Active Commuting

About Bike to Work Programs

The Alewife TMA provides its members with the resources and tools they need to choose an active commute mode like biking or walking to work. The Alewife TMA offers bike safety information, conducts cycling commuter workshops including appointments for bike tune-ups with certified local bike mechanics, and assists in arranging buddy or group rides among members.

Bluebikes

Bluebikes is a public bike share system in various cities across the Commonwealth. Bluebikes are a great way to get around the Alewife/Fresh Pond area, Cambridge, and surrounding cities and towns.


Bluebikes stations in the Alewife TMA Service area are located at:

  • Alewife MBTA at Steel Place 
  • Alewife Station at Russell Field 
  • 84 Cambridge Park Drive 
  • 87/101 Cambridgepark Drive
  • Smith Pl at Wilson Road 
  • Cambridge Discovery Park – 30 Acorn Park Drive 
  • Concord Ave at Spinelli Pl 
  • Fresh Pond Mall 
  • Danehy Park at New Street

If you’d like to give Blubikes a try, contact director@alewifetma.org for a Free one-day pass. Bluebikes memberships may also be available through your employer. 


For more information and a full list of Bluebikes station locations:

Visit the Bluebikes Website

Nearby Biking and Walking Paths

The Alewife/Fresh Pond area is a haven for those seeking active and eco-friendly modes of transportation.  Whether biking or walking for work or pleasure, the following walking and biking paths are inviting you to experience the City's beauty on foot or two wheels.  

On-Site Bike Safety Check Events

During the months of May and June, the Alewife TMA hosts on-site bike safety check events at member locations. We partner with local bike shops,  and professional bike technicians to perform safety checks and make minor adjustments to our clients' bikes. Interested in a bike event at your office or residential building, contact director@alewifetma.org.

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Creating a Cycle Community

Join the eCommuter Bike Buddy Program

Registering for  eCommuter helps you to find your best biking routes as well as matches your profile with other bike commuters who live and work nearby. The goal of the Bike Buddy program is to encourage more commuters to try biking to work and to ultimately increase the amount of trips made by bicycle.


The Bike Buddy Program is flexible and helps you to design a commute that best meets your needs and schedule. All information in eCommuter is secure and private.

Get Started Today at eCommuter.org
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