BikeArlington is an initiative of Arlington County Commuter Services with the purpose of encouraging
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BikeArlington is a combined effort of many – from moms and dads advocating for safe routes to schools, to County staff building safer streets, trails, and intersections, to business owners, urban designers, park planners and event planners working to create places and events that welcome cyclists. There is a role for you, too, in helping to create a more bikeable Arlington-even if it is simply getting out and seeing the community on a bike more often.
Would you like to help us host community events or serve as a ride marshal for group rides? You can support our programs in many ways. Join us & WalkArlington at Shirlington Library on Tuesday, 10/24, from 6-7 p.m. to learn more.
Come to a short orientation if you're interested in volunteering with Bike & WalkArlington!
Our October adult bike classes are coming up! Choose from Learn to Ride or Basic Bike Skills. These classes are taught by expert instructors and cost just $10 for Arlington residents! https://ow.ly/a7uL50PMg5T
National Walk & Roll to School Day is October 4, 2023! Walking & biking to school are great ways for our Arlington students to start the day and get ready to learn. Register to participate and learn more here: https://ow.ly/Fvc750PKO7M
Considering buying an e-bike? We've created this short guide to help you understand your options: https://ow.ly/w0kt50PKa8w
Arlington County just installed new corrals to make our streets safer for bikers, scooter-riders, and pedestrians! 🚲 🛴🚶
Check out our map for all the nearby corrals: https://www.bikearlington.com/meetthecorrals/
🚧 TRAIL WORK! 🚧 Arlington County Parks and Recreation will conduct asphalt trail work this coming week (Sept 5-9). Impacted trails include: Doctors Run (9/5), Ballston Pond (9/5-6), Bon Air Park (9/7-8) & Custis Connector (9/8-9). Check out these maps to find out if your biking route is affected. https://ow.ly/Yyjo50PGAZM
We're offering some great opportunities to learn to ride a bike or improve your skills in ! Sign up for one of our upcoming adult bike classes. We're proud to partner with Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) to bring you these lessons. Just $10 for Arlington residents! https://ow.ly/G62n50PH2pY
🚧 TRAIL WORK! 🚧 Arlington County Parks and Recreation will conduct asphalt trail work this coming week (Sept 5-9). Impacted trails include: Doctors Run (9/5), Ballston Pond (9/5-6), Bon Air Park (9/7-8) & Custis Connector (9/8-9). Check out these maps to find out if your biking route is affected. https://ow.ly/N4Fm50PGAVh
Cruise confidently through the County with the installation of around 100 bicycle and scooter corrals that have your safety in mind. Meet the corrals today! 🚲⚡🛴
Learn more: https://www.bikearlington.com/meetthecorrals/
The Virginia Department of Transportation is starting a study of Route 50/Arlington Blvd. between Filmore and North Pershing Sts. and Route 27/Washington Blvd. between Columbia Pike and N. Pershing Drive to improve safety for all users. View the study page and complete a survey here: https://ow.ly/6KG550PCnVn
Register for one of our free e-bike info sessions at the Arlington County Fair this weekend! Learn about e-bikes from an expert and ask any questions you may have. Everyone who registers & attends will receive a gift from BikeArlington!
Learn about e-bikes from an expert and get all your biking questions answered!
⚡ Are you charged up for the Arlington County Fair? ⚡
Join us this weekend, August 18-20, and get the chance to zip around on cutting-edge e-bikes and e-scooters!
Last Call! Freezing Saddles -- the most fun you can have on two wheels in the winter -- registration closes tonight at 11:59:59pm EST.
https://freezingsaddles.org/
The Freezing Saddles software is open-source (Apache 2.0 Licensed) and available on Github. Inspired by the original scoreboard by ronwalf.
And I heard him exclaim,
ere he rode by our side,
Happy Bike Bus to all,
and to all a good ride!
Still two days left to register for Freezing Saddles 2023! Got any Winter Bike Curious friends? Let them know about this fun, volunteer-organized winter bike riding competition:
https://freezingsaddles.org/
Freezing Saddles 2023 Registration Freezing Saddles is a game organized by friends in the Washington Area Bike Forum. It is a convivial and good-humored team competition in which participants are randomly assigned to teams. The teams then compete for points. Ten points are given for every day so...
Loved spending the evening with 31 intrepid souls on the 2022 Holiday Lights Ride, our last event of the year. We urge you to go see 1610 N Abingdon, (this the last year they will be decorating). Thanks to Trek Clarendon for hosting the after-ride social.
Want to weigh in on the latest on plans to improve the Mt. Vernon Trail?
Big meeting tonight at 7pm. Details: https://bit.ly/3BepUZ8
Want to make your next family car an e-cargo bike? Here are some ideas.
https://bit.ly/3FsFvH7
There is little a car can do that an electric cargo bike can't from taking the kids to school, loading up on groceries or heading to the ski hill
Don't miss the Arlington County Vision Zero Year 2 Progress Meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 7-8:30pm.
https://bit.ly/3gqPRxH
have you used Veo and want to tell the new shared ebike company what you think? Here's your chance.
https://bit.ly/3GYAOpX
Help improve Veo's shared scooter and bike service: Take this 10-minute survey for $5 in ride credit.
