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Coming Attractions
A decade after its completion, the Minuteman Bikeway continues to inspire community-related improvements along its historic corridor — including these projects currently in the works:
Bedford Depot Park
Bedford Depot Park (now mostly completed) enhances the Bedford terminus of the Minuteman Bikeway with improved landscaping, public sanitary facilities, new benches and lighting, and increased public parking. A retired Boston & Maine Railroad passenger car has already been brought on site for restoration. In addition, the 1870s Railroad Depot and Freight House structures have been purchased for historic preservation.
When completed, Bedford’s Depot Park is expected to be a model transportation enhancement project, funded with federal TEA-21 money. For more information, see the Friends of Bedford Depot Park website at www.bedforddepot.org.
Lexington Center Depot
The Lexington Center Depot will soon become a Tourist and Exhibit Center, in association with the Lexington Historical Society. On the bikeway side, under the depot’s train shed, bikeway users can purchase drinks and snacks at the depot’s former “ticket windows.” In front of Depot Square, the reconstructed Emery Park will feature widened sidewalks, new public benches, and a loading area for local Lexpress bus passengers.
