DDOT: Press Release - August 11, 2005
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Thursday, August 11, 2005
 

DDOT Offers Saturday Bicycle Classes to Promote Safety and Everyday Usage


(Washington, DC)  The District Department of Transportation (DDOT), in partnership with Arlington County, announces a series of free, three-hour Saturday classes to teach cyclists the skills they need to ride on city streets as part of their daily routines, whether for errands, commuting or just plain fun.
 
The Confident City Cycling Classes will be offered on the following dates:

  • Saturday, August 13, 9 am–12 noon at the Arlington Central Library's first floor conference room, 1015 North Quincy Street, Arlington, Virginia; 12 noon–1 pm, optional on-road session. The library is close to the Virginia Square Metro and four blocks south of the Custis Trail via North Quincy Street; bike racks are available in front and behind building.
  • Saturday, August 27, 9:30 am–12:30 pm at the Mount Pleasant Library's large basement meeting room, 1600 Lamont Street, Washington, DC; 12:30–1:30 pm, optional on-road session. The library is three blocks from Columbia Heights Metro and on the 16th Street bus lines; bikes allowed indoors via ramp to meeting room.
  • Saturday, September 10, 9 am–12 noon at Arlington Fire Department's Station #9, 1900 South Walter Reed Drive, Arlington, Virginia; 12 noon–1 pm, optional on-road session. The fire station is four uphill blocks north of the Four Mile Run and W&OD trails via Walter Reed Drive.
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