Resources and Links
The following websites provide an overview of bicycle transportation issues:
US Department of Transportation
- U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) - www.dot.gov
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) - www.fhwa.dot.gov
- FHWA Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center - www.bicyclinginfo.org & www.walkinginfo.org
Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) - www.eot.state.ma.us
Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager
Josh Lehman - t: 617.973.7329 f: 617.973.8032 Josh.Lehman@EOT.state.ma.us - EOT Bicycle Page - http://www.eot.state.ma.us//default.asp?pgid=BikeIndex&sid=level2
- MA Bike Paths - http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=content/bikepaths01&sid=about
- Massachusetts Highway Department (MassHighway) - www.mhd.state.ma.us
MassHighway District Bicycle/Pedestrian Liaisons
District 1 (Lenox)—Tom Galvagni - t: 413.637.5751 f: 413.637.0309 thomas.galvagni@mhd.state.ma.us
District 2 (Northampton)—Meryl Ann Mandell - t: 413.582.0554 f: 413.582.0596 meryl.mandell@mhd.state.ma.us
District 3 (Worcester)—Cordis Thompson - t: 508.929.3869 f: 508.799.9763 cordis.thompson@mhd.state.ma.us
or Sarah Bradbury - t: 508.929.3908 f: 508.799.9763 sarah.bradbury@mhd.state.ma.us
District 4 (Arlington)—Michael Charrette - t: 781.641.8477 f: 781.646.5115 michael_charrette@mhd.state.ma.us
or Joe Onorato – t: 781-641-8479 f: 781-646-5515 joseph.onorato@mhd.state.ma.us
District 5 (Taunton)—Tony Masse - t: 508.884.4255 f: 508.880.6102 anthony.masse@mhd.state.ma.us
To determine which district covers your community, click "http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=dist/distRoot&sid=wrapper&iid=dist/dist.asp"
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) transportation reports:
- Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) - www.berkshireplanning.org
- Cape Cod Commission (CCC) - www.capecodcommission.org
- Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) - www.cmrpc.org
- Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) - www.frcog.org
- Martha's Vineyard Commission (MVC) - www.mvcommission.org
- Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (MVPC) - www.mvpc.org
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, 1999-2001
- Regional Transportation Plan, 2003 Update
- Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization - www.bostonmpo.org
- Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) - www.mrpc.org
- Regional Transportation Plan, 2003
- Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission (NP&EDC) - www.nantucket-ma.gov/departments/npedc/npedc.html
- Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG) - www.nmcog.org
- Trans. Planning Work Program, 2006
- Northern Middlesex Regional Transportation Plan 2030
- Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC) - www.ocpcrpa.org
- Long Range Transportation Plan 2003
- Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) - www.pvpc.org
- Pioneer Valley Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, 2000
- Springfield Riverwalk and Bikeway Survey, 2005
- Regional Transportation Plan, 2003
- Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District (SRPEDD) - www.srpedd.org
Regional Planning Agencies (RPA)
- Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) - www.mapc.org
Click here to download the PDF for Commonwealth Connections: A Greenway Vision for Massachusetts, published in 2002 by the Department of Environmental Management (now the Department of Conservation and Recreation)
Municipalities
- City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department
- Citywide Open Space Plan
Click http://www.cityofboston.gov/parks/openspace_doc.asp to download the PDF for the 2006 Open Space Plan for the City of Boston
Nationwide
- National Center for Bicycling and Walking (NCBW) - www.bikewalk.org
- Rails to Trails Conservancy - http://railstotrails.org
