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Since 1995, the Watertown Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee has served the Town of Watertown, Massachusetts by:
- advocating for the interests of bicyclists and pedestrians in matters before the Town;
- supporting the development of bicycle and recreational paths in Watertown;
- sponsoring special bicycling events;
- raising awareness of bicycling and pedestrian issues.
Events
Click here for our current calendar of events.
Meetings
The Committee normally meets the first Monday of each month at 7:30 PM in the Philip Pane Meeting Room on the ground floor of the Town Administration Building at 149 Main Street, Watertown. Click here for a list of all meeting dates for this year.
The next meeting is .
On May 11, 2010 at 7 PM, the Watertown Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee presents a workshop on
commuting by bike. The presentation will be held in the Watertown Savings Bank Room at the
Watertown Free Public Library on Main Street. If you're a bike commuter or thinking of
becoming one, you'll want to attend. More...
WBPC polled visitors to our Faire on the Square booth on their opinions of bicycle and pedestrian conditions in Town. The results are now on the blog. More...
Win a Specialized Hotrock 20 Mountain Bike!
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee is sponsoring a bike raffle in conjunction with
the Faire on the Square. Visit our table at the Faire, and enter in the drawing
to win a fantastic kid's mountain bike. More...
"Story Walk" comes to Watertown
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee, jointly with Community Safe Routes to School, has installed two
story walks, one at Fillipello Park, and one at Arsenal Park. What's a story walk? It's a
series of signs within a short walking distance, each of which displays a page from a children's
story. A story walk combines physical activity with reading, and kids love it! Check it out today.
Click to see the flyer, or view the blog entry.
Mass Highway and DCR presented the final public hearing on the multi-use path to be built in the East End.
More...
As Watertown considers requiring residents to shovel sidewalks, two bills pending at the State House could have
a bearing on how well the ordinance would work. More...
A proposed amendment to the sidewalk snow removal ordinance would empower the town
to ticket residents who fail to clear sidewalks after a snowstorm. More...
It's been a challenging winter in terms of snowfall, and that means many sidewalks are not
getting cleared. Should Watertown require by ordinance that residents shovel sidewalks?
More...
Then January 13th meeting of the Town Council features WBPC's presentation of accomplishments in 2008 and
plans for 2009. More...
NBC News has a report on the variety of factors contributing to the increase in walking to school. The report focuses on a town in
New Jersey, but also includes a segment about Watertown.More...
Although Faire on the Square was rained out, WBPC's bike raffle was not. Jenny Born, of Hingham
purchased the winning ticket, and will be taking delivery of a new Giant MTX kid's mountain bike.
Congratulations, Jenny! More...
The Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee, jointly with the Lowell School PTO, will raffle a brand new, 21-speed, Giant MTX-125
kid's mountain bike, with the drawing to held at Faire on the Square, September 27th. Money raised from the raffle will be used for the
Safe Routes to School program. More...
With the addition of a paid program coordinator, the Safe Routes to School program in Watertown elementary schools is poised to expand in the coming school year. More...
The National Center for Safe Routes to School, a clearinghouse for SRTS resources, has added a case study of the program in Watertown. More...
In continuing support of the Safe Routes to School initiative sponsored in part by the WBPC, the Watertown
Community Foundation has awarded funds to provide students with pedometers. More...
With gas topping four dollars per gallon, Watertown cyclists are part of regional increase in biking.
More...
Watertown cyclists are making good use of the roughly 40 new bike racks that the DPW installed this spring.
More...
The Watertown Historical Commission has awarded its 2008 Richard Mastrangelo Award for historic
preservation to the WBPC jointly with the Watertown Historical Society. The award is given in recognition of
the 2007 Bicycle Tour of Historic Watertown.
Sgt. Deignan of the Watertown Police Department reports that the department is offering
free bike helmets to residents.
More...
You can download the slides and resource sheet from the May Bike Commuting Workshop.
More...
The Town Council and DPW are putting plans together that could mean a new
stretch of multi-use path in Watertown. More...