Capital Bikeshare celebrated a successful first year of operation as the largest bike sharing system in North America with 1,100 shiny red bicycles and over 110 stations spread across Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Virginia. The birthday bash was held Thursday evening under gray skies at The Yards Park next to the Nationals baseball stadium, but the mood was ebullient.
The crowd rocked out to '80s cover band The Reflex, drank eco-friendly beer from New Belgium Brewing and chomped down tasty eats from food truck vendors like Red Hook Lobster Pound. The attendees, many whom biked to the event, heard nothing but praise about Capital Bikeshare from Arlington County Board Member Jay Fisette, D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells and District Department of Transportation Director Terry Bellamy, who announced the planned installation of an additional 54 stations in D.C. next year.
Fisette reminded the audience that CaBi is the only bike sharing system in North America that serves two jurisdictions -- Arlington and Washington, D.C. He said that biking isn't about spandex or carbon frames, but, like in Europe, it is about a leisurely city ride to the grocery store with a basket on the front. Capital Bikeshare is making that dream a reality in the Nation's Capital.
Here are more photos from the event.
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