2025 Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
The Fitchburg Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan received its latest update in 2025, the process beginning in late 2024 and the final Plan approved by Council on January 27, 2026.
With a focus on equity gaining in importance in Fitchburg, the primary goals for this Plan update were amended as follows:
- Expand Options
- Create a plan that makes walking and bicycling an option for more residents, workers, and visitors
- Use a multi-faceted approach, including a variety of infrastructure and program recommendations to provide safe, comfortable, and inviting places to walk and bicycle
- Establish network and programming recommendations that are implementable within the lifetime of this plan (approximately 10 years)
- Strengthen Connections
- Develop connections to the regional trail networks, adjacent communities, new developments, and historically underserved neighborhoods within the city
- Improve walking and bicycling connections to public transportation and to community destinations, including park and recreation facilities, schools, employment centers, and shopping areas
- Improve Networks and Intersections
- Improve the existing bicycle and pedestrian network, prioritizing primary and critical intersections to increase safety and comfort for all people who walk, bicycle, or move in the city
- Engage Stakeholders
- Strengthen, enhance, and promote education and encouragement activities through local engagement with residents, businesses, employers, and city employees
- Tailor outreach and engagement efforts that are inclusive of historically underrepresented groups in planning and decision-making processes, ensuring that the benefits of a well-connected bicycle and pedestrian network are shared by everyone
- Ensure Equity
- Prioritize equitable access to walking and bicycling infrastructure in Fitchburg’s Healthy Neighborhoods, ensuring all residents, regardless of income, race, or ability, have safe and convenient options for transportation