VIENNA, VA — Commuters shall be inspired to commerce their automobile for a bicycle as a manner of attending to or from work Friday for National Bike to Work Day.
The Town of Vienna shall be among the many taking part places, with practically 100 pit stops deliberate across the DC area as commuters head to or from work. Pit stops will provide T-shirts to the primary 15,000 who register and present up, in addition to different actions. Free snacks and drinks, swag and bicycling data shall be supplied at most pit stops, and raffle prizes shall be supplied at some pit stops. Many pit stops are within the morning, however a handful are deliberate within the afternoon.
Participants should register at biketoworkmetrodc.org to be eligible for the free T-shirt. When registering, contributors will select one pit cease.
In Vienna, bicyclists can head to a pit cease on the Town Green simply off the Washington & Old Dominion Trail, 144 Maple Avenue East. The Town of Vienna’s Bicycle Advisory Committee will host the pit cease from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Here are different close by pit stops:
- Oak Marr RECenter, 3200 Jermantown Rd., Oakton, VA, 6:30 a.m.-9 a.m.
- Tysons Corner Center (in entrance of Capital Grille), 1861 International Drive, McLean, VA, 6:30 a.m.-10 a.m.
- The MITRE Corporation, 7596 Colshire Drive, Tysons, VA, 6:30 a.m.-9 a.m.
- Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Pkwy, Fairfax, VA, 6:30 a.m.-9 a.m.
- Fair Lakes Center (in entrance of Noodles & Co.), 12961 Fair Lakes Center Drive, Fairfax, VA, 6 a.m.-9 a.m.
- Old Town Square, North Street & Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA, 6 a.m.-9 a.m.
- West End Park, W&OD Trail & Grove Ave, Falls Church, VA, 6:30 a.m.-9 a.m.
- Reston at The Bike Lane, 11150 Sunset Hills Reston, VA, 7 a.m.-9 a.m.
- Strawberry Park, 2910 District Avenue, Fairfax, VA, 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
The occasion is sponsored by Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.
“Bike to Work Day gives us the opportunity to jumpstart our day with a fun, healthy commuting option, all while reducing traffic congestion on roadways that are getting crowded once again,” stated Nicholas Ramfos, Commuter Connections director, in a information launch.
Don’t have a motorbike? Capital Bikeshare shall be providing non-members free limitless rides as much as 45 minutes per journey on commonplace bikes Friday. Electric bikes shall be accessible for $0.10 per minute with no unlock price. To discover station places, go to capitalbikeshare.com.
To see different pit stops or register, go to www.biketoworkmetrodc.org.