Capital Bikeshare

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.

Program at a Glance

Program Title: Capital Bikeshare
Providing Agency: District Department of Transportation
Office: Policy, Planning and Sustainability Administration (PPSA)
Type: Planning and Strategy
Website: http://capitalbikeshare.com

Goals

Increased modes of transportation

Partners

• Alta Bicycle Share
• BikeArlington
• BIXI System

Related Programs

• Bicycle Program
-- /DC/DDOT/On+Your+Street/Bicycles+and+Pedestrians/Bicycles
• Bicycle Branding
-- /DC/DDOT/On+Your+Street/Bicycles+and+Pedestrians/Bicycles/Bicycle+Branding
• Bicycle Lanes
-- /DC/DDOT/On+Your+Street/Bicycles+and+Pedestrians/Bicycles/Bicycle+Lanes
• Bicycle Laws
-- /DC/DDOT/On+Your+Street/Bicycles+and+Pedestrians/Bicycles/Bicycle+Laws
• Bicycle Maps
-- /DC/DDOT/On+Your+Street/Bicycles+and+Pedestrians/Bicycles/Bicycle+Maps
• Bicycle Parking
-- /DC/DDOT/On+Your+Street/Bicycles+and+Pedestrians/Bicycles/Bicycle+Parking

Related Projects

• Mass Transit in DC
-- /DC/DDOT/On+Your+Street/Mass+Transit+in+DC

Related Documents

• Capital Bikesharing - Locations - Map - July 2011 [PDF]
-- /DC/DDOT/Publication Files/On Your Street/Bicycles and Pedestrians/Bicycles/Bicycle Sharing/Map_CaBi_Locations_07-2011.pdf
• Capital Bikesharing - Votes for Proposed Locations - 2011 [PDF]
-- /DC/DDOT/Publication Files/On Your Street/Bicycles and Pedestrians/Bicycles/Bicycle Sharing/CapitalBikeShare_TotalTally_2011-05-31.pdf
• Capital Bikesharing - Presentation for Expansion 2011 [PDF]
-- /DC/DDOT/Publication Files/On Your Street/Bicycles and Pedestrians/Bicycles/Bicycle Sharing/CapitalBikeShare_PublicMtg_05-25-11_PT2.pdf
• Capital Bikesharing - Expansion - Map - April 2011 [PDF] (43 MB)
  
  
-- /DC/DDOT/On+Your+Street/Bicycles+and+Pedestrians/Bicycles/Bicycle+Sharing/Capital+Bikeshare+Expansion+-+Map+-+April+2011
• Capital Bikesharing - Fact Sheet - August 2010 [PDF]
-- /DC/DDOT/On+Your+Street/Bicycles+and+Pedestrians/Bicycles/Bicycle+Sharing/Capital+Bikesharing+-+Fact+Sheet
• Capital Bikesharing - Planning Analysis - Map - July 2010 [PDF]
-- /DC/DDOT/About+DDOT/Maps/Bikeshare+DC+Planning+Analysis+Map+-+July+2010
• Capital Bikesharing - Crowd Sourcing - Map - July 2011 [PDF]
-- /DC/DDOT/About+DDOT/Maps/Bikeshare+DC+Crowd+Sourcing+Map+-+July+2010

Related News

• Capital Bikeshare Hits One Million Rides on First Anniversary
-- /DC/DDOT/About+DDOT/News+Room/Capital+Bikeshare+Hits+One+Million+Rides+on+First+Anniversary
• DDOT Announces 32 New Captial Bikeshare Stations in the District - July 27, 2011
-- /DC/DDOT/About+DDOT/News+Room/DDOT+Announces+32+New+Captial+Bikeshare+Stations+in+the+District
• Capital Bikeshare Launches Summertime Competition to Riders - May 26, 2011
-- /DC/DDOT/About+DDOT/News+Room/Press+Releases/Capital+Bikeshare+Launches+Summertime+Competition+to+Reward+Reverse+Riders
• Capital Bikeshare Launches New Performance Dashboard - May 16, 2011
-- /DC/DDOT/About+DDOT/News+Room/Capital+Bikeshare+Launches+New+Performance+Dashboard
• Public Meeting for Capital Bikeshare Expansion in the District - May 4, 2011
-- /DC/DDOT/About+DDOT/News+Room/Public+Meetings/DDOT+to+Host+Public+Meeting+for+Capital+Bikeshare+Expansion+in+the+District
• Mayor Gray and DDOT Open New Capital Bikeshare Station - April 20, 2011
-- /DC/DDOT/About+DDOT/News+Room/Mayor+Vincent+C.+Gray+and+Department+of+Transportation+Open+New+Capital+Bikeshare+Station
• Public Invited to Help Map Out Capital Bikeshare Network - June 18, 2010
-- /DC/DDOT/About+DDOT/News+Room/Press+Releases/Public+Invited+to+Help+Map+Out+Capital+Bikeshare+Network
• District and Arlington to Rollout Capital Bikeshare This Fall - June 8, 2010
-- /DC/DDOT/About+DDOT/News+Room/Press+Releases/District+and+Arlington+to+Rollout+Capital+Bikeshare+This+Fall
• District and Arlington Launch Regional Bike Sharing Program - May 21, 2010
-- /DC/DDOT/About+DDOT/News+Room/District+of+Columbia+and+Arlington+Launch+Regional+Bike+Sharing+Program

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