Report: County Signs Contract With Company Behind DC Bikeshare

Bikes should be available in Silver Spring, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Takoma Park in August or September, WTOP reported.

The company that already operates the bikeshare program in the District of Columbia and Arlington and Alexandria in Virginia will run Montgomery County's bikeshare program, WTOP reported. Alta Bicycle Share signed a contract with county officials Wednesday to create more than 29 docks for 200 rentable bikes in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring and Takoma Park, according to the radio station. The company should be able to deliver the bikes in the next four to five months, meaning the program would be up and running in August or September of this year.  Meanwhile, county councilmembers are discussing how to improve safety for bike riders, including adding more bike lanes and possibly employing a shared lane system, like the ones in DC and…

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Whitney Teal

11:10 am on Friday, April 26, 2013

Joe, bikeshares are typically operated on a pay scale—you pay for how long you want to ride. No one gets the bikes for free.   more ›

News Nearby: Late September Launch Expected for Downcounty Bikeshare System

Twenty-nine docking stations with 200 bikes are planned for Friendship Heights, Bethesda, Medical Center, Takoma Park and Silver Spring.

'Road Diet' Proposed for Arlington Road

Trimming a lane for drivers and adding space for cyclists are among bike infrastructure improvement suggestions made by cyclist groups ahead of Capital Bikeshare.

Taking a driving lane out of Arlington Road north of Bradley Boulevard to provide space for bike lanes are among the bike infrastructure improvements proposed by two local cyclist groups ahead of the implementation of Capital Bikeshare. The “road diet” for Arlington Road is among the list of suggestions developed by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association and Montgomery Bicycle Advocates for Bethesda, Friendship Heights, Silver Spring and Takoma Park. Bicycle safety has been in the spotlight ahead of the implementation of a downcounty Capital Bikeshare system, expected to launch next year, which some say could bring inexperienced cyclists to busy downtown streets and increase conflicts between drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. “In order…

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Nate

4:05 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012

@Corbin, I appreciate your thoughts. It seems to me that a reasonable approach to transportation and development should incorporate practices that will reduce a community's dependence on automobiles. Without these project development and transportation will inevitably lead to more sprawl, more commuter miles logged, worse gridlock, and greater environmental destruction. Over the last 5 years we …   more ›