Getting Around Boston

Chances are you've heard Boston referred to as "the walking city." The City of Boston labors to maintain this label. Marking crosswalks, regular maintenance of traffic signals and pedestrian pushbuttons, and innovative pedestrian safety signs at busy locations such as downtown, and at schools, parks, playgrounds, elder complexes and libraries are a priority.

Yet walking is not the only mode of transportation in Boston. It is convenient to move around the city using the subway, buses, taxis and boats. For longer trips, Boston is home to Logan International Airport.

If you have a car, chances are, you'll need to know about parking or vanpooling in the city. But if you'd rather sit back and use public transportation, you're not alone. Thousands of residents and visitors use the extensive system of MBTA trains and buses to get around the city each day. Even those who arrive into Logan International Airport will find public transportation to be a very convenient way to get into the city and surrounding areas.

There are approximately 7300 electronic parking meters offering two hours of on-street parking in Boston. In addition, the City of Boston owns and operates 34 municipal parking lots in residential neighborhoods throughout the city that provide off-street parking for residents and short-term parking for customers of local business establishments. A multitude of privately owned parking lots and garages offer another estimated 134,000 parking spaces to Boston drivers.