Friends of the Community Path

The Friends of the Community Path are a group of citizens in Somerville and greater Boston who are advocating to extend this well-loved Somerville path 2.5 miles from its current ending at Cedar Street in Somerville to the Charles River paths.

Important GLX/CommPath Mtg. Thursday 10/20 - more info click here

The Community Path needs to be fully funded to be built as part of the coming Green Line Extension, the only practical way it can be constructed. Click to see our Sept.13 letter on the GLX delay and Path funding. 3/22 letter to the MPO on "lost" funding. Past letters to the MBTA board and to Env. Sec. Bowles & Transportation Sec. Jeff Mullan.

The proposed route will follow the route of the existing Lowell line railroad tracks and the Green Line extension, linking the Minuteman Bikeway/Linear Park (the most-used rail trail in the USA) to the Charles River Paths!

Sound good? Paths like this happen only with community support, so we need you! more...

Click for a status report on the Path, for the history of the Path with photos and for the State's latest design of the Path and Green Line Ext. Somewhat outdated presentations on the proposed route of the Community Path from 2006 and 2008. Click on Events and Press Kit for photos and recent happenings. Click here for SomervilleBikes.org, with listings for bike rides.

The proposed Community Path, please click on it to see a larger view

Supporters of the path include:

Alternative Needs Transportation (ANT)
Arlington Dept. of Planning and Community Development
Bedford Bicycle Advisory Committee
Belmont Bikeway Planning Committee
Belmont Friends of the Path
Bikes Belong (industry group)
Bikes Not Bombs
Boston Transportation Department
Broadway Bicycle School
Cambridge Bicycle Committee
Capuano, Michael E. (US Congressman 8th District)
Charles River Conservancy
Ciclismo Classico Tours
Cycle Loft East Cambridge Planning Team
Friends of the Community Growing Center
Groundwork Somerville
Inline Club of Boston
Jehlen, Patricia (State Senator)
Kelly Gay, Dorothy (former Somerville Mayor)
Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee
Medford Office of Community Development Medford GreenLine Neighborhood Alliance
Miller Systems, Inc
Montague Bicycles
Mystic River Watershed Association
O2 Yoga Studio (Janet T., Mara P., Mimi L.)

Part Sales and Service Provost, Denise (State Representative)
Rails to Trails Conservancy
Redbones BBQ
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Roche, William M. (Somerville Alderman Ward 1)
Rubel BikeMaps
Seven Cycles
Seven Generations Video
Somerville Bicycle Committee
Somerville Charter School
Somerville Community Access Television
Somerville Conservation Commission
Somerville Historic Preservation Commission
Somerville Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development
Somerville Public Health Nutrition Taskforce
Somerville Road Runners
Spaulding & Sly Colliers International
Toomey, Timothy J., JR (State Representative)
Vanu Inc.
Visiting Nurse Assisted Living Community
Walk Boston
Wheelworks (Somerville and Belmont)
Wild Women Outfitters
Zipcar

In addition, we coordinate our efforts on path connections with MassDOT, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, the City of Somerville, and other groups and stakeholders.

Do you own property or live within one block of the proposed path or have ideas or concerns? The Community Path is a neighborhood effort. We want your input to design a proposal that meets the needs of everyone living nearby. Your concerns, ideas, and participation will help to make the best possible path.

Please call Lynn or Joel at (617) 776-7769, or send email to friendspath@yahoo.com