Metro News Release

For immediate release: May 14, 2013

Bike to Work (or Metro) Day is Friday, May 17


Metro to host pitstops at West Hyattsville and Cheverly

Bike to Work

Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 17 -- a day when Metro joins Commuter Connections, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association and more than 10,000 commuters for a celebration of bicycling as a clean, fun and healthy way to get to work.  

If riding all the way to work seems a bit daunting, have no fear.  Biking to a Metrorail station or loading your bike on Metrobus counts too!  Nearly every Metrorail station is equipped with bike racks where riders can secure their bikes, and every Metrobus has a bike rack on the front with space for up to two bikes.  (The only Metrorail station that does not have bike racks is Arlington Cemetery on the Blue Line.)

This year, Metro will host Bike to Work Day pitstops at West Hyattsville and Cheverly stations.  Riders can stop by the pitstop during the morning commute for free t-shirts and other giveaways, maps, safey tips and a bus bike rack demonstration.  To sign up, or for more information on these and other pitstops, visit biketoworkmetrodc.org.

"Biking to Metro can be a safe, fun, convenient and healthy way to start your commute, and we are proud to partner with Commuter Connections and WABA on Bike to Work Day," said Shyam Kannan, Metro's Managing Director of Planning.  "We continue to advance ways to encourage people to bike to Metro, including expanding bike parking capacity, investing in secure 'Bike & Ride' facilities, and improvements to station access paths."

West Hyattsville Station is directly accessible via the Anacostia Northwest Branch Trail and the Sligo Creek Trail.  Cheverly Station has good bike access from the neighborhood of Cheverly to the north, and signs will guide bicylists from Cheverly Ave. and Columbia Pike Rd.  

Standard bicycles are permitted on Metrorail at all times except weekdays from 7 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. Folding bikes are permitted at all times.

Additional resources

Other Metro bike improvements

  • Since late 2011, Metro has added capacity for more than 450 bikes with new racks at Benning Road, Braddock Road, Brookland, Capitol Heights, Dupont Circle, East Falls Church, Glenmont,  Largo Town Center, Morgan Boulevard, Potomac Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, Rockville, Shady Grove, Shaw-Howard, Silver Spring, Stadium-Armory, Takoma, Van Ness, and West Hyattsville.
  • In 2012, Metro completed construction of a special stairway at Rhode Island Avenue Station with a "stairchannel" to make it easier to bring a bicycle to or from the station.
  • Metro is also testing bus bike racks that have the capacity for three bikes, rather than two.
  • Last May, Metro opened the system's first Bike & Ride facility at College Park Station.  The facility is a 2,400-square foot, secure, enclosed parking structure on the first level of the station's parking garage. The Bike & Ride features bright LED lighting, security cameras, an emergency callbox and card-controlled access. Metro also installed a bike repair stand outside of the garage equipped with a variety of tools for the convenience of riders who may need to make quick bicycle repairs. More information

Metro bike facts

  • Bike parking usage increased three percent from 2011 to 2012.
  • Now, 85 of 86 stations (all but Arlington Cemetery) have bike racks available.
  • We now count over 4,000 bike parking spaces near Metrorail stations.
 

News release issued at 11:15 am, May 14, 2013.