Emerald necklace
Green Rose F. Kennedy
Charles River
Financial District / Government Center
Harbour Islands
North end
Fenway / Kenmore
Rear bay
Under Allston
Southwest Corridor Park
Charlestown
South End
Mission Hill
South Boston
East Boston
Dorchester
Jamaica Plain
Roslindale
roxbury
Roxbury West
Public roads
Boston/Cambridge Bike Network
Cambridge
Cambridge: M. I. T.
Cambridge: Harvard University
Brookline
Bill Madden
Carol Johnson, Fasla
Cathy Baker-Eclipse, ASLA
Cortney Kirk
Cynthia Smith / Bob Uhlig
Deneen Crosby, ASLA
Gabrielle Weiss
Gary Hilderbrand, FASLA
Grace Ng, Student ASLA
Jennifer Toole, ASLA
Jeremy Martin/Mary Lydecker
Joe Geller, Fasla
John Haven, Asla
JP Shadley, Fasla
Kaki Martin, Asla
Kenya Thompson, Asla
Laura Solano, ASLA
Laura Tenny, ASLA
Lynne Giesecki / James Royce
Maria Bellalta / Michael Sadler
Marion Pressley, FASLA
Melissa Desjardins, Asla
Robyn Reed, ASLA
Susannah Ross, Asla
In fact, there’s no better way to explore Boston and Cambridge than from the seat of a bicycle. Cycling offers a quick way to escape the crowds of day-trippers and see attractive parts of both cities. Aside from a few notable hills, Boston and Cambridge are relatively flat. Both are working hard to make bicycling more fun and safer: building new, cutting-edge motorcycle trails that link neighborhoods, shopping centers and historic sites. This 10-mile excursion offers a taste of the other motorcycle lanes in Boston and Cambridge, adding inventions such as motorcycle lanes, motorcycle green lanes, bus and motorcycle lanes, motorcycle boxes, and motorcycle corrals. Background and tips for your trip Starting in 2008, Boston began an accelerated program to install new motorcycle lanes and now has a developing network of addresses stretching across the city, with plans to build more. It has been a significant transformation. Boston used to have a reputation for being a difficult (if not impossible) place to ride a motorcycle. Cambridge has a long history in bicycle design and recently earned a gold-level bicycle-friendly city rating from the League of American Bicyclists, becoming the first city on the East Coast to achieve this rank. A physically powerful motorcycle sharing program called Hubway and Bike Rental Stores offers hassle-free features to rent a motorcycle at multiple locations in Boston and Cambridge. Several mobile apps make it quick and easy to locate a station and find out how many motorcycles are available. All you need is a credit car to pick up a motorcycle, which can then be returned to any station in the system. Please note that Hubway is a short-term rental service – prices increase the longer the motorcycle is left. There are a variety of other long-term motorcycle rental options in Boston and Cambridge, including other types of motorcycles (adding child trailers), as well as helmets and locks. Some safety tips before you start: Riding a bike in any urban environment involves managing intersections and traffic. This excursion will take you on roads where you must share lanes with cars, buses and trucks. If you’re not comfortable riding in traffic, you’ll want to walk your motorcycle on the sidewalk in those spaces (biking on sidewalks is allowed on most streets in Cambridge; see more). Cyclists deserve to yield to pedestrians on lanes and sidewalks. Also use caution before passing slower pedestrians or cyclists. Hubway motorcycles have bells for this purpose. Cyclists must respect traffic rules. Drive with (not against) traffic and obey traffic signs and signals at all times. Wear a helmet. There are restrictions on taking your motorcycle on the MBTA subway on certain lines and stations and during certain times of the day. Finally, keep in mind that this direction will take you through several streets with parallel parking. Avoid driving too close to parked cars to avoid a twist of fate with a car door opening suddenly.