Looks like those crazy kids over at Freezing Saddles are up to their usual shenanigans! What, you don't know about Freezing Saddles?!? Be all means, click away: https://bit.ly/2WCiOsZ
Freezing Saddles 2023 Registration Freezing Saddles is a game organized by friends in the Washington Area Bike Forum. It is a convivial and good-humored team competition in which participants are randomly assigned to teams. The teams then compete for points. Ten points are given for every day so...
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend ...
Need inspiration for riding in the dark? Check out these women from Boston who say it's their favorite time to ride.
https://bit.ly/3uaXprD
Learning the ways we each access and move through our cities and using media to visibilize our varied experiences.
Fear not the chilly weather! These handy tips will have you riding in all temps through to Spring!
Need help finding a place to lock your? There's always Rackspotter!
https://www.rackspotter.com/
Support biking in your city by logging as many bicycle racks as you can.
Here's another oldie but goodie from our Arlington Passages series: Edgar.
https://bit.ly/3TVlmO4
Volunteer, Father, First Generation American. Meet Edgar!A lack of transportation options for new immigrants inspires a self-starting former newcomer to advo...
Remember for your next trip to DCA: Pack light and ditch the car for CaBi instead!
https://bit.ly/3gstuI4
BikeArlington.com/CapitalBikeshare
Join us &
tomorrow, 11/16, 4-6PM, at the Custis Trail Bikeometer near N. Lynn St. in . We'll be handing out FREE lights and reflective gear. Not just for bikes, these are great for walkers, too.
Have you spotted one of the new bike/scooter corrals around Arlington? 🚲 🛴 🅿️
There are now 59 corrals to provide shared and private bike & scooter parking. With more coming soon, it's a Corralapalooza! 🎊
Find one for your next trip here ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3fdaOuQ
The Back to School Bike Fair is Saturday! We'll have free bike checks & giveaways, plus activities throughout the day.
10:15-11:45 am - Girls in Gear Learn to Ride Class
12-1 pm - KidicalMass Arlington Group Ride
1-2 pm - Phoenix Bikes Fix a Flat Clinic
Register: https://bit.ly/3x0qfwq
On Saturday, Sep. 10, we will have free bike checks, classes, giveaways, and more for Arlington schools students and staff‼️
Join us at Barrett Elementary School from 10am-2pm for our Back to School Bike Fair.
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The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation is celebrating its 30-year anniversary! 🎉
https://www.drpt.virginia.gov/
Join us on Thursday, July 14 for an Interactive Arlington Art Ride❗
We will tour some of Arlington's newest art installations and finish our ride at the Arlington Art Truck pop-up exhibit, Interconnected Roots. 🎨
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interactive-arlington-art-ride-tickets-368542760317
Tour some of Arlington's newest public art displays and engage in Arlington Art Truck's interactive pop-up, Interconnected Roots.
Come ride the solar system with us on Saturday, January 16 🤩!
We are partnering with the Friends of the Planetarium to bring a family-friendly bike ride where we will learn all about the planets that make up our neighborhood in the sky 🌞.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/375365417067
"Bike the solar system" with us. Bike and learn about the planets with the Friends of Arlington Planetarium.
Feedback Oppurtunity⚠️
Tonight (6/21) at 6:30 there will be a virtual public meeting for Phase 2 of the Route 1 Multimodal Improvements study.
You can learn more and share your feedback at the meeting tonight or via the link below by July 15. 📝
https://www.virginiadot.org/projects/northern_virginia/route_1_multimodal_improvements_study-phase_2_second_virtual_public_information_meeting.asp
In 2015, House Bill 1887 was passed and incorporated into the Code of Virginia (§ 33.2-369) .
We are hosting a Trail Cleanup with WalkArlington on Saturday, July 9❗
We'll work along the W&OD to make one of our favorite trails even better.
Join us for any amount of time to help and make a difference. ♻️
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/washington-old-dominion-trail-cleanup-tickets-336663889757
Join Bike & WalkArlington as we clean up one of our favorite trails—the Washington & Old Dominion Trail.
The pink Bike to Work Day t-shirt was a big hit this year!
Thank you to everyone who made a huge success. Did you attend the event and pick up a t-shirt? Tag us in a photo of your t-shirt on your next bike ride. 🙃
Only one sleep left before Bike to Work Day tomorrow! 🎉🚲
Luckily there's still time to register beforehand. 🙌
We suggest stopping by on the early side tomorrow to make sure you get your t-shirt and giveaways 🤩.
https://www.bikearlington.com/biketoworkday/
Bike to Work Day is on Friday is there is still time to register!
wouldn't be the same without this year's sponsors who have helped us put together a great bike celebration. 🚲🤩
https://www.bikearlington.com/biketoworkday/
Join us on Thursday (5/12) at Ballston Quarter from 4:30-6:30 for a Pre Bike to Work Day Pop-Up event! 🚲 🔧 🗺️ 🎉
We'll be there with Trek Bikes Ballston to offer free bike checks, customized route assistance, and more to get you ready for Bike to Work Day.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/330068803677
Prepare for Bike to Work Day with a free bike check, customized route, and more!
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Celebrate Trails Day and #EarthDay with us this Saturday, April 23 on the W&OD Trail in Arlington. 🌍 We are partnering with @railstotrails to do our part for the community. You are invited to join as we clean up a part of the trail. Register in advance! BikeArlington.com/Events
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