Town of Lexington – Transportation Services

Lexington’s Transportation Services department helps residents get around town by bike, on foot and by bus. It runs the town’s Safe Routes to School program, part of a state, national and international effort to encourage children to walk and bike safely between home and school. The department publishes route maps and helps families start walking school buses and bike trains, where groups travel together along a set route on a regular schedule.

A Safe Routes to School task force of parents, school staff, town staff and older youth meets several times a year to identify safety issues near schools, promote active transportation, encourage compliance with anti-idling laws and push for pedestrian and bike safety in new school designs and the curriculum. The department also maintains resources for cyclists, including an inventory of bike racks on town property and information on local riding groups and shops.

What to Know

• The Minuteman Bikeway runs through Lexington from Bedford to the Alewife MBTA station in Cambridge.
• The program is an alliance partner of the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School Program.
• Families can fill out an interest form to be connected with others walking or biking to school.
• The program follows the “6 E’s”: Education, Encouragement, Engagement, Evaluation, Equity and Engineering.