Bike Town at Moakley Park

Join us at this year’s summer-long Bike Town at Moakley Park! Don’t know how to ride? We’ll help you learn!

Bike Town at Moakley Park was a collaboration between several city departments to create Boston’s first traffic garden. It was completed in August 2024 and helped transform an underutilized former street hockey court into a vibrant space for family-friendly recreation at Moakley Park in South Boston near Carson Beach.

Who is this for?: For children 5-12 years old.

What is provided: Bikes and helmet will be provided for the duration of the training.

What to expect: There will be bicycle skill building and biking games!

What to bring: Any snacks or water that you want! Make sure to wear clothes you feel comfortable biking in.

What are Bike Towns? 

Bike towns – also known as “traffic gardens” – are miniature street networks where kids can learn and practice riding bikes in a safe, car-free and delightful environment.

These small-sized street networks, often with scaled-down traffic features, can be found in cities around the world and provide families, teachers, and community organizations with living laboratories to teach children at a young age how to ride bikes and safely navigate urban street systems. Bike towns can help:

• Teach children essential bike-riding skills to promote active and safe transportation
• Educate community members, especially children, about road safety practices
• Increase children’s confidence in their ability to safely navigate city streets