By Bike
Many people in Cambridge choose to use a bicycle to get around. Some do it for convenience, others for exercise, and yet others because it is economical. More and more people in Cambridge - and throughout the United States - are traveling by bike. The City promotes bicycling as an environmentally friendly form of travel - it is a key element of the official plan for reducing air pollution and addressing climate change. Every person who is on a bike takes up less room on the street, reduces congestion, decreases parking demand, and decreases air pollution. Bicycling also supports both individual and public health goals of promoting healthy exercise. It is important that our roads not only accommodate people who bicycle but invite them to do so - whether they are eight years old or 80 years old.
In order to support and promote bicycling, the City is working to further enhance the bicycle facility network, add bicycle parking throughout the City, promote bicycling through rides and events, contribute to bicycle training in schools and elsewhere for both children and adults, and add bike share as an option for residents, visitors, and workers.
Highlights
![Bicycle Plan 2020 logo square](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/BicyclePlan/2020/CambridgeBikePlanUpdateLogoFINAL_square.png?h=144&w=144)
Cambridge Bicycle Plan 2020 |
![Bicycle Plan Logo 2015](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/BicyclePlan/SquareLogo_20151009.jpg?h=144&w=144)
Cambridge Bicycle Plan 2015 |
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New and Current Bicycle Projects |
![May 2012 bike ride square](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/cambridge_spring2013closed_AwardSeal_245_52/CBCBikeRideMay192012_square.JPG?h=144&w=144)
Rides and Tours |
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Cambridge Bike Workshops |
![Bicycle Parking Guide thumbnail](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/bicycleparkingguidethumbnail.PNG?h=144&w=144)
Bicycle Parking |
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Bicycle Data |
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Bluebikes Bike Share |
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E-bikes
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Resources
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Upcoming Meetings, Events, News, and Actions. |
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Bicycle Crash Information |
![bike safety square](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/BicyclePlan/otherthumbnails/bikesafetysquare.png)
Bicycle Safety |
![bike facilities map](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/BicyclePlan/otherthumbnails/bikefacilitiessquare/BikeFacilityMapSnip_square.JPG?h=145&w=144)
Bicycle Facilities Map |
![bike toolbox square](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/BicyclePlan/otherthumbnails/biketoolboxsquare.png)
Bicycle Facility Toolbox |
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WikiMap: Comment on Biking in Cambridge |
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Bicycle Wayfinding |
![faq](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/BicyclePlan/otherthumbnails/faqsquare/bikefaqsquare.jpg?h=144&&w=144)
Bike FAQ |
Broadway Eco-Totem Bike Counter
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![learn to ride square](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/BicyclePlan/otherthumbnails/learnsquare.png)
Learn to Ride! |
![rules square](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/BicyclePlan/otherthumbnails/rulessquare.png)
Bicycling Rules of the Road |
![policies square](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/BicyclePlan/otherthumbnails/policiessquare.png)
Bicycling Policies |
![Graphic of a bicycle with City of Cambridge seal wheels](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/CitySmart/bikecommittee2.gif?w=144&h=144&as=1)
Cambridge Bicycle Committee |
![Van blocking bike lane](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/VanBlockingBikeLane.JPG?h=144&w=144)
Reporting Vehicles Blocking Bike Lanes |
![Bicycle Plan 2020 logo square](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/BicyclePlan/2020/CambridgeBikePlanUpdateLogoFINAL_square.png?h=144&w=144)
Check out these survey results in the 2020 Bike Plan |
![bike repair stand](/-/media/Images/CDD/Transportation/Bike/bikerepaironebroadwaysmall.jpg?h=144&w=144)
Bicycle Repair Stations |
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CitySmart Bicycle Information |
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Interested in Bicycling News in Cambridge?
The Cambridge Active Transportation Report is a monthly e-newsletter providing information about upcoming meetings, events, news, and actions related to bicycling, walking, and an active lifestyle, as well as items of general interest for transportation in Cambridge. To subscribe to the Cambridge Active Transportation Report, please click here.
For More Information
For more information on bike policies and infrastructure in Cambridge, contact Cara Seiderman, 617/349-4629 or cseiderman@cambridgema.gov.