Northeast - Boston area: Alewife brook bikepath?

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cbr2702
10-22-08, 10:21 AM
I was looking around online for better routes between medford and somerville and found a website about a potential bikepath along alewife brook (rt 16):

http://www.pathfriends.org/alewife/

I can't find anything more recent than this page that hasn't been updated since 2003, though. Anyone here know anything about this?

Jeff

(I originally posted on A&S -- then I saw there are regional forums)

jfwebber
10-22-08, 10:40 AM
Take a look here, http://www.traillink.com/ViewTrail.aspx?AcctID=6015981. Hope this help.
cbr2702
10-22-08, 11:36 AM
jfwebber: the link you gave seems to be about the minuteman trail. Is there also something there about the proposed alewife brook trail that I'm missing?

I currently take the lake st to alewife portion of the minuteman, but I'm curious about a potential alewife brook route.

jfwebber
10-22-08, 01:07 PM
I think I should have read you post a little more closely. No nothing on the link about the potential alewife brook route. I read you post too quickly and assumed you were looking for info on the minuteman trail. Sorry.
GCG199
10-23-08, 08:39 PM
Contact your State Bicyclist's organization — I think it is MassBike. They should have a rail trails information section on their website.
cbr2702
10-24-08, 07:18 AM
Massbike has info:

http://www.massbike.org/bikeways/metro_future.htm (top of page)

But it looks like the summary is 5+ years out of date. Maybe I'd do well to email them.
donrhummy
10-28-08, 11:45 AM
The path sucks for so many reasons:

1. Kids running, walking, biking all over both sides of the path
2. TONS of walkers, who always walk two to three abreast and don't listen to "coming up on your left" calls
3. Rollerbladers who somehow need to take up both sides of the path
4. Strollers pushed slowly on both sides of the path
5. TONS of intersections with roads every 1/3 - 1/2 a mile (why don't they build bridges so you can ride through)?

If you're fine riding slow, with tons of stops and navigating around/through a lot of people (many of whom are angry at sharing a bike path with bikers), then it's the path for you. :)