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Pedestrian Mobility

Miles of sidewalk and curb ramps added

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Bikes and Public Transportation

Bicycle Lane Installations

    • Brandeis Rd (Adeline Rd to Greenwood St) (actual bike lanes 2265 feet)

    • Lowell Ave (Washington St to Foster St) (actual bike lanes 300 feet)

    • Total: 0.5 miles

    • Homer Street (Comm Ave to Walnut St) one direction, shared lane marking in other direction

    • Beacon Street (Hammond Pond Parkway to City Line): upgraded bike lanes (including partially parking protected)

    • Walnut Street (Lakeview Ave to Homer St): 1,200 ft (0.23 mi) of upgraded bike lanes (including partially parking protected)

    • Waltham Street and Valentine Street bicycle lane ready (need to go through Traffic Council process to prohibit parking, then sign/mark as bike lanes)

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Newton maintains 52 miles of bike lanes counting both directions of travel

Bluebikes in Newton

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Bluebikes trips originated in Newton (2024) 

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Bus Ridership

Fall Average 2,142 weekday riders getting on MBTA buses in Newton.

Commuter Rail Ridership

723 Inbound ons

986 Outbound offs

Weekday Average/Fall 2024

At Auburndale, Newtonville, and West Newton Stations.

Total of 1,709 Riders

Newton Vehicles

Miles Driven by Vehicles Registered in Newton

Average Daily

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24.6 Miles

1,434,021 Miles Total Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled by Vehicles Registered in Newton

As of October 1, 2025

EVs and Hybrids

As of October 1, 2025

4,040 battery electric vehicles registered in Newton

12,390 EVs and hybrid vehicles registered in Newton

58,295 total vehicles registered in Newton

Publicly Available Chargers

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Safe Routes to School Annual Survey

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How Students Travel to School

All Students

Within 1.5 mile

Bigelow Middle School case study, 2024(based on responses on an average weekday in spring)

At Bigelow, school bus routes start further than 1.5 miles or across I-90.

Sources and Resources