The District Department of Transportation’s bikesharing program, in partnership with Arlington County , is called Capital Bikeshare .

With Capital Bikeshare you can choose from over 110 stations across Washington, D.C. and Arlington, VA and return it to any station near your destination. Check out a bike for your trip to work, Metro, run errands, go shopping, or visit friends and family. Join Capital Bikeshare for 24 hours, 5 days, 30 days, or a year, and have access to our fleet of bikes 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The first 30 minutes of each trip are free. Each additional 30 minutes incurs an additional fee.

The stations are solar powered and use wireless technology to allow for easy installation and adjustments. Alta Bicycle Share  operates the system with local staff.

Capital Bikeshare is the successor to DDOT's first bikesharing system called Smartbike DC which launched in August 2008 with 10 stations and 100 bikes. That system was run by ClearChannel Outdoor. SmartBike DC was the first bike sharing program of its kind in the US.