This weekend, the Towns of Concord and Lexington will commemorate the 250th anniversary of its first battle in the American Revolution by banning cars from their town centers.
Starting at 6 p.m. Friday – the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's ride –the Town of Concord will restrict motor vehicle access to most of its streets around the town center north of Route 2 and east of Lowell Road (see map below).
Additionally, the adjacent Town of Lexington will close a smaller number of streets around the Lexington Battle Green – including several blocks of Massachuetts Avenue and Bedford Street – from 8 p.m. Friday until 6 p.m. Saturday.
The MBTA will offer hourly service on the Fitchburg Line this Saturday to serve its stations in Concord. View the schedule here, and take note: bikes won't be allowed on any Fitchburg Line trains for the day.
On Friday evening at 6:30 p.m., over a hundred people plan to participate in "Revere's Resistance Ride," an informal 20-mile group ride from Boston's North End to the Old North Bridge in Concord. Learn more or RSVP here.
