New and Current Bicycle Projects
The City of Cambridge continually evaluates locations where large and small scale bicycle infrastructure improvements can be made to increase safety and meet our Vision Zero goals. This page highlights recently completed bicycle facility improvement projects, but it is not an exhaustive summary of all bicycle improvements.
Click on an image below for a larger picture of that project. For descriptions on the different types of bicycle facilities, click here. For a map view of the City's current and planned bicycle facilities, click here.
By the Numbers
Updated January 2020
In the past year, 2.16 miles of bicycle facilities and markings have been added in Cambridge, bringing the total to 94.41 miles. For a breakdown of length by facility type, see the table below. Click on the chart to see the City's bicycle facilities growth from 2004-2019.
| Facility Type |
Length (Miles) |
| Bike Path/Multi-use Path |
34.20 |
| Bike Lane |
36.37 |
| Separated Bike Lane |
4.77 |
| Grade-separated Bike Lane |
4.47 |
| Two-way Separated Bike Lane |
0.78 |
| Buffered Bike Lane |
1.76 |
| Contraflow Bike Lane |
0.37 |
| Bus/Bike Lane |
0.37 |
| Shared Lane Markings |
10.91 |
| Shared Street |
0.41 |
| Total |
94.41 |
Bicycle Facility Improvements New in 2019
Bike Paths
Discovery Park Path |
Separated Bike Lanes
Main St eastbound from Broadway to Memorial Dr |
Charles River Dam Rd from Museum Way to Nashua St |
Cambridge St eastbound from Willow St to Berkshire St
|
Galileo Galilei Way northbound north of Broadway
|
Broadway westbound from Ames St to Galileo Galilei Way
|
Bike Lanes
James St contra-flow from Mason St to Brattle St |
Mass Ave southbound from Chauncy St to Waterhouse St |
Kirkland St eastbound from Oxford St to Quincy St |
Shared Lane Markings
Berkeley St/Phillips Pl from Garden St to Mason St
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Dover St from Somerville Line to Mass Ave |
Other Marking/Facility Improvements
"Ride Here to be Counted" at Broadway Eco-Totem |
"Stop Here on Red" at Mass Ave @ Vassar St northbound |
Partial protected intersection at Broadway/Galileo Galilei Way around 145 Broadway |
Little Mass Ave floating parking and buffer |
Bike box at Mass Ave @ Prospect St |
For More Information
Learn about the different types of bicycle facilities found in our bicycle projects.
For more information about bicycling in Cambridge, please contact Cara Seiderman at cseiderman@cambridgema.gov or 617/349-4629.