Capital Bikeshare Readying to Ride

With the launch of Arlington's and D.C.'s bike-sharing service just two months away in September, the buzz is spreading over the region as to the name and look of the bike. Through a public voting process, the name "Capital Bikeshare" won the most votes. The bikes soon will be found at over 114 locations in the region with a fleet of 1,110 bikes, making it the new largest service in the U.S. and one of the few regional services in the world. The Arlington portion of the service will be comprised of 110 bikes and 14 stations. This map shows the likely locations of Arlington's first phase of stations, which will be along the Route 1 corridor in Pentagon City, Crystal City, and Potomac Yard. Find the stations nearest your home, favorite restaurants and shops below.

 

The bike design is coming together as well. While other bike-sharing services throughout the world have bikes colored gray to fit in with the historic architecture of some cities, and others are neon colors to make them eye-catching, Capital Bikeshare bikes will be dark red to match D.C.'s Circulator bus (and upcoming streetcar) branding. The color is unobtrusive, yet energized.

by Paul DeMaio, MetroBike, LLC, a consultant to Arlington County Commuter Services.

Article cross-posted at The Bike-sharing Blog.

Comments

[Sean Gates]

You can now sign up for their newsletter at http://capitalbikeshare.com

-- Sean

[Joe Chapline]

"George" had the most first-place votes, but voters also could pick a second and third choice. "Capital Bikeshare" had the most votes overall.

[IMGoph]

didn't "capital bikeshare" actually lose in votes to "george"?

i prefer capital bikeshare, but i want to make sure we're being historically accurate here.