We are thrilled to be quickly approaching an enormous milestone here at Capital Bikeshare—2 million trips taken! We can’t thank our members enough for believing in this service and it has truly been amazing to see the type of impact that a transit system like Capital Bikeshare can have on a community.
When riding your bike, either in the street or on the sidewalk, you are obligated to follow all appropriate laws as they relate to pedestrians, bikes and automobiles. This starting point allows all users of the road to be safe and respectful of each other.
In our efforts to continually improve the Capital Bikeshare service for our members, several adjustments have been made to our Bicycle Rental Agreement. We invite you to review the document.
For any questions you may have, please call us at 1-877-430-BIKE(2453) or email customerservice@capitalbikeshare.com. Thank you for your support!
When you’re on your bike, communicating with drivers can seem like an impossible task. But with a little thought and some practice, you can let drivers know what you are going to do before you do it, making yourself more predictable and safer. Use hand signals and body language to get your message out there:
1. For turns, simply hold out your arm in the direction you want to turn. You can also signal a right turn by holding your left arm out and bent up at the elbow.
2. Remember, bikes don’t have brake lights, so signal your stops by holding either arm out and bent down at the elbow. This is especially helpful on off-street trails.
3. Add motion to your signals! Movement attracts attention, so flex at the wrist or elbow as you make your hand signal.
4. Earlier is better, so try to signal your turns half a block or 500 feet before an intersection, whichever is further away.
5. For lane-changes, point at the lane you are moving into, so drivers don’t think you are turning off the roadway completely.
6. Don’t stop there: make eye contact, wave, smile and use other body language to communicate your intentions to drivers. If they can predict your actions, you stay safer.
This is just one tip for safer cycling, but the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) is a wellspring of more useful information. Make them your go-to resource for safety tips, bike classes, events and more at waba.org
In our efforts to continually improve the Capital Bikeshare service for our members, several adjustments have been made to our Bicycle Rental Agreement. We invite you to review the document.
For any questions you may have, please call us at 1-877-430-BIKE(2453) or email customerservice@capitalbikeshare.com. Thank you for your support!
Perhaps you already know that you aren’t supposed to ride against traffic on a bicycle, but do you know the reason behind the rule? By riding against traffic, you are putting yourself in a dangerous situation and reducing the odds that you will be seen by motorists. Riding against traffic is not safe for these reasons:
Just in time for the holidays, the Georgetown BID brings you 12 Days of Merriment in Georgetown, and Capital Bikeshare is thrilled to be part of it! Come celebrate DC’s most anticipated holiday shopping season, with 12 days of special store sales and events, dining treats, holiday entertainment and activities and more. From December 9 through 20, holiday treats exclusively for Capital Bikeshare members are waiting for you all over the neighborhood.
Celebrating our first birthday was fun, but now we’re ready to focus on the future of Capital Bikeshare— and it looks pretty promising. After several public meetings and the help of a crowdsourcing map, which enabled members to submit their preferences for new station locations, we finally decided where to place the first new stations in the District and Arlington County. Keep in mind that these locations were chosen based upon the feedback we received from Capital Bikeshare members. So, if your favorite station location didn’t make the list, just wait—many more are in the pipeline for the coming year.
We want to hear where you would like to see future Capital Bikeshare stations! To accommodate this, we have devised a nifty crowdsourcing map that allows you to suggest a station (or many stations), view and comment on other people’s suggestions, and share it all through your email and social media networks.
Thank you to everyone who provided input on the County’s proposed FY12 Capital Bikeshare (CaBi) station locations in the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. We received over 300 comments from the public through our online interactive map, public meeting, civic association meetings, and emails. In addition to input in favor of certain stations, we also received helpful input of unfavored stations. With these comments, we’re able to better locate future CaBi stations to better meet demand and neighborhoods’ needs.
Beginning June 1, 2011, Capital Bikeshare annual members were encouraged through our Reverse Riders Rewards to assist in the redistribution of bicycles across Downtown DC. Prizes were available to members who took a bicycle from a “typically full station” and dropped it off at a “typically empty station” Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8am and 10am. One point was rewarded for each qualifying trip. The stations that are eligible were plotted on our very fancy Google map. Full details on the current contest are available here.
On Monday, July 4th, Capital Bikeshare will be providing two bike corrals to handle the large number of riders expected to use the system to visit the National Mall for the 4th of July celebrations. The bike corrals will be located at the following stations:
A public meeting to discuss the expansion of the Capital Bikeshare program in the District of Columbia took place on May 25. The meeting lasted approximately two hours and was attended by 124 community members interested in learning more about the District Department of Transportation’s (DDOT) proposed station locations and providing their own feedback on where they would like to see the next round of stations.
Capital Bikeshare is expanding throughout the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor and the Arlington County Department of Environment Services would like public input about the proposed station locations as well as suggestions for locations. About 30 stations are proposed for the Rosslyn, Courthouse, Clarendon, Virginia Square, and Ballston urban villages within the next year.
Last month, goDCgo and The World Bank teamed up to launch the Capital Bikeshare corporate program in style! In one day, goDCgo sponsored four Confident City Cycling classes at The World Bank headquarters, reaching over 100 new and not-so-new bike commuters.
Due to construction on the 11th Street bridge, we will be temporarily removing the CaBi station at 1800 Martin Luther King Blvd (at the intersection of MLK and Good Hope Road, SE) on Friday morning, April 29th, 2011.
In our efforts to continually improve the Capital Bikeshare service for our members, several adjustments have been made to our Bicycle Rental Agreement. We invite you to review the document. For any questions you may have, please call us at 1-877-430-BIKE(2453) or email customerservice@capitalbikeshare.com. Thanks for your membership!
Currently a CaBi member and wanting to get in on the Living Social deal? No problem! Use the code to renew your membership!
We’ll be posting the final Winter Weather Warrior contest results on goDCgo.com on Tuesday March 8. Results will include our Long Haul Rider and Most Saddle Time Rider for February, the faithful CaBi members with perfect attendance, and the supreme Warrior. Stay tuned and check goDCgo.com for the full results.
In our efforts to continually improve the Capital Bikeshare service for our members, several adjustments have been made to our Bicycle Rental Agreement. We invite you to review the document. For any questions you may have, please call us at 1-877-430-BIKE (2453) or email customerservice@capitalbikeshare.com. Thanks for your membership!
Check out the full Winter Weather Warrior leader board to see where you stand and for details on the contest. You can still opt-in and join the competition. Updated February 9, 2011.
Check out the full Winter Weather Warrior leader board to see where you stand and for details on the contest. You can still opt-in and join the competition. Updated February 2, 2011.
January has been cold and bleak. Yuck-o. Time to get your creative juices flowing again. So we’re announcing today a photo contest for everyone participating in Capital Bikeshare’s Winter Weather Warrior contest! Winner will receive a $100 gift card to Ruth’s Chris Steak House.
Due to DDOT roadway construction on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE, we will be temporarily removing the CaBi station at the intersection of Nannie Helen Burroughs and Minnesota Avenues on Tuesday morning, January 4th, 2011.
Safety is extremely important to Capital Bikeshare, therefore Capital Bikeshare may temporarily suspend service in times of severe weather. If severe weather endangers user safety, Capital Bikeshare will close temporarily and no bikes can be rented. All bikes already in use at the time of closure can be returned to any Capital Bikeshare station with an available open slot and all user fees still apply. The system will re-open when conditions are determined safe for operations.