Broad Canal Walk in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Broad Canal Walk in Cambridge is a paving-stones, lit footpath (also known as Waterfront Walkway). The street has a width of 5. It runs in an east-west direction and ends in a cul-de-sac. Broad Canal Walk is also known as Waterfront Walkway.
Alternate Name
Waterfront Walkway
Bicycle
yes
Road Type
footpath
Operator
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Wheelchair Access
yes
Route
east-west

Bike rentals

  • Bluebikes - One Memorial Drive (Lyft, 19 vehicles, fee required) at Memorial Drive 1 (02142) – approx. 550 ft.
  • Bluebikes - Kendall Street (Lyft, 15 vehicles, fee required) at Kendall Street 250 (02142). Kendall Street – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Bluebikes - 75 Binney St (Lyft, 19 vehicles) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Bluebikes - Broad Canal Wy at Third St (Lyft, 19 vehicles) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Bluebikes - One Broadway / Kendall Sq at Main St / 3rd St (Lyft, 22 vehicles) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Tourist information centers

  • Mimicking Nature to Clean Water – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • We All Need Clean Water – approx. 0.1 mi.

Cafes

  • Tatte Bakery and Cafe at Main Street 101 (02142) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Bars

  • Locke Bar – approx. 0.2 mi.

Restaurants

  • Glass House (outdoor seating, wheelchair accessible, brewery: yes, opening hours: Tue–Fri 12–20:30) at Kendall Street 450 (02142) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Commonwealth Cambridge (American) at Broad Canal Way 11 (02142) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Aceituna Grill (Mediterranean, Lebanese, opening hours: Mon–Fri 11–20; Sat 11:30–20) at West Kendall Street 605 (02142) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Little Luna Cafe (Breakfast) at Binney Street 75 (02142) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • PlantPub (opening hours: Mon–Sun 11–21) at West Kendall Street 675 – approx. 0.2 mi.

Fast food restaurants

  • Mexcito Street Tacos (Mexican, outdoor seating, takeout only, wheelchair accessible) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Juice Press (Juice, takeout, opening hours: Mon–Fri 8–17; Sat 9–16) at West Kendall Street 625 (02142) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Boat rentals

  • Paddle Boston at Broad Canal Way 15 (02142) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Parking lots

  • 84 Athenaeum St Garage (parking garage, fee required) – approx. 450 ft.
  • One Memorial Garage (underground garage, fee required) at Memorial Drive 1 (02142) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Kendall Square Parking (underground garage, fee required) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Artworks

  • Athena (bronze) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Nerve Center (Artist: Chris Williams, glass) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Figure decoupée (Artist: Pablo Picasso, concrete) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Research institutes

  • Forsyth Institute – approx. 350 ft.

ATMs

  • Cambridge Savings Bank ATM (Cambridge Savings Bank, cash deposit accepted) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Streets nearby

Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room
300 ft
Main Street
Bluebikes - One Broadway / Kendall Sq at Main St / 3rd St, Brothers Marketplace, Mâe Asian Eatery, Primo Pizza & Roast Beef, Sulmona, Citizens Bank, Cafe Luna, The Engine, Tatte Bakery and Cafe, Eastern Bank, Broadway at Ames St, 500 Main St, One Memorial Garage, Bluebikes - One Memorial Drive, Legal Sea Foods, Kendall/MIT, Legal Fish Bowl, MIT Press Bookstore, Kendall Square, Catalyst, SCIENTIA, Bluebikes - Main Street/Albany Street/Technology Square, Area Four, Al’s Cafe, FedEx Office, Bon Me, Kendall/MIT Station - Outbound, Chipotle, Blue Bikes - Kendall T at Main St, Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, Pythagoras
400 ft
Broad Canal Boardwalk
Nerve Center
500 ft
Memorial Drive
Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge, Hyatt's Lending Library, Figure decoupée, Dunkin', Chase, Che! Empanada, Guennette, Angola, TV Man or Five-Piece Cube with Strange Hole, Walker Murals, Hayden Memorial Library, Birth of the Muses, We All Need Clean Water, Mimicking Nature to Clean Water, Theta Delta Chi
500 ft
Athenaeum Street
84 Athenaeum St Garage, Aceituna Grill
0.1 mi
Edwin H. Land Boulevard
Bambara
0.1 mi
Dr. Paul Dudley White Path
MDC Bikeway Rack
0.1 mi
First Street
USPS - Kendall Sq, Sherwin-Williams, Amba Cambridge, Boca Grande, EZRide - First St., Shoes on First, Bom Dough, Blaze Pizza, EZRide - Otis St, Fresh Boston, Citizens Bank, Forsyth Institute, Athena
0.1 mi
East Kendall Street
0.2 mi
Broad Canal Way
Commonwealth Cambridge, Dig, Locke Bar, Bluebikes - Broad Canal Wy at Third St
0.2 mi
Ed Walsh's Way
Paddle Boston, Bluebikes - Kendall Street
0.2 mi
Kendall Street
Cambridge Savings Bank ATM, Glass House, Mexcito Street Tacos, Kendall Square Parking
0.2 mi
Binney Street
Blue Bikes - Biogen Idec - Binney St / Sixth St, Sumiao Hunan Kitchen, Bluebikes - 75 Binney St, Bluebikes - 325 Binney Street, Gracie's Ice Cream, Earnest Drinks
0.2 mi
Linskey Way
0.2 mi
Second Street
Little Luna Cafe, Cambridge Fire Department, Multicultural Arts Center, Park Regulations
0.2 mi
West Kendall Street
Juice Press, PlantPub
0.2 mi
Rogers Street
Rebelle Artisan Bagels, The Foundry, Kuya Jay’s Ube Kafe, Toscanini's Ice Cream, Cambridge Police Department
0.2 mi
Bent Street
Helmand
0.3 mi
Longfellow Bridge
Charles/MGH
0.3 mi
Storrow Drive
Advent School Library
0.4 mi
Frances Appleton Bridge
Peregrine, Bluebikes, Community Boating, Inc.
0.4 mi