2004, the Bedford Depot Park Enhancement Project was completed at its western terminus. In 2008, the bikeway was the fifth inductee into the national Rail-Trail Hall of Fame by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. The property is currently owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and leased to the municipalities through which it passes on an interim basis. The MBTA at one point planned to use this right-of-way to extend the Red Line to Arlington Center and Arlington Heights. Beginning in Spring 2015, the crossing of the path through Arlington Center is expected to be rebuilt to be less discontinuous. Uses Area residents use the bikeway for a host of activities, including bicycling, walking, jogging, and inline skating. The main use of the path, however, is for casual biking. In the winter there is often enough snow on the bikeway for cross-country skiing. However, it is now plowed from Alewife Station to Bedford. No motorized vehicles are allowed except for powered wheelchairs and emergency vehicles. Future possibilities New connections under contemplation include one from Lexington to the Battle Road Trail and one to the Charles River bike path via Fresh Pond Reservation and the abandoned Watertown Branch Railroad. A portion of the latter path, at the Watertown end, has been completed and design work on the remaining section to Cambridge is expected to be finished in 2016. In April 2014, state officials announced that the Somerville Community Path would be extended alongside the Green Line Extension, creating a continuous 4.5 mile route from the Minuteman Bikeway to Boston’s Charles River Bike Path. Officials had contemplated abandoning the path portion of the GLX in order to save costs, but after hiring new management, a contractor agreed to the parallel path while still cutting costs. Gallery of views along the bikeway See also Minutemen Uncle Sam Memorial Statue References External links Minuteman Bikeway - official website Minuteman Commuter Bikeway | Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Video | Virtual cycling video of the Minuteman Bikeway (2012) Video | "The Minuteman Trail, America’s 500th Rail" (1993) Friends of Lexington Bikeways Railroad maps from the 1870s show the right-of-way of what now the Minuteman Bikeway Bike paths in Massachusetts Rail trails in Massachusetts Transportation in Cambridge, Massachusetts Lexington, Massachusetts Bedford, Massachusetts Arlington, Massachusetts Bay Circuit Trail Tourist attractions in Cambridge, Massachusetts