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Get Ready to Start Biking at an Event Hosted by Live Well Watertown, Watertown TMA, Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee

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Live Well Watertown will host a series of bike events, beginning in April with an event focused on getting back on your bike, or getting started biking. See more information provided by the City of Watertown, below. Get Ready to start biking at an event co-presented by Live Well Watertown, Watertown Transportation Management Association, and Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 6-7:30 p.m., 123 Main Street – Watertown Savings Bank Room (first floor), Watertown Library

MassBike will lead an informative and beginner-friendly presentation covering:

• The ABCs of biking

• How to choose the best bike for new or returning riders (including rental options)

• The importance of wearing helmets

• And other essential tips to help you ride safely and confidently

We look forward to having you join us! Register Here

About the Community Bike Series:

This program series is free and open to cyclists of all experience levels, including beginners. The series offers safety-focused and practical information for everyday biking, including bike commuting tips, guidance on choosing the right bike, and ways to get started riding for recreation and health.

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Learn Tips for Living Longer, Join the Winter Biking Basics Webinar

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Live Well Watertown has an in-person event about the Blue Zones, places in the world where people live longest, as well as an online info session about bicycling in the winter. See more information provided by the City of Watertown, below. Join us as we partner with the City of Watertown’s Live Well program to screen and discuss the Blue Zone Netflix Documentary. The film highlights five unique communities where people live longer better. The evening will include discussion, resources, and tips about longevity shared by five areas around the world.

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First Public Meeting on Watertown Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan Coming Up

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Find out about the Watertown Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan and share your experiences to identify priorities and problem areas in Town. Town officials provided the following information:

The meeting will be held at the Watertown Middle School Cafeteria, 68 Waverley Ave., Watertown, MA 02472 on Monday, Jan. 27, 20202, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Watertown encourages active transportation — walking, biking and transit — to help reduce congestion, and improve both air quality and public health. The Watertown Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan aims to help achieve those goals by identifying future improvements to the Town’s streets and walkways. Join us for a discussion on the future of Watertown’s bicycle and pedestrian transportation networks and tell us what you would like to see.

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Watertown Residents Invited to Bicycle Event Along the Charles River

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The Charles River from Watertown Square

Watertown residents are invited to come out to the Watertown Moves: Get Out Your Bike event on Saturday, May 11, 2019, 1-3 p.m. at the Watertown Square Dock, Charles River Road at Galen Street Bridge. The rain date is May 19. Live Well Watertown provided the following information:

Dig your bike out of the basement, garage, or shed and bring it down for a free check-up! Meet representatives from Watertown’s Bike & Pedestrian Committee, Live Well Watertown, Watertown’s Transportation Management Association (TMA), and Lime, whose bike share program now has all electric-assist. Learn about Watertown’s active and healthy transportation programs & initiatives!

Bicycling

OP-ED: State Sen. Brownsberger Pushing to Make Roads Safer for Bicyclists

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(The following piece was provided by State Sen. Will Brownsberger (D – Belmont) who also represents Watertown and parts of Boston)
When I cycled across the country in 2011, I saw a lot of roadkill. I was constantly aware that all it would take was one mistake by me or by one of those caffeinated guys in big rigs and I’d look about the same. On the open road, I developed a profound gratitude towards the tens of thousands of drivers who did not hit me. The Senate just approved a safety package that would require a clearance of at least three feet for vehicles passing vulnerable road users like highway workers, cyclists and pedestrians.  It would add an additional foot of required clearance for each ten miles per hour of speed.

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Updated: Tune Up Your Bike, Ride Around Watertown During ‘Get Out Your Bike’ Event

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Note: Due to a wet weather forecast for Saturday, the Watertown Get Out Your Bike Event is re-scheduled to Sunday, May 20, 2018

Spring is here. Find your bike, get it tuned up and take a ride during Watertown Moves’ Get Out Your Bike Event. The following information was provided by Live Well Watertown:

WHEN: Sunday, May 29, 2018, 10:30 – 12:30 p.m. (rain date, May 20)

WHERE: Watertown Square Dock, Charles River Road at Galen Street Bridge

Dig your bike out of the basement, garage, or shed and bring it down for a free check-up. Talk with representatives from Watertown’s Bike & Pedestrian Committee, Watertown’s new Transportation Management Association (TMA), Live Well Watertown, and the new Bike Share Program, to learn about current and upcoming programs and initiatives. Pick up information on bike safety & commuting and a cycling map for exploring Watertown and beyond, along the Charles River.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee

Changes on Common Street Will Help Cyclists, Bike Path Planned on Marshall Street

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Changes will be made to help bicyclists get through and around one of Watertown’s more tricky intersections. 

The Department of Public Work is finalizing plans to restructure the Common Street intersection with Orchard Street and Church Street, as well as the nearby Common Street and Spring Street intersection. Common Street at Orchard and Church streets will become a rotary, and bicyclists can either follow the roadway around the round-about, or use the pedestrian paths around the edge. Heading toward Mt. Auburn Street, members of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee had questions about whether bicycles should be encouraged to stay on Common Street, or continue down Spring and use another side street to get to Mt. Auburn.

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Watertown Moves Bike Event Happening This Sunday Along the Charles

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Live Well Watertown, the Watertown Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee and Bay State Bike Week will host a special bicycle event along the shores of the Charles River. The event was rescheduled from last Sunday due to rain. The Watertown Moves Bike Event will be on Sunday, May 21, 2017, from 2-4 p.m. at the Watertown Square Dock (at the Galen St. Bridge on the Charles River). The groups sent out the following announcement:

Dig your bike out of the basement, garage, or shed and bring it down for a free check-up and get some bike safety tips from Commonwheels friendly and knowledgeable staff.