Press Releases
2018 – Park&Pedal Central & Western Mass Expansion
DCR, Montague Bikes Expand Park&Pedal Multimodal Commuting Network
Boston, MA – Monday, September 17, 2018 – In an effort to promote outdoor recreational opportunities, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), along with Montague Bikes, today announced the addition of eight new Park&Pedal locations. The program, which was launched in 2015, encourages bike commuting by providing a network of parking hubs conveniently located within cycling distance from centers of employment. Commuters can park their cars for free and ride their bikes the remaining distance to work, thereby avoiding traffic on the most congested portion of their commute – the so called “last mile”. The 2018 expansion includes a number of new locations in the Boston area, and for the first time, central and western Massachusetts.
2016 – Park&Pedal Expansion
State Environmental and Transportation Officials Join with Montague Bikes to Announce the Expansion of the Park&Pedal Multimodal Commuting Network
Boston, MA – Friday, June 17, 2016 – Today, at an event at the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Christian Herter Park, Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Matthew Beaton joined Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack, DCR Commissioner, and Park&Pedal and Montague Bikes founder David Montague to unveil an expansion of the Park&Pedal program, the first in the nation multimodal commuting network that was launched last summer. The expansion for 2016 includes 15 new locations within the Greater Boston Region for a grand total of 19 locations that will provide commuters with additional biking options.
2015 – Park&Pedal Launch
State Environmental Officials Launch First in the Nation Park&Pedal Commuting System
Boston, MA – Friday, July 31, 2015- Today, at an event at Christian Herter Park, Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Matthew Beaton, Department of Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack, Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Deputy Commissioner for Operations, and David Montague from Montague Bikes unveiled the first in the nation multimodal commuting network, called Park&Pedal. The free program, which is designed to encourage bike commuting by providing a network of parking hubs conveniently located within cycling distance from centers of employment, will allow commuters to park their cars for free and then ride their bikes the remaining distance to work.