Tuesday, May 14, 2013
This Friday is the annual Bike to Work Day. Will you be participating?
Among the hundreds of Montgomery County commuters who will take to their bikes this Friday for Bike to Work Day will be Montgomery County Council members Roger Berliner, Valerie Ervin, George Leventhal and Hans Riemer. More than 10,000 Washington-area commuters are expected to participate in the event, which the League of American Bicyclists began in 1956, and which first took place in the DC area in 2001, with a few hundred participants, a County Council news statement reported. Now, Bike to Work Day is an event for thousands of people in the DC area, as bike commuting becomes more common. On Friday, pit stops—with refreshments, t-shirts, raffles and more—for commuting bikers will be set up all across the region, including: By the time …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
There could be a new bicycle in it for you.
Will you be among the besuited masses hitting the streets on bikes Friday, May 17, in celebration of Bike to Work Day 2013? Organizers are hoping to encourage more commuters in the Washington, DC, region to consider forsaking cars for bikes as a "clean, fun and healthy way" of getting around. In Montgomery County, 17 pit stops will offer free t-shirts and refreshments to registered participants along with the chance to enter to win a free bike. If your daily commute takes you outside of the county, 50-something other pit stops abound from Dale City, VA, to Frederick, MD, and many points in between. (Check out the map of pit stops, here.) Here are the county stops: · Bethesda, Naval Support Activity · Bethesda, National …
Friday, May 18, 2012
For Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 18, Chevy Chase Patch spoke with Town of Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin about bicycle commuting.
When Mayor Jeffrey Slavin goes to work, the last thing he worries about is whether there's gas in the car. That's because he doesn't use a car to get to work. Instead, the mayor of the Town of Somerset, in Chevy Chase, rides the Metro or a bicycle. He commutes to his office in Rockville on the Metro, but doesn't take a bicycle with him on the trains during rush hour. For shorter commutes—such as to the gym or to the Town of Somerset Town Hall (where he presides over the town council as mayor), he uses the bike. "I try to use my bike as much as possible," said Slavin, who was honored as Philanthropist of the Year last fall by the Community Foundation for Montgomery County. And, when the Capital Bikeshare comes to Friendship Heights, "I'm …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Check out fashion events on Bethesda Lane, catch a free summer concert or take in a film screening this weekend in Bethesda.
Fashion, film screenings, festivals and more round out the weekend in Bethesda. Check out our picks: Summer Concert In Veteran's Park Where/When: Veteran's Park, at the corner of Woodmont and Norfolk avenues, Thursday, May 17, 6 - 8 p.m. Why Go: Check out jazz music from Adrian Duke as a part of the Bethesda Urban Partnership's free outdoor summer concert series in Veteran's Park. The concerts are happening each Thursday evening during May and June. Price: Free. The Front Row on Bethesda Row Where/When: Thursday through Saturday at restaurants and retailers across Bethesda Row Why Go: More than 40 fashion events, a film screening and a cameo by the Bravo Network's Andy Cohen are on the agenda during The Front Row. The annual fashion event …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Celebration culminates with pit stops for "Bike to Work Day" on May 18.
Local and national bike organizations are encouraging cyclists to ditch their cars this week for "Bike to Work Week," a national celebration aiming to encourage citizens across the country to bike to work, or for pleasure, on a regular basis. The week culminates in Bike to Work Day on Friday, held rain or shine, when cyclists can make a "pit stop" at one of 58 locations across the D.C. region for T-shirts, refreshments, giveaways and bicycling advice. In Bethesda, a pit stop is planned for 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Friday at the corner of Woodmont and Bethesda Avenues. Stop by on your bike before heading to work and enjoy breakfast, entertainment, speakers, and the chance to win a brand new bicycle from Griffin Cycle. Nominations are also being …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
One hundred more bike parking spaces slated for downtown, The Washington Post reports.
If you ride your bike into downtown Bethesda -- or are planning to start after the closures of Lots 31 and 31A -- you're in luck. One hundred new bicycle parking spaces are set to debut downtown in coming months, The Washington Post reports. The new bike racks will bump the number of bike parking spaces in downtown Bethesda to 300, according to the Post. The first two bicycle racks will be unveiled May 18 at the corner of Woodmont and Bethesda avenues, the Post reported. May 18 marks Bike to Work Day, and a series of events are planned for the Bethesda pit stop at the same intersection across from the Barnes and Noble. The rest of the bike racks, which are funded by Bethesda Green, Honest Tea, Federal Realty Investment Trust, the Coca-Cola…
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Bethesda Transportation Solutions to host informational event from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
With the warm summer months approaching and a parking crunch weighing heavily on Bethesda, are you thinking more about ditching the car and biking around town? Learn more about bicycle commuting, sign up for upcoming events like Bike to Work Day, get some tips on bike maintenance and safety from the folks at Griffin Cycle and more today in Veterans Park. Bethesda Transportation Solutions is hosting an informational event at the park, located at the corner of Woodmont and Norfolk Avenues, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Besides bicycle commuting basics, you can also get the 411 on groups like WABA and the League of American Bicyclists, learn to load your bike onto a bus, and see what it takes for your business to earn Bike Friendly …
Friday, May 20, 2011
Five things for Chevy Chase residents to know today, Friday, May 20.
Good morning, Chevy Chase! It's finally Friday, and here are the important things to know today: 1.) Today is hopefully the last day of the present rainy spell. Pack those umbrellas with you one more day—this weekend, we should have sun and 80-degree days again. 2.) Today is also Bike to Work Day. If you have a bike and your commute is a bikable one, try it out for your commute! 3.) And, today is also the first day of the first-ever Spring Armenian Food Festival at the St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church at 4125 Fessenden St. NW, Washington, D.C. Try delicious Armenian food today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 to 9 p.m., and tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eat-in and carry-out options will be available for kebabs, hummus, bulgar salad, …
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Glimpsing the world of a bicycling commuter makes all of us wonder what unexpected sights we’d see if we rode our bike to work every day.
Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 20, and there is no better inspiration for riding your bike to work than the words of Bethesda resident Margaret Dailey. Dailey, an FCC attorney, cycles regularly to her job in downtown Washington, D.C. Patch had a chance to interview Dailey who told us the pleasures – and practicalities – of riding to work from Bethesda to Southwest D.C. Enjoy and think about what you might experience if you cycled to your job from time to time. Patch: Why do you ride your bike to work? Dailey: Three reasons: I need the exercise, I have to go to the office, and I love bike riding. Although it adds a little bit of time to my commute, it still takes much less time than going to and from the gym to work out, and it …
Laura L Thornton
2:05 pm on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Very true! This was meant to be a Bethesda/Chevy Chase-centric post, but yes, there are pit stops in many other places as well. more ›