Dartmouth
Dartmouth is the oldest and largest town on the Southcoast and remains a right to farm community. It blends rural charm with modern world conveniences, and provides a wide variety of activities for all interests and ages.
Local groups
The Dartmouth Pathways Committee works to define the South Coast Bikeway route through Dartmouth.
Bikeway successes in town
- The town has an approved Complete Streets Policy and Prioritization Plan through the Massachusetts Complete Streets Program. View Dartmouth’s Complete Streets policies, plan and projects on the Complete Streets map.
- The Pathways Committee works to create long-distance pathways through town.
Dartmouth, along with Westport and New Bedford, engaged SRPEDD to conduct the Closing the Gap Feasibility Study. This study identified existing conditions and routing options to connect Fall River to New Bedford through Westport and Dartmouth. The final Phase 2 Feasibility Study Report is now available. Based on analysis, which included input from the public and municipalities, the preferred routing option is the Northern route along Old Fall River Road.
Dartmouth Town Meeting voted on October 15, 2024, to approve Community Preservation Act funding for further study of the Northern Scenic Greenway through Dartmouth. These funds will serve as matching funds for a 2025 MassTrails Grant to contract a professional survey of existing conditions and create a preliminary design for a 5.4-mile multi-use path that features the natural and recreational resources in North Dartmouth as part of the 13 mile Northern Scenic Greenway connecting Fall River to New Bedford with a shared-use path through Westport, Dartmouth and New Bedford.
Below is a conceptual drawing of a shared-use path along Old Fall River RD prepared by Goode Landscape Design with funds received from BayCoast Bank.
Upcoming
- Mass DOT and SRPEDD are both studying the Route 6 corridor in order to improve bicycle and pedestrian accommodations.