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.

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1Belmont2 active in August96%2Brookline24 active in August86%3Cambridge78 active in August85%4Watertown10 active in August84%5Boston97 active in August81%6Somerville73 active in August81%7Medford19 active in August71%8Malden15 active in August63%9Arlington17 active in August61%10Newton6 active in August60%11Lynn6 active in August48%12Stoneham2 active in August48%13Burlington3 active in August43%14Foxborough6 active in August43%15Lexington7 active in August37%16Waltham4 active in August34%17Milton1 active in August30%18Dedham6 active in August28%19Saugus4 active in August26%

How Salem moves

Active trips and miles so far in August, by mode

Share of trips

42%

58%

Share of miles

99%

Walking5 trips · 1.8 mi

Train7 trips · 125.1 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 Salem's totals on this page, earns you rewards at local businesses, and enters you into seasonal prize drawings.

Roams to try

Guided routes — preview the full route here, then check in at each stop in the Shift app to earn the badge.

Marblehead Rail Trail

bike · 5.5 mi · ~39 min · Marblehead · Swampscott

Two historic seaports, tide pools, and a thousand years of stories

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Get involved in Salem

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In Salem

Free commuter perks & shuttles

North Shore TMA — Guaranteed Ride Home and commuter support for people who work in Salem, Beverly, Danvers, Lynn, and Peabody, through employer members. (commute@northshoretma.org)

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 Salem

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

Put Salem on the board

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