 The Minuteman Commuter Bikeway in Bedford, near Wiggins Avenue The Minuteman Bikeway is a 10 mile (16 km) paved mixed-use path/rail trail in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixelsFull resolution (3008 × 2000 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area Ranked 44th - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²) - Width 183 miles (295 km) - Length 113 miles (182 km) - % water 13. ...
Route
The Minuteman Bikeway runs from Bedford to the Alewife station at the northern end of the Red Line in Cambridge. It passes through the towns of Lexington and Arlington on the way. At its Cambridge terminus, the bikeway connects with two other bike paths: the Fitchburg Cutoff Path and the Cambridge Linear Park which, in turn, leads to the Somerville Community Path. The Minuteman bikeway passes several notable regional sites, including Alewife Brook Reservation, Spy Pond and "Arlington’s Great Meadows" (actually located in Lexington). Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1729 Government - Type Open town meeting - Town Administrator Richard Reed Area - Town 13. ...
T sign and top of glass pyramid from roof-level parking deck of Alewife Station, September 2004 Alewife Station, located at the intersection of Alewife Brook Parkway and Cambridgepark Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a local intermodal transportation hub. ...
An MBTA Red Line train leaving Charles/MGH station bound for Alewife. ...
Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government - Type Mayor-council city - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area - City 7. ...
Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1642 Incorporated 1713 Government - Type Representative town meeting Area - Town 16. ...
Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1635 Incorporated 1807 Government - Type Representative town meeting - Town Manager Brian Sullivan - Board of Selectmen Kevin F. Greeley Annie LaCourt Diane Mahon Clarissa Rowe John W. Hurd Area - Town 5. ...
The Fitchburg Cutoff Path is a short, unpaved mixed-use path/rail trail in suburban Boston, Massachusetts. ...
The Linear Park is a mixed-use path, about 1 mile long, running through Cambridge and Somerville (Massachusetts), and connecting the Minuteman Bikeway and the Fitchburg Cutoff Path near Alewife with the Somerville Community Path at Davis Square. ...
The Somerville Community Path is an ambitious project to connect the Minuteman Bikeway and Cambridge Linear Park to the Charles river and downtown Boston. ...
Alewife Brook Reservation is a wildlife park which occupies 120 acres in urban Boston. ...
Located near the heart of Arlington, Massachusetts, Spy Pond lies adjacent to the MinuteMan Bikeway. ...
The trail is 10 miles (16 km) long, though some sources list it erroneously as 11 miles.[1][2][3]
History
 Map from 1946, where Boston & Maine Railway passes along the route of today's Minuteman Bikeway. The path comprising the current Minuteman Bikeway has a long history. The trail closely approximates the route that Paul Revere took on his famous ride in 1775, which heralded the beginning of the American Revolution. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2560x2440, 2742 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Arlington, Massachusetts Lexington, Massachusetts Belmont, Massachusetts Minuteman Bikeway Spy Pond ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2560x2440, 2742 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Arlington, Massachusetts Lexington, Massachusetts Belmont, Massachusetts Minuteman Bikeway Spy Pond ...
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Along the way to becoming a railroad, the path's right-of-way was laid out east of Lexington in 1846 by the Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad and west of Lexington in 1873 by the Middlesex Central Railroad. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
The Lexington & Arlington Railroad was built in 1843. ...
Railbanking of the line was first proposed in 1974, three years before passenger rail service was discontinued, and a full seven years before rail service was discontinued altogether (in 1981). In 1991, the final plan for the conversion was approved, and construction started on the original section of the bikeway. The path was dedicated in 1992 and completed the following year.[4] Rail trails are former railway lines that have been converted to paths designed for pedestrian, bicycle, skating, equestrian, and/or light motorized traffic. ...
In 1998 the bikeway was extended from East Arlington to Alewife station (in Cambridge). In 2002 it was entirely repaved and in 2004 the Bedford Depot Park Enhancement project was completed at its west terminus. [4]
The property is currently owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and leased to the municipalities through which it passes on an interim basis. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [2] formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA area. ...
Uses
 Artwork posted on the Minuteman Bikeway by local artist Sonik Area residents use the bikeway for a host of activities, including bicycling, walking, jogging, and inline skating. The main use of the path, however, is for casual biking [4]. In the winter there is often enough snow on the bikeway for cross-country skiing, as the bikeway is largely unplowed. No motorized vehicles are allowed except for powered wheelchairs and emergency vehicles. Plans are underway to extend the bikeway to downtown Boston via the Somerville Community Path. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2000 × 3008 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Settled 1630 Incorporated (city) 1822 Government - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area - City 89. ...
See also Lexington Minuteman representing John Parker Minutemen is a name given to members of the militia of the American Colonies, who vowed to be ready for battle in a minutes notice. ...
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External links
References - ^ Project for Public Spaces
- ^ Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- ^ Talk:Minuteman Bikeway#The true distance
- ^ a b c Viser, Matt (2007), "Rage on the bikeway", The Boston Globe, Volume 272, Number 1, 2007-07-01, p.A1.
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