Watertown Bike Path Closer to Becoming a Reality
Years of work on the Charles River/Alewife Path will soon pay off as the bicycle and pedestrian path moves toward completion.
For over three decades, Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee member Janet Jameson has been pushing to build something that many Watertown bicyclists have wanted: a Charles River/Alewife connector path. Now, the dream is becoming a reality: what's commonly known as the Branch Path has opened. The finished section of path stretches from Randy's Car Wash on School Street to the intersection of Arlington and Nichols Streets. With the availability of the path so close on the horizon, community excitement is at an all-time high, said Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee Secretary Brad Parson at this month's meeting. "The community is behind this now, in terms of awareness and excitement," Parson said. The general sentiment of the meeting was, "it's …
