Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee

Progress and Updates

The Committee updated City Council and leadership on its progress and initiatives in March 2025. See the slide presentation. To aid the presentation, the Committee compiled a resource guide outlining how pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure generally advances safety for everyone (including automobile drivers), and the how pedestrian and cycling infrastructure is advantageous for customers and businesses.

Projects and Initiatives

• Community Path (PDF) and DCR's Watertown-Cambridge Greenway - Planning local bicycle and pedestrian paths
• School Street to Grove Street and Grove Street to Fresh Pond
• School Street West
• Advocating for bicycle and pedestrian accommodations on the roadway and in new developments
• Implementing Bicycle Accommodation Master Plan (PDF) and Bicycle Parking Plan (PDF)
• Sponsoring bicycle rides, education, and other events
• Watertown Historic Bicycle Tour (PDF) - a 6-mile self-guided tour of historic Watertown