Shift Towns · Massachusetts

Everett is on the move

#7 of 22 Massachusetts towns by Shift Rate so far in July: share of active transportation trips (walk, micromobility, transit).

30
active trips so far in July
107.6
active miles
96
lbs CO₂ avoided*
9
neighbors active so far in July

Counts cover July 1 through today, based on trips logged by Shift community members that start or end in Everett— a growing sample, meant as an interesting local signal, not an official or census-level count. *CO₂ avoided is estimated from active miles traveled (EPA 404 g/mi baseline).

Where Everett moves

New to Everett? You're joining a town that moves — neighbors logged 1,056 trips on foot, by bike, and on transit in the last 90 days, and Monsignor O'Brien Highway, Massachusetts Avenue and Alford Street are where you'll find them. A corridor appears only once three or more different people have traveled it — and it follows Everett residents wherever they go, including into neighboring towns, within about six miles of the town center.

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Momentum

Active trips in Everett by week ending, last 5 completed weeks

Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26

Friendly competition

Massachusetts towns by Shift Rate so far in July — the share of trips taken actively · Everett is 14 points behind #1

How Everett moves

Active trips and miles so far in July, by mode

Share of trips

43%
40%
10%

Share of miles

12%
59%
10%
19%
Walking13 trips · 12.5 mi
Biking & scooting12 trips · 63.3 mi
Bus2 trips · 11 mi
Train3 trips · 20.8 mi

What is this?

Shift is a free app from Green Streets Initiative, a nonprofit that has celebrated walking, biking, and transit since 2006. Shift automatically counts your walks, rides, and transit trips — every trip adds to Everett's totals on this page, earns you rewards at local businesses, and enters you into seasonal prize drawings.

Get involved in Everett

Safer streets are made by neighbors who speak up. Start small:

Happening nowWed, Aug 12 · 6:00 PM

Everett Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC)

A resident committee promoting walking, biking, and transit that meets the second Wednesday of every month at 6 PM in the Mayor's Conference Room at City Hall — anyone can attend, suggest agenda items, or apply to join.

Attend a meeting

In Everett

Free commuter perks & shuttles

  • Lower Mystic TMAFree commuter services — trip planning, incentives, and the GoMassCommute app — for employees, tenants, and residents of member properties in Everett, Medford, Malden, Chelsea, and Charlestown. (info@lowermystictma.com)

Meetings & comment pathways

  • City Meeting Agendas & MinutesThe city's searchable hub for agendas, minutes, and video from the Traffic Commission, City Council, and other public bodies that decide on street changes — all meetings are open to the public.

Your transportation department

  • Department of Transportation and MobilityThe city department guiding Everett's bus lanes, bike lanes, and Complete Streets projects — the first stop for questions and input on how city streets are planned and designed. (617-394-2225)
Regional & statewide groups5 more — research, campaigns, and coalitions you can join

Advocacy groups

  • LivableStreets AllianceregionalThe Metro Boston advocacy group for people-centered streets and transit, whose research and comment letters cover projects across the region.
  • TransitMattersstatewideThe transit advocacy group pushing for faster, more reliable buses and trains across Greater Boston, with data-driven campaigns anyone can join.
  • Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA)statewideA statewide coalition of community groups advocating for safe, affordable, and reliable transportation choices in every corner of the state.
  • WalkMassachusettsstatewideThe statewide walking advocacy organization that leads walk audits and pedestrian-safety campaigns, with open network meetings on Zoom the third Wednesday of each month.
  • MassBikestatewideThe statewide bicycling coalition — a way to plug into bike advocacy, group rides, and Bike Month events across Greater Boston and beyond.

Keep a pulse on Everett

New street projects, meetings worth your voice, and how Everett is moving — 1–2 emails a month.

Help Everett climb the board

Every walk, ride, and transit trip counts automatically. Download Shift free and put your trips on Everett's board.

Community stats reflect trips by Shift community members that start or end in Everett and refresh hourly. Municipalities and community groups can request aggregate data at info@gogreenstreets.org. A project of Green Streets Initiative, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.